Bryan Krahn, Author at T NATION

CrossFit and High-Rep Olympic Lifting

Bryan Krahn — Mon, 07 Oct 2013 12:00:00 +0000

It's right there on page one of the Meathead Manifesto, in bold font and highlighted: the Olympic lifts will make you strong, explosive, and grow neck swallowing traps, but they should not be done for higher reps. Any coach or fitness system that says different is misinformed. Sure, high-rep Oly lifts will eventually hurt you

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You Should be Doing Face Pulls

Bryan Krahn — Thu, 02 May 2013 00:00:00 +0000

Face pulls are a staple in powerlifting circles, and they've trickled down to the general lifting population, where they've helped legions of guys fix jacked-up shoulders due to poor programming choices when they first started out. By serving to help offset all that horizontal and vertical pressing, the face pull can rejuvenate your lifting (or

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Your Diet Isn't Building Any Muscle

Bryan Krahn — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 12:00:00 +0000

Listen, you know that super popular diet you're following, the one that everyone online can't stop buzzing about? It's not working for you. I know it's healthy. It may even be easy to follow, or make you feel intellectually superior to those luddites still eating the way we did back in the dark ages (a.k.a.

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John Berardi's Great Fasting Experiment

Bryan Krahn — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 13:00:00 +0000

Intermittent fasting, or IF, is the current rage in the health and fitness industry. But it's really nothing new, physiologically. The ability to "fast," or go without food for extended periods of time lies within us all, a protective mechanism developed to help ensure the survival of our species when food supplies were low. But

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11 Myths of Warrior Training

Bryan Krahn — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Martin Rooney wants to change how you think about mixed martial arts (MMA) training. Considered to be the pioneer of physical training for MMA, Martin has 13 years' experience getting fighters ready for action. He's trained and cornered hundreds of fighters, including several UFC champions. He's knowledgeable and opinionated, but he isn't above admitting when

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Most Lifters are Still Beginners

Bryan Krahn — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:00:00 +0000

One of my favorite questions to ask strength coaches and personal trainers during interviews is, "What are five industry-related books that you consider a must-read for anyone starting out in the gym?" Regardless if the coach is a grizzled veteran or a fresh-faced kid who writes programs on an iPad, their answer usually includes "Starting

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Enter The Drug Dragon - 3

Bryan Krahn — Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:00:00 +0000

Check your calendars: it's September. For the handful of truly blessed individuals who make a living through bodybuilding, September means just one thing: the Olympia, the biggest show on the books, is just mere weeks away. Training and cardio gets stepped up even more, and the mere thought of a cheat meal becomes completely out

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16 Training Tips From Contreras

Bryan Krahn — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:00:00 +0000

When strength coach Bret Contreras' first article, Dispelling the Glute Myth debuted at Testosterone, none of your humble editors knew what to make of him except that clearly, the guy sure knew his way around an ass. [Insert requisite prostate exam / sex acts banned in Utah joke here.] Editor-in-chief TC was the first to

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Must Reads: The Testosterone Files - 1999

Bryan Krahn — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:00:00 +0000

1999 could be described as The Year the World's Impending Demise Was Greatly Exaggerated. The hopeful optimism that should've greeted the dawn of a new millennium was tempered by an undercurrent of fearful Y2K-anxiety that the world as we knew it was about to go straight to holy hell in a hand basket. But '99

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Thibaudeau on Ramping

Bryan Krahn — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 18:00:00 +0000

It began with a series of emails between the editor-in-chief of a certain bodybuilding magazine and his dedicated, hardworking assistant. "Everyone on the forums seems to be talking about Thibaudeau's ramping method," the editor said. "The thing is, these guys all seem to be doing it differently. And to top it off, none of our

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