#LIKEABEAST BLOG

I’ve been pushing hard all winter, lifting four to six days every week, counting calories/macros, waking up at the crack of dawn, skipping parties, and keeping my priorities straight, but now it’s time to determine what I’ve accomplished.  My first real competition season is right around the corner.  This summer,...

My best portrayal in scribing down the chaos that goes through my mind on paper. My personal thoughts and muses with simple and complex notions on an ever long journey to become Big, Strong, Fit, Healthy—to become a Beast. Entry #4 Dream Big I ran across this quote a couple...

No matter what the world around you says to you, it’s the words inside your head that matters the most. So as you sit there starring spaciously at the wall, as your eyes don’t move as you shovel bland chicken and raw broccoli into your mouth, and with each chew, you...

Upsetting as it is that I do not have a video to open this article with, I think anyone who has been to the gym knows exactly what I’m about to describe to you.  I’m referring to that one person in your gym, almost every gym has one, who’s in...

When engaging in resistance and strength training you need to focus on your type II muscle fibers. These muscles fibers, known as fast-twitch fibers, are the ones that can enlarge in size, and can develop strong muscle contractions.  Type II muscle fibers are able to generate tremendous power by contracting rapidly....