When I was invited to the Hypertrophy Bootcamp, I didn’t actually think it was a a REAL bootcamp! I thought it was primarily lecture. Nope!  Fifteen “balls to the wall” workouts in five days! Three chest and back workouts Monday; three quad workouts Tuesday; three arm workouts Wednesday; three hip workouts Thursday and three shoulder workouts Friday. Afterwards the reoccurring comment... 

Wow… 12 workouts done and 3 to go! Today can be defined in two words: Hurt Box DOMS from the triple day quad workout Tuesday kicked in this morning.  Literally, my knees buckled with every step … so did the 16 other students as we wobbled to the gym for triple day ham/glute/lower back work focusing on relative strength, functional hypertrophy and finishing with a Japanese Drop Set (which... 

After yesterdays three quad workouts, getting out of bed this morning fight like an Olympic event. After todays three arm workouts, I will be shocked if I have the ability to style my hair tomorrow morning! We covered three different hypertrophy protocols for arm training while emphasizing multiple angles on the strength curve to reach the end results of bigger arms.  I am absolutely grateful for... 

Day 2 Report from Charles Poliquin’s 5-Day Hypertrophy Bootcamp in Rhode Island The nickname for Day 2 was Dropping The Hammer of Doom on the Lower Body! When it was announced my team of three would be doing three quad dominant workouts in one day I thought, “How is that even possible?”  Especially when you’re training the same muscle group each session.  And especially since... 

Day 1 of the 5 Day Hypertrophy Bootcamp, East Greenwich, Rhode Island! Instructors: Charles Poliquin Ben Pakulski Derek Woodske Ryan Fanley Welcome to my daily report of the 2012 Hypertrophy Bootcamp!  Here’s how we were greeted: “Over the next five days you’re going to learn FIFTEEN (15) hypertrophy methods.  Each day we’ll train three times and each time we train you’ll...