Health / Fitness Web Log Entries
Project HUGE: Optimum Nutrition Whey Protein - The Best Tasting, Best Mixing Protein Powder
Posted: August 10, 2009 at 6:40 PM by Ben Nadel
Earlier today, on Twitter, I was asked what kind of protein powder I would recommend as a workout supplement. I'm sure as most people who work out do, I've tried a million different proteins over the years, constantly searching for that one drink that's the right combination of nutrients, taste, and cost. The good majority of the protein powders t... read more »
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Project HUGE: Huge In A Hurry - Get Big - Phase 3 / Week 3
Posted: July 19, 2009 at 3:59 PM by Ben Nadel
I am almost done with the Get Big program in Chad Waterbury's Huge In A Hurry workout . I have been really trying to stick with it; but, as I have gotten farther into the workout, I have started substituting a few of the exercise choices. This last week, Week 3 of Phase 2, I decided to substitute Barbell Box Squats in lieu of Bulgarian Split Squa... read more »
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Project HUGE: Huge In A Hurry - Get Big - Phase 3 / Week 2
Posted: July 6, 2009 at 9:52 PM by Ben Nadel
I just entered the second week of Get Big - Phase 3 in Chad Waterbury's Huge In A Hurry program and was excited to put some more weight on my front squats. After what felt good at 225 last week (for sets of 3 reps), I thought I would try to up the weight to 245 lbs (20 lbs jump). I fear, however, that my eyes were a bit bigger than my muscles. T... read more »
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Project HUGE: Huge In A Hurry - Get Big - Phase 3 / Week 1
Posted: July 3, 2009 at 5:22 PM by Ben Nadel
So this week, I started Phase 3 of the Get Big program in Chad Waterbury's Huge In A Hurry workout . This is the final phase (not counting the unloading week) of the "Get Big" program. Workout A Load: Super Heavy (2-3 RM) Reps: 15 Power Clean Dumbbell Incline Bench Press Front Squat Standing Single-Leg Calf Raises Workout B Load: Medium... read more »
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Thirty Years Of Pain: A History Of The World's Strongest Man DVD
Posted: June 26, 2009 at 9:49 AM by Ben Nadel
I just finished watching Thirty Years of Pain: A History Of The World's Strongest Man . It's a two-part documentary about the World's Strongest Man competition. The first part, Thirty Years of Pain, takes us on a journey through the entire history of the WSM competition, from the first event at Universal Studios right up to the 2008 finals in Cha... read more »
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Strong: The Movie - A Documentary About Joe DeFranco's Gym
Posted: June 24, 2009 at 10:51 AM by Ben Nadel
When I saw the trailer for "Strong: The Movie" by Joe DeFranco , I didn't really know what it was about, but I know that it looked like it kicked ass; the trailer had big guys lifting heavy stuff with bands and chains and 600lb tires all set to a bitchy remix of Daft Punk's, "Harder Better Faster Stronger." In short, the trailer made me want to s... read more »
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Project HUGE: Huge In A Hurry - Get Big - Phase 2 / Week 3
Posted: June 10, 2009 at 4:36 PM by Ben Nadel
I'm in my fourth week of Chad Waterbury's Huge In A Hurry program and unfortunately, things have gotten a little side-lined. I'm suffering from a pec strain in my left pec and what I believe has been aggravated with some sort of rotator cuff injury. I've started doing physical therapy for the pec, but I think I tried to make my rotator cuff musc... read more »
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Project HUGE: Huge In A Hurry - Get Big - Phase 2 / Week 2
Posted: June 2, 2009 at 10:27 AM by Ben Nadel
I've really been enjoying Chad Waterbury's Huge In A Hurry program . Right now, I am in the Get Big program, Phase 2 - Week 2. I've been having some trouble with the Barbell Hack Squats so I thought I'd post a video and get some feedback from my fellow HIAH (Huge In A Hurry) lifters. Also, I think I might just take some fun videos going forward b... read more »
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What Is The Best Time Of Day To Workout?
Posted: April 13, 2009 at 3:01 PM by Ben Nadel
Last night, I watched, "The Human Timepiece," on the Science channel. It was a cool show that explored the internal time regulatory mechanisms of the human body and how the human body functions throughout the day. It stepped through the day in 2-3 hour increments talking about why we are tired or alert and how this directly affects both cognitive ... read more »
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Project HUGE: Get Big, Phase One (Chat Waterbury - Huge In A Hurry)
Posted: April 5, 2009 at 8:43 PM by Ben Nadel
This last week concluded the Get Ready phase of Chad Waterbury's, Huge In A Hurry program . "Get Ready," was a three week phase designed to get me used to the new mentality of lifting outlined in "Huge In A Hurry": moving heavy weight fast and lighter weight faster. For me, the most difficult thing about this phase was finding the right balance... read more »
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Dig Deep Fitness iPhone App Gets A Huge Usability Upgrade
Posted: March 31, 2009 at 8:35 PM by Ben Nadel
The Dig Deep Fitness iPhone application for weight lifters has had recent performance records built into the exercise page from the very start. These records have always been at the bottom of the page, below the current exercise sets. This has been great in terms of keeping track of my progress and making sure that I'm always moving forward. Wha... read more »
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Project HUGE: Huge In A Hurry - Get Ready - Week Two
Posted: March 23, 2009 at 7:52 PM by Ben Nadel
I just started week two of Chad Waterbury's, Get Ready phase of the Huge In A Hurry fitness program . The Get Ready phase of the program is designed to get you used to working out with Chad's suggested style: Moving heavy stuff fast and lighter stuff faster. Last week, when I began this phase, I think I definitely concentrated to much on the sp... read more »
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Project HUGE: Dig Deep Fitness iPhone App And Huge In A Hurry
Posted: March 18, 2009 at 10:00 PM by Ben Nadel
As I get more into Chad Waterbury's, "Huge In A Hurry" program , I want to start moving HIAH (Huge In A Hurry) functionality into my DigDeepFitness.com iPhone fitness software . On Day one of the "Get Ready" phase , the first thing I realized was that is was a surprising pain to add up the number of reps to hit the given rep volume. I know that... read more »
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Calculating Your Weight Lifting Rep Maximum Using ColdFusion
Posted: March 17, 2009 at 8:08 AM by Ben Nadel
Now that I am following Chad Waterbury's Huge In A Hurry - "Get Started" program , I need to have a better understanding of what my various rep maximums are. A rep maximum is the weight at which I can exactly get a given number of reps. For example, if my 5RM (5 Rep Maximum) was 135 for a given exercise, it would mean that I was strong enough to ... read more »
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Project HUGE: Huge In A Hurry - Get Ready
Posted: March 16, 2009 at 2:07 PM by Ben Nadel
With this post, I am officially bringing Chad Waterbury's Huge In A Hurry book into my Project HUGE world (that's a lot of Hugeness in one sentence). Project HUGE, of course, being the fitness topics that I am putting into effect in my own personal training regimen. Because the Huge In A Hurry programs are a shift away from the way that most peo... read more »
