Nathan Gained 50 Pounds On His One Rep Max Bench...

This is an e-mail I got the other day from one of my Blast Your Bench program followers. He followed the program to the letter and added an extra 50 pounds to his one rep max bench press!

Hey Lee!

My name is Nathan Simmons, I am 20 years old, and I am currently deployed in Iraq. I want to thank you for this incredible workout! The gym up here is not really that stacked so my lifts are limited, but my gains are climbing. I gained 50 lbs on my bench. When I first started the program my max was 235. Now after I completed the 3 week bench press phase, my new max is 285. I am very happy with my results. I look forward to gaining more and more through your "coaching."



When I was following the program a lot of people were telling me that I wouldn't be able to. That the program was a scam, and that you weren't who you were. But they can't really say anything now, due to my tremendous results with the program. I just wanted to show that your program works and is not fake at all.

Nathan Simmons
Iraq

If you'd like to make fast strength and muscle gains like Nathan did then download your own copy of the Blast Your Bench program at: http://www.blastyourbench.com/mainpage.htm

Steve-O Vs. Lee...

Almost every time I post up a training video someone makes a comment saying:

"...that guy looks like Steve-O..."

Heck, even with the most recent video I posted all the comments were about how I look like Steve-O.

So I went out and did some research on this. Yes folks it's official... Steve-O and I are brothers from different mothers. I'm the jacked-up jackass and here are the pics to prove it :-)

http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=152202&id=502320147&l=a86bd5b8fd

I owe you an appology...

I owe you an apology...
God only knows how many weeks I've had listed on my website that our Total Fitness Bodybuilding Talk Shows start at 8:30 PM Eastern Time. And you know what, I've been frigging up the time zones. I've actually been starting the show at 9:00 pm eastern time...
(Blame it on the stupid half hour time zone here in Newfoundland)...
I always wondered why everyone was showing up so early, now I know, you weren't early I was late LOL

Even through we've been having good audience turn outs, I can only wonder how many people signed in at 8:30 pm EST then got pissed off waiting for me to show up and left. So if this has happened to you I sincerely apologize, it was a stupid error on my part that I should have picked up on long before now.

Now with that being said, I think I'll keep the show going as we have been at 9:00 pm EST. I think most people prefer the later time (at least in North America anyway). But I'm open to your suggestions.

Please leave me a comment to this blog post and let me know what times you would prefer to have the show.

P.S.
You can watch the replay of our August 27 show at:
http://www.LeeHayward.com/tv

Live Total Fitness Bodybuilding Talk Show Tonight!

Tonight August 27 at 8:30 pm EST we're having our live Bodybuilding & Fitness video talk show at:

http://www.LeeHayward.com/tv

If you can make it tonight I'd love to have you participate in tonights talk show. You can ask any questions you may have regarding your workouts, building muscle, losing fat, nutrition, supplements, etc.

I'm looking forward to chatting with you later tonight!

Super Strong Kid - you gotta check this out!

I seen this video today and was just blown away.
This 4 year old kid can do some amazing bodyweight
exercises and strength moves that most of us
could only dream of being able to do.

Not only is he super strong, but at the end of
the video it shows him hitting a few poses and
he even has ripped rock hard six pack abs!

You gotta check this out...

Do Barbell Squats Hurt Your Neck & Traps?

"Do Barbell Squats Hurt Your Neck & Traps?"

A common complaint that I hear quite often from
a lot of new lifters who are starting to include
barbell squats into their workouts is:

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"The bar digs into my shoulders & hurts my neck
what can I do to make squats more comfortable?"
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In fact someone made a post about this on the
Total Fitness Bodybuilding Messageboard recently.

Now a lot of people and most so called "experts"
will tell you to wrap a towel or pad around the
bar to try and cushion the pain and make it more
comfortable to squat.

However, I actually disagree with this because
it throws off your exercise form, especially
once you start working up to heavy weights.

Not only that, but the risk of having the pad
roll and the bar slide down your back during
the exercise is quite high.

Instead of trying to cushion the pain with pads
and using a "band aid" type of approach, I say
tackle the problem head on and toughen up your
traps so that the bar doesn't dig in and cause
pain to begin with.

One of the best exercises for strengthening your
traps is the "Hise Shrug". This is an old time
exercise that works awesome for building up your
entire upper back and toughening up your traps.

I just posted a quick video clip below that
shows how to do the Hise Shrug.

Bodybuilding Video Talk Show Replay Posted...

Here is a pic of yours truly, being a goof, and hitting a pose before the show. You can go check out the replay online at: http://www.leehayward.com/tv