All Articles & Reviews by
Maik Wiedenbach
(20 posts in total - only latest ones shown)
Maik Wiedenbach is an Olympic athlete, personal trainer, and nutritionist. He shares his training wisdom in the 101 Fitness Myths and 30 Secrets for Bigger Arms! ebooks, and the Desk Athlete DVD. Superb.
When not in the gym, he may be found training clients over at Adler Training; and also on Facebook, LinkedIn and Google+. Swing on by.
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Calves : How to Build Them
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Calves.
Happy Bastille Day
What is the Deal with Red Wine?
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Fireworks.
Salt - Friend or Foe?
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Salt.
Bulking - How To Do It Properly
How to put on weight without getting fat.
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Lee Priest in the Off Season.
Quael dich, du Sau! (Talent Alone Means Nothing!)
The value of putting in the work.
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Udo Boelts (on the right).
Isopure Protein Powder - My Review
A look at Isopure Low Carb Dutch Chocolate.
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Happy Easter - Now Eat the Whole Damn Egg!
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Happy Easter.
What is the Best Time to Work Out?
When to hit the gym, and why.
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Most Muscular.
Cardio on an Empty Stomach - Does it Burn More Fat?
For fat loss, there's nothing like a little cardio to start the day. Or is there?
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Does cardio on an empty stomach burn more fat?
Is Red Meat Deadly?
A defense.
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Mmm.
Shrugs - The Most Misunderstood Exercise in North America?
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World's Stupidest Supplement Ads
Questions to ask when you see the advertisements.
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The empty promises of the supplement industry.
8 Forgotten Bodybuilding Foods
Tried these lately?
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Buffalo.
The Iron Guru - Vince Gironda
The original low-carb bodybuilder.
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Vince Gironda.
Heavy Duty by Mike Mentzer...is it the Holy Grail?
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Flexible Dieting
( Or How to Eat Donuts and Still Lose Weight )
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Mmm.
The 10 Best Diet Foods
Or are there Superfoods?
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Broccoli.
When it comes to diet foods, I consider two things essential:
- do they cover your nutritional needs?
- how filling are they are?
Is It All Worth It?
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What do you see?
Shopping to Get in Shape - or The Big U
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Mmm. Steak.
I Just Don't Have the Genetics
The role of genetics in training.
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Frank Zane.
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Easily one of the most rewarding ways to train.
Clubs & Maces
A great way to get a top workout in, without wasting time.
Grippers
I love training with grippers. Beautiful things.
Kettlebells
Fantastic.
Ropes (Climbing/Dragging, Battling Ropes)
Have you got what it takes?
Sandbags
If you're ready to take your conditioning workouts up a notch, grab one of these.
Suspension Training
Perfect for outdoor sessions.
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- Review : Fixing Elbow Pain
- Gettin' Swole, Part 2
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Gymchat 203 - Fat Loss (with Vic Magary)
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the team
There are some superb writers here, looking at the world of strength training from a number of angles. The regulars :
Scott Bird (@scottbird)
Writer and Fitness enthusiast
Conor Doherty (@sfactoryfitness)
Educator and Personal Trainer
'Captain' Kirk Fontaine (@fitnewbie)
Personal Trainer and Host of the Gymchats
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Personal Trainer and Creator of the Renaissance Fitness Supplement Kits
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'Napalm' Johnson (@jeddjohnson)
Grip champion and Strongman
'Unbreakable'
Adam T Glass (@adamtglass)
Bending freak and Strongman
Kat
'The Mighty Kat' Ricker
Bodybuilder and Writer
NB : It's a big team - full list here.
In addition, articles are submitted from across the globe. Got a piece you'd like to share? Let us know.
elsewhere
This is a fantastic book. If you've ever considered learning this
incredible strength feat, the Card
Tearing eBook (review)
is the perfect place to start. Love it.
In addition to the articles on this site are a number I've written elsewhere. Including :
- Paleo Diet : Increased Mental Clarity
- The Art of Working Out Alone
- The Ultimate Guide to Freezing Food (part II)
- Rock the Kitchen: Plan for Diet Success
- 10 Challenging Bodyweight Exercises
- Buying Your First Kettlebell
- Switching to Biphasic Sleeping? Start here.
reading
If you're new to the world of nail bending, this is the perfect book to get. It'll show you the exact techniques you'll need to get started right away. Written by world-class bender Jedd Johnson.
The Diesel Crew's Card Tearing eBook
This is a fantastic book. If you've ever considered learning this incredible strength feat, the Card Tearing eBook is the perfect place to start. Love it.
If you ever wake up with that 'just run over by a truck' feeling, you need a copy of Tim Hull's Functional Correction Manual. Not only will it help you to locate and repair the problem, it'll help prevent it happening in the future.
When it comes to body transformation - whether that's an increase in strength, packing on a bit of muscle or losing a bit of excess fat - this is the perfect place to start. Dr Berardi's Precision Nutrition.
This is a fantastic book. As Josh explains, it superbly shows what's going on while you train. Love it.
101 Fitness Myths [Kindle Edition]
A superb combination of fitness mythbusting and no-nonsense advice. If you're not quite sure where to start, grab this.
The Art of Expressing the Human Body
If you've ever watched a Bruce Lee film and marveled at his strength, speed, agility, endurance, flexibility or muscularity, this book should take pride of place in your collection. Unlike many other writings covering everything from Lee's training methods to nutrition, this book is based not on the recollections of people around him; but on Lee's own notes. Brilliant.
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