Inspiration for My Training Articles




Q: I was impressed by how you highlighted the importance of training techniques. The focus on 'High Tension Exercises for Muscular Growth' really stood out. It provides a unique perspective that can inspire many to improve their routines. Great job!

I'm curious, what sparks the inspiration for your articles? Your ability to resonate with fitness enthusiasts is noteworthy.

Warm regards,

Lewis @ Steel & Grit Co


My Answer: Thanks for the praise. Well I've been training and working out for a long time, 30 plus years at this point.  Much of my knowledge and research started out with muscle mags, books and the occasional VHS tape and testing out the exercises and programs in the gym.  This was all pre-Internet. I still have a decade's worth of muscle mags from the 1990's.  

Eventually websites like T-Nation and Bodybuilding.com came around, and I ended up writing for these sites.  Because of my knowledge base from muscle mags and books, I wrote about much of the training knowledge I found in them.

Nowadays fitness enthusiasts don't read, magazines or online.  They prefer to watch YouTube videos or Instagram or even listen to podcasts.  I think that's fine, because teaching exercise technique is better on a visual medium as opposed to a literary medium.  





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