Jimmy Smith, Author at T NATION https://www.t-nation.com/author/jimmy-smith/ T Nation Articles Thu, 10 Nov 2022 01:05:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.9.7 https://www.t-nation.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/favicon.ico Jimmy Smith, Author at T NATION https://www.t-nation.com/author/jimmy-smith/ 32 32 How the Pros Build Giant Shoulders https://www.t-nation.com/training/how-the-pros-build-giant-shoulders/ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.t-nation.com/uncategorized/how-the-pros-build-giant-shoulders/ Bowling balls. Round and full. Capped. These are some of the popular words used to describe a muscular and defined set of shoulders you'd find in the pages of a bodybuilding magazine. Sadly, you can almost always be assured that the set of shoulders that make you so envious belong to a professional bodybuilder. Should

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]]> Building the Death Grip https://www.t-nation.com/training/building-the-death-grip/ Mon, 16 Aug 2010 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.t-nation.com/uncategorized/building-the-death-grip/ Do me a favor right now and make a fist. But don't just curl your fingers in and gingerly wrap your thumb around them. I want you to make a fist like you're preparing to punch some bastard square in the face. Make a fist like you're squeezing the hell out of something soft and

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]]> Puncturing Popular Broscience Myths https://www.t-nation.com/lean-built-eating/puncturing-popular-broscience-myths/ Mon, 31 May 2010 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.t-nation.com/uncategorized/puncturing-popular-broscience-myths/ Broscience [broh-sigh-en(t)s]: A branch of knowledge or study dealing with the human body's response to strength training, supplementation, or nutrition systematically arranged to explain why one doesn't appear in the mirror as they'd prefer to appear. Origin: 1970s California, gym locker rooms, and backstage at fitness events. Do you remember your first time? I surely

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]]> How Tall Guys Get Jacked https://www.t-nation.com/training/how-tall-guys-get-jacked/ Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.t-nation.com/uncategorized/how-tall-guys-get-jacked/ What's the first thing that comes to your mind when you see a tall guy in the gym? Besides saying, "Damn, he's tall," you're probably thinking the guy either plays basketball or paints ceilings for a living. Or even worse, you say to yourself, "Man, he's skinny." For the most part, "skinny" is a great

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]]> Natural Male Enhancement https://www.t-nation.com/training/natural-male-enhancement/ Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.t-nation.com/uncategorized/natural-male-enhancement/ A long, long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, bodybuilders and physique enthusiasts were in proportion with no undeveloped muscles. These men were relegated to county fairs, circuses, and small, windowless gyms. All that changed in the early '70s when the public's collective eye started focusing on bodybuilding and gyms began popping up.

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]]> The New Rules of Rest https://www.t-nation.com/training/the-new-rules-of-rest/ Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.t-nation.com/uncategorized/the-new-rules-of-rest/ Part of me cringes every time someone asks me how long they should rest between sets. Rest periods are all but an extinct method of overload that most people just assume they don't need to pay attention to. These days rest periods are for checking out some chick or playing with your iPod. Just look

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]]> Stealing From the Pros: Back Training https://www.t-nation.com/training/stealing-from-the-pros-back-training/ Mon, 17 Mar 2008 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.t-nation.com/uncategorized/stealing-from-the-pros-back-training/ I never believed the notion that natural athletes couldn't learn anything from professional bodybuilders. Sure, juice is involved, and I did hear from Congress that it tends to help people get bigger, stronger, and leaner. But, that doesn't mean we need to toss everything out with the needle and gauze. "Everyone's juicin'. It's all the

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]]> The Ankle Paradox https://www.t-nation.com/training/the-ankle-paradox/ Tue, 12 Feb 2008 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.t-nation.com/uncategorized/the-ankle-paradox/ When Life Throws You a Twist Six years ago as a freshmen collegiate basketball player, I suffered a temporarily disabling ankle sprain. Being 17 years old, I blindly followed everything that my athletic trainers told me. I had no idea what to do, and sadly, neither did they! It took four months to recover and

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]]> A Simple Method for Improving Hamstrings https://www.t-nation.com/training/a-simple-method-for-improving-hamstrings/ Wed, 15 Aug 2007 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.t-nation.com/uncategorized/a-simple-method-for-improving-hamstrings/ Hamstrings are one of those muscle groups that you always hear people complain about. For one reason or another, most serious physique athletes and enthusiasts find it almost impossible to increase their hamstring size. After all, hamstrings often complete a body and add the "wow" factor when viewed from behind, especially on stage or at

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]]> Adrenal Fatigue 101 https://www.t-nation.com/training/adrenal-fatigue-101/ Tue, 24 Jul 2007 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.t-nation.com/uncategorized/adrenal-fatigue-101/ You know those days when you feel like your training legs are being cut out from underneath you? You'll hear multiple reasons explaining why your training failed, but nothing explains how mentally and physically exhausted you are. We often fail to realize one basic physiological truth: Our adrenal glands influence all of the major physiological

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