Another great month. Productivity is at an all time high and I’m working on a big project I’ll share with you soon. Here’s the monthly overview.


Fitness Coaching Update.
There are 5 still spots available. Only apply if you’re serious about getting this part of your life handled for good.


Blog Posts October 2009.


Best of Forum.
StrongLifts.com also has a forum with +6700 members and +155k posts. Here are my favorite discussions this month:

You can keep a training log for free in the forum. Record the weights you lifted and how you felt. Get advice from other members and compete with them. The training logs are great motivators. I highly recommend you to start one.

You can discuss blog posts in the article section. I’m committed to answer your questions, even if they’re controversial. I’m open minded and don’t pretend to know everything. Please join the convo with the same mindset.


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Today is the last day you can get the special offer of Muscle Gaining Secrets. For more info, click here right now.

As I wrote in my review of Muscle Gaining Secrets, one of the biggest mistakes you can make as a hardgainer is to train like pro bodybuilders do. Example:

  • Training 5-6x/week
  • Doing body-part splits
  • Using isolation exercises

Training like a pro bodybuilder is a recipe for failure. It’s not efficient for bulk nor size, your muscles never get a chance to recover and you’ll overtrain. So you’ll never gain weight unless you use steroids like many pro bodybuilders do.

But here comes the really funny part:

  • The world’s best bodybuilders used different methods to get big.
  • The articles in muscle magazines are usually ghost-written.
  • Major muscle magazines own supplement companies.

Could muscle magazines publish ineffective routines on purpose? To you get frustrated so you feel the need to buy their supplements? I’ll let you decide.


How Pro Bodybuilders Really Get Big. Arnold Schwarzenegger won Mr Olympia 7x back when participants still had physiques you could strive for. And although he admitted using steroids, his achievements remain inspiring.

If you read Arnold’s Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding you’ll find high volume split routines with mostly isolation exercises. That book was my training bible for years until I realized its advice was flawed.

Arnold was a competitive powerlifter before getting into bodybuilding. His all time bests: 200kg Bench Press, 215kg Squat, 310kg Deadlift.

Looking at his stats, you understand why Arnold’s chest & back were so freaky big. Especially compared to his legs. Arnold could bench almost what he could Squat. And for the record: a 200kg Bench is really impressive.

Just so you see I’m not inventing this stuff, here’s a picture of Arnold deadlifting what looks like 700lbs back in the 60s (he won his first Mr Olympia in 1970).


Strength is The Key to Gaining Weight.
Arnold is not an exception. Many top bodybuilders built their physique by training for strength. Then they used that strength when switching to bodybuilding.

  • Franco Columbo. Arnold’s training partner. Could deadlift 750lbs, Squat 650lbs, Bench 520lbs, Olympic Press 325lbs.
  • Reg Park. First guy in Europe to Bench 500lbs. Could also Squat 600lbs and Deadlift 700lbs. 3x Mr Universe.
  • Johnnie O Jackson. Competitive bodybuilder. Stats: 500lbs Bench, 800lbs Squat and 800lbs Deadlift.


Muscle Gaining Secrets: Last Chance
. Muscle Gaining Secrets is an ebook by ex-hardgainer Jason Ferrugia that gives you the exact steps to gain weight. It also uses strength training for weight gain.

I arranged a special deal with Jason. Order Muscle Gaining Secrets today and you’ll get these 4 bonuses on top of it for free:

  • Secrets of Super Strength. Q&A with Jim Wendler – a 275lbs powerlifter with a 2375lbs total also known for his 5/3/1 program. He shares how to increase your Bench, Squat & Deadlift and how to improve technique.
  • Advanced Mass Building Guide. How to keep your muscle gains going past the beginner’s level by cycling your training intensity and by using set extension techniques. Training program and sheets included.
  • Armed & Dangerous. How to add 2 inches to your arms in 8 weeks. This is a 2 phase biceps & triceps training program with sheets included.
  • Renegade Cardio. Which kind of cardio you should do to gain maximum muscle mass without gaining fat. You get different cardio approaches based on your body type, goals and training experience.

The total value of this deluxe package is +600$. You’d normally pay 107$. But if you order today you’ll only pay 77$ and save 30$ (almost 30%).

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Muscle Gaining Secrets comes with an 8-week no-risk money back guarantee. If you don’t gain muscle mass after 8 weeks, contact Jason and he’ll send you a full refund. No questions asked.

Click here now to order Muscle Gaining Secrets today.

This special offer expires on Friday October 30th 2009.

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