Article Requests

[Maki Riddington]

If you enjoy learning about building a stronger, bigger, leaner body, here's your chance to post your input. We'd like to know what kind of articles you'd enjoy reading here. What do you want to learn about?

[TheGimp]

Olympic Lifting :)

[Anthony]

A detailed stretching article would be cool.

[HobbesAB]

Core exercises

[ryuage]

the top 10 asked questions of wbb.

[Adam MacKinnon]

^^^ for each catagory.
Ex. Diet, supps, training

[ElPietro]

Whether I should pre-load creatine or not. :lurk:

[Kc Banks]

Nutrition. :)

[Maki Riddington]

Nutrition. :)

Can you be a bit more specific?

[HobbesAB]

I would like to see training logs for some of the AtLarge athletes when prepping for a contest, some offseason work, or an event diary.

[mattburns]

The digestive system i.e how fats are digested and used, how carbs are digested, insulin levels, different types of digestion for different types of carbs, protein digestion and distrobution.

[Organichu]

Might be too general and undoable, but this is sort of along the lines of the "admission to an Ivy League school" question; is getting a "perfect" (contest shape) body harder than it's generally portrayed as being, or easier?

[Wikked1]

I'd like to see an informative routine/nutrition plan for cutting (call it contest prep if you want) but something that will honestly work other than the generic "cut carbs,do lots or cardio" response.

[heathj]

A detailed stretching article would be cool.

^^ Don't think one's been posted yet. I know most people do not stretch enough, myself included. I have a bunch of stretches that I could list, mainly for the hips:

Modified hip flexor stretch, lower trunk rotation, supine hamstring stretch, supine piriformis stretch, hip external/internal rotation, resisted plantar flexion, resisted dorsiflexion, resisted eversion/inversion.

Like I said, those are mainly for the hip area. I have pictures, but no scanner. Maybe they're on the internet somewhere.

[crazedwombat]

how to be a leet ninja

or

alist of unusual exercises most people dont know about. i.e. for forarms where you rolling the tube up and down with a weight attached. Or the sandbag/sledge routine. and I'm sure there's others. might not be known to most that come through. Maybe some other homemade exercises and such.

[Maki Riddington]

alist of unusual exercises most people dont know about. i.e. for forarms where you rolling the tube up and down with a weight attached. Or the sandbag/sledge routine. and I'm sure there's others. might not be known to most that come through. Maybe some other homemade exercises and such.


There is a feature called the "WBB Tool Box" that I will be writing. It features movements that you can add into your program to bring up lagging bodyparts or just use to change things up.

[crazedwombat]

:thumbup: very cool maki

[mrelwooddowd]

The digestive system i.e how fats are digested and used, how carbs are digested, insulin levels, different types of digestion for different types of carbs, protein digestion and distrobution.

I agree...

But in some very non-scientific language. A lot of the nutrition information available out there is too hard to decipher due to the already advanced starting point of nutritional knowledge it presumes the reader has.

[Optimum08]

the stretching articles would be very cool...i definetly wanna make sure im limber while im gaining muscle...especially since i have lower back problems....

[dissipate]

there are a lot of different articles out there (and some conflicting) on how to overcome strength and fat loss plateaus though i'd like to see your take on it.

core exercises, balance training - i'd like that as well.

and i'm not sure whether this counts in building a stronger, bigger leaner body but i'd like something on lifting with scoliosis.. like precautions.. how to stand or balance the bar when one shoulder is sloping/lower than the other.... exercises that are dangerous.. what we can do to strengthen the back for this particular problem and whether there's anything we can do to correct it or to improve.

[drummer]

I think a *good* stretching article would be really useful to have; maybe one that included simple ten minute routines and the like as well as just descriptions of the exercises. I try and stretch thoroughly but I never really know what to do about making a proper flexibility program.

[MM]

A list of (or an article on) common mistakes that experienced lifters make.

[Big Bas]

I'd like to see an informative routine/nutrition plan for cutting (call it contest prep if you want) but something that will honestly work other than the generic "cut carbs,do lots or cardio" response.
if this hasnt been done yet, id also like to see this

[pruneman]

A detailed stretching article would be cool.

:withstupi:

[Nick Hatfield]

One of the more experienced people on WBB going on a 1 month cut using the sticky what a bb eats and keeping a journal of it.

[cphafner]

One of the more experienced people on WBB going on a 1 month cut using the sticky what a bb eats and keeping a journal of it.

I think you can find some of those in the journal section, you just need to go through them which can be time consuming.

I'd also like to see one of the experience competitors put together a contest prep article, maybe even just the last few weeks to get dialed in for a contest or photos.

[Manveet]

Maki, do an article on how to do a pendlay row. I keep reading about this exercise and how it's so great for the back, yet I don't see how it's any different from a strict barbell row.

[Maki Riddington]

Maki, do an article on how to do a pendlay row. I keep reading about this exercise and how it's so great for the back, yet I don't see how it's any different from a strict barbell row.

The difference is that you start with the barbell on the ground with your body parallel to the floor when performing a pendlay row. You want to maintain this position throughout the exercise bringing the bar back down to the ground with the arms extended while the body is positioned parallel to the floor.

[Manveet]

The difference is that you start with the barbell on the ground with your body parallel to the floor when performing a pendlay row. You want to maintain this position throughout the exercise bringing the bar back down to the ground with the arms extended while the body is positioned parallel to the floor.

Ah, knees should also be slightly bent correct?

In any event, is this exercise really any better than a typical strict bb row, or a t-bar row?

I still can't find any pictures of a pendlay row, although I think I understand what it is through your description.

[MM]

It'd be nice to have some general weightlifting/bodybuilding advice for lifters who are going from the beginner to the intermediate stage of their experience. 95% of the posts in the general forum are from people who have just begun lifting. I.E, the post reads, "I put on 20lbs of muscle doing X routine when I first started". I'm not sure if there's specific information and advice you can give a person like this, but even some general tips might be useful.

Another useful thing might be an explanation for beginners about an HIT routine.

[Built]

I would like to see an article that describes, in detail, how to build your own training split.

I'll give you the subject headers:

Why do a split vs a whole body workout?

How often should I hit each body part?

How long should the whole workout take?

HOW MUCH VOLUME
How many sets, how many reps:

For cutting
For bulking
For maintenance
For strength vs hypertrophy

How do I decide how many sets per bodypart?

In what order should the exercises be performed?

What are, if any, the benefits of
Pyramids
Reverse pyramids
Drop sets
Training to exhaustion
Forced reps

Periodization - how should I change my rep strategy? How often?

Give an example of a periodization strategy for a couple of body parts, for example, quads (a big muscle most people don't have a lot of injury problems with) and shoulders (a small, problematic area for a lot of people)

[mattanshrager]

if you share this belief, please prioritize a philosophical article on why we should be powerful human beings rather than develop our muscularity just for show. i've tried and failed to explain this to others and even to myself, i just keep oversimplifying it and cant cut to the essence i guess

[ryuage]

maybe another round table going on...

[evans01]

I'd love to see some more reviews on suppliments. More specifiaclly testosterone suppliments. I've been concidering using a testosterone suppliment and have heard from a friend that he's seen huge gains, but I honestly know nothing about it and haven't been able to find any articles covering the subject of testosterone or suppliments in general. Except maybe Creatine and I've already been through that phase.

[Maki Riddington]

Keep em coming. Ask and ye shall recieve. Well... maybe.

[method115]

A detailed stretching article would be cool.
:withstupi

[Built]

Stretching article (http://www.trickstutorials.com/index.php?page=content/flx3)

[Bob]

Built, that is a good web site on Stretching.. but I would like to see some of the WBB folks - including yourself, Maki, Anthony, etc - whittle it down for us. I don't how many of us will read those pages & pages of details.. they are really good... but a WBB #1 for Stretching would be Kool..

Here are some more article suggestions:
>> Routines/programs/suggestions for different age groups... >60, >40, <15, etc...
>> More GPP type of information
>> More Sport-specific info
>> more interviews w/ in-depth training questions - especially athletics that are non-typical... older lifters/strongmen, women, younger lifters.
>> Journal highlights... there are so many on WBB, how about a summary of some of the best info in those journals...

[Fuzzy]

I would like to see a good article that weight lifting for young kids is not going to stunt.

Especially all the crap about squats, and deadlift ruining your back.

Id love to wave it in peoples faces just to shut them up.

[Eszekial]

water weight maniplation.

[Y0yo]

1. The conflicts of medication we may take (Be it asthma or allergy meds all the way up to anti-anxiety or anti-depressents) and bodybuilding. Whether there were any draw-backs and if so what?

2. A thirty minute workout, for days we can't hit the gym properly which doesn't require much prep time (Loading and unloading weights from barebells).

3. How to incorporate good cardio into a solid routine without risk of losing LBM. (Using HIIT, an not using HIIT)

4. The do's and don'ts of a cheat day? Who can and who shouldn't have them?

5. The at home workout for days we don't make it to the gym when we should. No weights, just whatever is available in the house.

6. Fat - How important is fat to your diet and why? Benifits to high fat levels, and any draw backs?

7. How to low carb?

8. A beginners routine for the fat man: Good exercises *I say this because many larger people have a problem with dips, pullups and even squats and deads because of their weight.*

9. The Befinits of Supplements A-Z: Explaning the benifits of certain supplements and in what ways some are helpful or necessary and what supplements we shouldn't waste our money on and why.

10. Balance: How to Improve overall balance


If these sound stupid or they've been done, sorry. Just somethings I thought of in the last few minutes.

[Roark]

i would really like to see a "getting to know the deadlift" article

the squat one was great and i really think it has helped me in the gym

[Maki Riddington]

November's update will be featuring the deadlift.

[Roark]

November's update will be featuring the deadlift.

look forward to it!

[Punisher]

November's update will be featuring the deadlift.



I can't wait, I'm new here and to bodybuilding and I'm not that familiar with deadlift, I read the Getting to Know The Squat article by Mike Roberston and it was very good.

[Nick Hatfield]

November's update will be featuring the deadlift.

Good deal.

[aming37]

I would like to see an article that focuses more on increasing sports performance than on adding muscle mass and looking better. I'm not saying the lifting plans in the current articles won't help increase sports performance, I'm just saying they weren't meant to.

[Punisher]

^I was thinking the samething, I would love to see an sports performance article, I am even thinking about doing Judo in a year or so as I get stronger so it could help alot.

[Maki Riddington]

It's in the line up for the New year.

[Punisher]

Sounds good;)

[ancom41]

I would like to see an article that describes, in detail, how to build your own training split.

I'll give you the subject headers:

Why do a split vs a whole body workout?

How often should I hit each body part?

How long should the whole workout take?

HOW MUCH VOLUME
How many sets, how many reps:

For cutting
For bulking
For maintenance
For strength vs hypertrophy

How do I decide how many sets per bodypart?

In what order should the exercises be performed?

What are, if any, the benefits of
Pyramids
Reverse pyramids
Drop sets
Training to exhaustion
Forced reps

Periodization - how should I change my rep strategy? How often?

Give an example of a periodization strategy for a couple of body parts, for example, quads (a big muscle most people don't have a lot of injury problems with) and shoulders (a small, problematic area for a lot of people)


That would be a fantastic topic. WBB does a great job of educating unexperienced lifters, but we seem to fail to to have a proper segue from the novice to intermediate levels. I believe this is the reason for so many repititive posts (that and the misuse of the search function). I would enjoy seeing articles on this topic, anthonys: stretching topic, or even a revision and formated edition of "what a bodybuilder eats". Basically.. I would love to see a group of articles that could be bundled.. a "beginners packet" if you will. This could be posted or stickyed to answer sooo many FAQ's.

[New kid]

I weigh 170ilbs height about6'1 and curl 120ilbs 25-35 times first set and work about 4-5 sets until i hit 100 reps. Depends on my energy levels during the day... is that enough or should I be doing more weight on my curls?