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This is the second half of an interview I did for Dean Somerset’s website.  In case you missed part 1, you can check it out HERE.
DS: What are the best supplements for the money, in your opinion?
EC: For most folks, fish oil, vitamin D, some greens supplement, creatine, and a decent low-carb product powder will [...]

I’ve written several times in the past about how it’s important to not only balance your upper body pushing and pulling exercises, but also make sure that you have a similar volume of open- and closed-chain exercises in the pushing component.  In other words, you need to have plenty of pushup variations to “cancel out” [...]

Hands down, the most important workout anyone can do is a series of core muscle workouts. These workouts will help you reach a peak level of performance and help you remain injury free. As you might have already noticed, core muscle workouts have only become popular in the last few years, however they have always been a huge part of bodybuilding and fitness routines. If you are not fully aware of the exercises that fall into the category of core muscle workouts here is a quick reference. Any workout that uses any of the lower abdominal or lower back muscles are classified as core workouts. With all the new workout programs available today, people are starting to realize the importance of these exercises, as they should because these exercises are the “core” of every one of these programs.

The best ab workouts are pretty subjective, and whether or not they will work greatly depends on you. That is to say who you are, the amount of time you’ve got available to spend on it, and how serious you actually are. Six pack workouts provide benefits later on, but if you find that you are out of shape, then you should know that you are going to experience some real issues.