Ah, alcohol.
The creator of parties. The giver of confidence. The remover of fear and doubt. The magical elixir sent from heaven to make our lives a tad better.
Of course, alcohol has got a dark side, too.
Drink too much and that awesome party turns into a puke fest or a mass fight. The confidence turns into arrogance. The lack of fear and doubt make you do stupid decisions that land you in the emergency room at 2 AM.
And suddenly, the magical elixir that makes everything better, starts making everything worse.
So, what do we do? Do we give up on it? Do we demonize it as something inherently bad?
It doesn’t have to be like that. As you’ll learn in this guide, alcohol isn’t the boogeyman the mainstream fitness media makes it out to be.
In fact, in small to moderate doses, alcohol can deliver tons of benefits with no drawbacks.
So, if you’re interested in fitting alcohol into your life and still making great progress in the gym, this is the right guide for you.
Let’s dig in.
The Thinking Lifter Blog by Philip Stefanov
Fitness Supplements Guide: Everything You Need to Know (Updated)
This is the most comprehensive fitness supplement guide online.
In it, you’ll learn everything you need to know ranging from protein powders and BCAAs, all the way to multivitamins, pre-workouts, and more.
How to Build Chest Mass: Everything You Need to Know
Building a big chest is a goal for many. A worthy achievement.
After all, what’s the first question you get when you tell people you lift?
Exactly:
“How much do ya bench, bro?”
And without a doubt, having a big bench and a developed chest is enough to earn your fellow bro’s respect and establish you as an expert in the gym.
But how does one go about doing that? How to build chest mass?
There are tons of opinions out there, and there are even more “chest-blasting” routines for “a chiseled chest in 30 days”. Yeah, I’m not a fan of those.
Simply put, there are only two big requirements you need to meet if you want a defined chest:
- Get progressively stronger.
- Target your chest from different angles.
However, as with most other aspects of training, if you want the best results, you need to dig deeper and know more than “Lift big, eat big, get big!”.
In this guide, we’ll go over everything you need to know to build a great chest.
Testosterone Boosters Suck: Here are the 4 Ways to Increase Testosterone
You’ve seen it. I have as well.
The newest ‘test booster’ and the muscular guy on the label.
It feels like it’s calling you:
“Buy this product and all of your hard-gainer days will feel like a distant past.”
You can already picture yourself with your ideal physique, feeling proud and accomplished.
Can this product be what you’ve been looking for so long?
Since the early days of bodybuilding, testosterone has been associated with a strong physique and manliness.
While the association is accurate, it doesn’t mean that these products will deliver what they promise. Not even close.
In this guide, we’ll take a closer look into the hormone itself, how it affects our body, what are some common causes of it declining and what are the natural ways to increase testosterone.
Before we dive in, I'd like to let you know that I've compiled a PDF with the 5 most common reasons for low Testosterone. Want to check it out?
How to Get a Muscular Back: A Comprehensive Guide
Lifting is a battle.
A war to take your body and mind to new heights.
And your enemy? The massive amounts of information and the spreading fuckarounditis epidemic.
The battle is hard, and not for the lazy ones.
There are crazy amounts of learning curves. Training principles you need to learn. Exercises you need to master. Workout schedules you need to try.
And all of that stuff matters if you are to come out the victor. To that end, I decided to create this comprehensive and actionable guide on how to get a muscular back.
In it, you’ll learn everything there is to growing a solid back as a natural lifter.