In this episode of Muscle Masterminds, we are joined by strength coach and competitive powerlifter, Kyle Hunt. With a max bench press of over 405 at just 165 pound bodyweight, Kyle is has managed to achieve an elite level bench press by utilizing a few simple – yet EXTREMELY overlooked – strategies… and he shares those with us today!

In This Episode You’ll Discover:

• Why the bench press should be a full body movement
• 3 tips for increasing your bench press RIGHT NOW
• How to bench like a powerlifter for pecs like a bodybuilder
• and MUCH MORE!

Find Kyle Hunt Online:

The Hunt Fitness Website

Hunt Fitness TV – YouTube Channel

Kyle’s 10 Week Bench Press Program

Resources:

Chest Training DVD Series – Free Download

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In this episode of Muscle Masterminds, we’re joined by competitive powerlifter, bodybuilder, and professor of exercise science, Dr. Mike Isreatel. Join us as we discuss the main pathway by which we build muscle, Progressive overload.

When it comes to gaining muscle, progressive overload is key! Without implementing progressive overload to your training program, your body will not need to adapt and therefore will not get bigger or stronger. And let’s be honest, that’s what the majority of us want when we go to the gym and train, am I right? We want to build muscle, we want to get strong and we want to look jacked! But unless we’re providing new stimulus on a consistent basis, we’ll never achieve our goal of growing bigger.

Follow Dr. Mike Isreatel

@RPDRMIKE – Instagram

Mike Isreatel – Facebook

Male Physique Training Template 

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If you struggle with chicken legs and find it nearly impossible to build your calves, this may be the most important podcast you ever listen to. In it, scientific author, Menno Henselmans breaks down the simple formula for building massive calves. This is the same strategy that I’ve implemented recently with enormous success – it’s also the reason I’m more comfortable wearing shorts in public.

Are you neglecting your calves because you’re convinced they’ll never grow due to your genetics?

What if I told you that your calves could grow to be just as big as your upper-arms and/or neck?

Would you train them, then?

If you answered yes, then listen closely to what Menno has to say in this episode of Muscle Masterminds!

Find Menno

Bayesian Bodybuilding – The Website

Bayesian Bodybuilding Facebook Page

The Bayesian Bodybuilding PT Course

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In this episode of the Muscle Monsters Podcast, Jason Maxwell and I discuss the Hollywood 5: the 5 muscle-groups that will make you look bigger, leaner, and more aesthetic. Anyone can build muscle, that’s easy. But if you want to build an aesthetically pleasing physique that resembles that of Hollywood stars like Zac Efron and Ryan Reynolds, you may have to train a bit differently than you are now.

The Hollywood 5:

1. Shoulders
2. Traps
3. Upper-Chest
4. Lats
5. Quads

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In this episode of the Muscle Monsters Podcast, we go over what is, in my opinion, the best weight gain strategy for skinny beginners: The Ballpark Method. A strategy that simplifies the nutrition aspect of your bodybuilding journey so you can focus on what counts: fucking shit up in the gym!

Note: This diet strategy is extremely effective and will produce serious growth; however, I do not recommend this approach for anyone who is an experienced lifter and/or has surpassed novice status. The Ballpark Method is for naturally skinny guys who are within their first year of training.

Resources:

The Ballpark Method: Easy-to-Follow Weight Gain Diet for Skinny Guys – Article

Mass In A Flash: 12 Week Muscle Building Program – Free Gift!

Follow me on Snapchat – Muscle Monsters

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If you wait for the perfect time, it may never come. In this episode of the Muscle Monsters Podcast, we talk about why we must stop focusing on what we want to do, and start focusing on what we can do.

Resources:

Free 12 Week Training Guide – Mass In A Flash

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In this episode of the Muscle Monsters Podcast, we’re talking about the emasculation of men. Over the years, men have become, for the lack of a better term, big pussies. It doesn’t, however, have to happen to you. It’s time to Man Up!

Do the things in your own life, both the big decisions and moments, and the smaller, daily actions, that will make you tough. Get up earlier than you are now. Do your chores everyday. Keep your house clean. Work hard. Work harder. Set bigger goals. Push yourself. Persist. By God, persist. Don’t you dare quit. Life isn’t a race. It isn’t a quick burst of hard work. It’s long and arduous and often unkind. But you’re a man for fuck’s sake. You’re a man and a warrior and the world needs you to act as such, to live as such, to vote as such, to father as such, and to be as such. ~Chad Howse

Resources:

5 Ways Men Are Becoming Little Bitches (Article)

10 Ways to Go From Victim to Victor (Article) 

Meditations by Marcus Aurelius (Book)

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By no stretch of the imagination am I a dating expert. I am, however, fully aware of the fact that if we want better, we’ve got to be better. And if you’re constantly disappointed by the type of woman (or man) you attract, then perhaps it’s time to figure out why. In this episode of the Muscle Monsters podcast, I’ll give one simple thing you can do, right now, to finally land the girl (or guy) of your dreams.

Resources:

Where Dating Gurus Have It Wrong

21 Day Fast Abs – Free Training Guide

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In this episode of the Muscle Monsters Podcast, I go over how the decisions we make, daily, are impacting our life.

We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. ~Aristotle

Resources:

The 1 Thing Successful People Do That Others Refuse To – Article

The One Thing by Gary Keller – A Must Read!

The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg – Check This out!

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Continuous effort – not strength or intelligence – is the key to unlocking our potential.” -Winston Churchill

Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.” -Napoleon Hill

We all have dreams – the difference between those who see them through to fruition and those who don’t, though, is effort.

In this episode of the Muscle Monsters Podcast, I go over the 1 key to success that is 100% non-negotiable. No matter how strong, how smart, or how genetically gifted – without it, you’ll never reach your true potential.

Resources:

Free 12 Week Training Program  -Free Download

10 Ways to Be More Productive – Article

The 10X Rule: The Only Difference Between Success and Failure – Book

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