To get pro-sized legs you need to take advice from a pro. Jon De La Rosa stepped up the press to give us his secret scoop on how to get the sweeping muscle running through your thighs. He’s a man who has been in the lifting game for decades and discovered certain techniques are better for gaining size. “It starts with a mental attitude because I have a very deep desire to just be my absolute best in this,” he says. “The hard part is that I never seem to be satisfied. Even in victory. It’s important to keep chasing your dreams and never ever stop or be satisfied. You can always do and be better ..read more

If you’ve stalled in your ability to keep making muscle gains, these small adaptations can make big improvements. New location Try changing gyms every few months. There’s no harm in playing favorites with your pet sweat box, but hitting the random button on your gym membership forces you into changing up your routines and using new equipment. If you are locked into a contract, try altering the workouts you are using to target muscle groups that you might not be engaging. Ever thought of high functioning scapular movement or hip mobility as goals? When you switch your focus to factor in that th ..read more

General Physical Preparedness or GPP refers to a broad, general and inclusive capacity to adapt to any conceivable physical task. The idea is to not just be good in the gym or within a specialty, but rather have the ability to thrive outside the gym in sport, life, and combat. Life makes no distinction about what it throws at you. It doesn’t care whether you are ready and prepared for the unknown and unknowable or not. Therefore, having a good level of GPP means that you are in a constant state of readiness to thrive and take on a wide variety of tasks. Training for GPP requires good variance ..read more