ATOMIC DOG Now That's a Problem! by TC The Atomic Dog is a weekly feature that isn't necessarily about weight training or bodybuilding. Sometimes it's about sports in general, sex, women, or male issues of some kind. At times it's inspirational, but it can also be informative, funny, and even a little weird, but hopefully, always interesting and a little controversial. We hope it reflects the nature of...

Pendulum Training Non-Linear Periodization for Maximum Gains by Christian Thibaudeau I Want It All and I Want It Now! I find myself deluged by individuals who want it all at the same time: they want to be muscular, very strong, and super explosive. When an elite athlete with an already decent amount of all these qualities comes up to me with those goals, the answer is quite simply: continue ...

Defeating Dietary Displacement Part 1 — The Food by John M. Berardi Coffee Anyone? I’ve got this buddy who seems to love going out for coffee with members of the opposite sex. Wait, let me clarify. He loves going out for coffee with exceptionally good-looking members of the opposite sex. Almost every time I call this guy during afternoon hours, he’s on one of these coffee dates with on...

Thanksgiving was a fatty, sugary good time. I've never been one to do the old "modified recipe" thing when it comes to traditional holidays. Mashed potatoes and gravy, eggnog, pumpkin pie — it's all good to me.

7 Habits of Highly Effective Nutritional Programs by John M. Berardi Take a look around the nutrition world. Confusing, isn’t it? Conflicting advice is everywhere, and you’re stuck in the middle. You wonder whether anyone out there even knows what they’re talking about, or whether the experts will ever reach a consensus on anything. You start to wonder whether you’ll need a ...

Warrior Nerds Fight Back 3 Compiled by TC Not A Dumb Muscle Guy TC, Thanks for the great article. I am 6"6" and weigh 270 lbs.,and would guess my bodyfat is about 11-12%. For years I have been trying to dispel the misconception of the dumb muscle guy. I went to the University of Tennessee and have a degree in business, am currently pursuing my MBA. I also have minors in biology, chemistry, and philosophy, ...

Warrior Nerds Fight Back 2 Compiled by TC Restore Your Faith TC, I usually enjoy a little laugh over Atomic Dog articles, but this week's article only left me disturbed. After reading it, I felt obligated to write and tell you about a few things. Last week, I sent all my size 48 jackets to my tailor because they're too tight along with all my 34 pants to be taken in again. This morning, I finally managed ...

Warrior Nerds Fight Back Compiled by TC Last week, I wrote an Atomic Dog about my " crisis of faith ". Through television, newspapers, and simply living in the material world, I’d gotten the notion that the American people weren’t dissimilar from bowls of oatmeal, at least intellectually speaking. I’d begun to wonder if anybody out there was listening, whether there was anyone o...

Different Destinations, Different Journeys Get Functional, Get Structural, Get Started! by Christian Thibaudeau Functional Vs. Structural Different destinations require different journeys. While that may seem obvious, several individuals involved in the strength training field don’t seem to understand this physiological fact. These people will prescribe the same cookie-cutter program to all type...

Out of Kilter IV Stop Shoulder Pain Cold! by Ian King Ian King is out to make you healthy and injury-free. So far in this series he's talked about back pain , knee pain , and postural imbalances. Now he's going to focus on the shoulders, because if they aren't healthy, hey, they aren't gonna get big! The Key to Shoulder Health The goal of this article is to reduce the incidence and sev...

ATOMIC DOG Balls Gone Dry by TC The Atomic Dog is a weekly feature that isn't necessarily about weight training or bodybuilding. Sometimes it's about sports in general, sex, women, or male issues of some kind. At times it's inspirational, but it can also be informative, funny, and even a little weird, but hopefully, always interesting and a little controversial. We hope it reflects the nature of Testo...

ATOMIC DOG Crisis of Faith by TC The Atomic Dog is a weekly feature that isn't necessarily about weight training or bodybuilding. Sometimes it's about sports in general, sex, women, or male issues of some kind. At times it's inspirational, but it can also be informative, funny, and even a little weird, but hopefully, always interesting and a little controversial. We hope it reflects the nature of Test...

Meet the Press He's Canadian. He's bald. He's bigger and stronger than you. Meet Christian Thibaudeau by Chris Shugart It's Alive! Let's say you're a mad scientist with a laboratory in an old castle. You have a great dungeon that would make a fine gym, but you need a trainer. Being a mad scientist, you're quite good at building monsters out of spare parts, so you decide to construct the ultimate ...

Heal that Hunchback! by Mike Robertson, M.S., C.S.C.S., U.S.A.W. Correcting Kyphosis Have you ever been mistaken for a malformed Parisian who lives in a Cathedral and rings bells? If so, you could suffer from kyphosis. Kyphosis is defined as an exaggerated forward curving of the thoracic portion of the vertebral column. In lay terms it's been called "hunchback" or "slumped shoulders." Look around your gym ...

Gang 'O Babes compiled by the editors Warning: The following Q and A column contains the uncensored opinions of women—real women who aren't afraid to talk to about boinking, their naughty parts, and bodily fluids. If you're offended by such material, please skip this article. If you'd rather read articles about training and nutrition, there are well over a 1000 of them here at this site, including several ...

Cy-BORG Intelligent Drug and Nutrition Info by Cy Wilson Street Gear Q: Cy-Borg, heard of any new "street" steroids coming from the various bootleggers? Anything new and exciting coming from those naughty boys? A: Well, Turinabol from Red Star is now out. It’s not really "new" but until now it wasn’t readily available to most people. Trenbolone with an enanthat...

ATOMIC DOG Fancy damn ham by TC The Atomic Dog is a weekly feature that isn't necessarily about weight training or bodybuilding. Sometimes it's about sports in general, sex, women, or male issues of some kind. At times it's inspirational, but it can also be informative, funny, and even a little weird, but hopefully, always interesting and a little controversial. We hope it reflects the ...

Out of Kilter III End needless knee pain! by Ian King In the first two installments of this series, Ian wrote about postural imbalances and back pain . This time, he'll tackle a problem common to just about anyone who pounds the iron long enough — knee pain. Small Area, Big Problems The goal of this article is to reduce the incidence of knee pain. This is both a short term an...

ATOMIC DOG T-Vixen Defined by TC The Atomic Dog is a weekly feature that isn't necessarily about weight training or bodybuilding. Sometimes it's about sports in general, sex, women, or male issues of some kind. At times it's inspirational, but it can also be informative, funny, and even a little weird, but hopefully, always interesting and a little controversial. We hope it reflects the nature of Test...

Nobody Move! Part Two of the Just Suck It Up Series by Lonnie Lowery As I sit here in the airport reflecting on my recent trip, I'm once again exposed to the reality that most Americans just don’t move. At least not under their own power. Mostly we just like to sit motionless. I sometimes look for the guy holding the gun, for surely some type of "holdup" must be going on. Earlier in the day I w...