TMC received some notes from Steve after his first couple of days on the program. We are of course passing them along as they chronicle his journey in what we believe is honest and entertaining fashion. DIET: Macros for first day as follows: Training Day: 1844 cal      62g fat (31%) 68g carbs (15%) 243g protein [...]

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TMC attended the IDEA Fitness Expo @The LA Convention Center today and Anh was the center of attention(as usual).  Even though we promised we wouldn’t reveal any pics of her physique before the contest, we figured showing off an amazing feat of her power and strength wouldn’t hurt her cause. (HIT Rules) (And this was [...]

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The Muscle Couple has really been after it the last couple of months. After a lot of “family drama” earlier in the year, Mommy and Daddy have really focused inward and taken our training to another level. We had planned on competing only in November at the Muscle Mania Fitness Universe Event but since Anh [...]

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TMC recently digested this article from Dr. Michael Hartman: We think it’s such an interesting topic, maybe something to surface for a deeper discussion? We’re excerpting a recent article from his blog but his original post on the Pendlay Forum also should be viewed. Overtraining vs Under Recovery I was asked a question on the [...]

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TMC with a quick little post. When people ask us what is the key to appearing in such lean condition year round, we wish we could just show them this picture.  AM CARDIO….AM CARDIO….AM CARDIO……AM CARDIO…… If you need more, search this site. Oh and as you age, THIS becomes even more important. Have a [...]

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Jay’s hair that is….. Check it out! Yeah, the male half of TMC is completely buzzed. It was time for a new look and living in the desert in the summer made it an easy decision.  Anhski put her mad “clipper skillz” to the test last night and the results speak for themselves. Shout Outs [...]

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The Muscle Couple just finished their first week of pure Negative Emphasis Training. Here are the videos we took from our Back and Biceps session. Anyone can train in this fashion and we recommend you definitely give it a try. If you’re truly paying attention, you’ll see just how slow, strict and controlled our cadence [...]

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TMC continuing our discussion on Negative Emphasis Training. We hit Back and Biceps today and our bodies are literally “TOW UP”…..;) Honestly if you perform this type of training correctly, (maximally contracting fibers and keeping your form perfect and cadence tight) you should be able to dramatically effect aesthetic change in a limited amount of [...]

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The Muscle Couple with some new videos demonstrating “Negative Emphasis Training” as described and discussed by Drew Baye in yesterday’s post. Here are some videos of Anh, Mike Cernovich and Jay training Chest with a 3 second concentric(positive portion of the lift)combined with a 5-7 second eccentric(negative portion of the lift) This type of training [...]

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TMC throwing a really quick shout out to our friend Drew Baye and his recent article: Recent Experiments with Negative Emphasized Training We’ve been utilizing this type of training for close to a year now as an intensity technique modulating our HIT Programs. It’s awesome and one we’ll be showing in full detail in an [...]

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