Strength and Physique

Q:  You had mentioned in a previous blog post a site to purchase thick bars. Can you remind me the name of this site again? Thank you. My best, Larry K. My Answer:  It was the  Heavy Handle . I don't think they make the Heavy Handle anymore.  Which is unfortunate, because it was truly a unique and effective piece of equipment for thick bar training. You may want to consider Fat Gripz.   It's an inexpensive way to do fat bar training.

Q:   I want to employ your lat shock routine , but I am on a periodization routine.  I'm working upper and lower every other day. Instead of putting all 4 exercises in one day, then resting that part for a week, I'm doing it all week.   If I split up the lat work all week, will it still shock them into growth, or do they need all that work in one sitting?  Or should I do it once a week then the rest if the time do a lightweight lat workout?  Cause exercise done every other day would result in overtraining right? < -Brian My Answer:   The Wingspan Workouts are 4 different WORKOUTS. So you would not do all 4 in one day.  You can rotate through the 4 workouts through a length of 2 weeks, so that would mean 2 lat workouts a week. Or you can do one lat shock workout a week, so that would mean 2 lat workouts a week:  one lat shock workout, one light active recovery workout for the back. Q:    I was looking for a workout routine....

Q:  I am 19 years old and will be a sophomore in college this fall. I major in Criminal Justice and hope to one day become a law enforcement officer. I am 6 feet tall, 170 pounds, and in the worst shape of my life. I had back surgery for a herniated disc in January and haven't worked out since.  While browsing articles on law enforcement fitness, I read a piece you wrote for bodybuilding.com . I loved it. My surgeon has advised me to stay away from heavy deadlifts and squats for a long time. Basically, anything that could reherniate my disc is a big no no. In regards to the workout you listed, is there anything I could replace "high risk back" exercises with? My goal is to become as agile as I used to be, and I would also like to put on a few more pounds of muscle.  Thanks,  Jacob W. My Answer:  If you want to remove the deadlift and back squat from the RTC program , then I suggest you substitute cable pull-throughs and Bulgarian squats.  You will...