If you aren't a fan of pro wrestling or checking MMA news releases, the man with the towering traps called it quits from his stint in mixed martial arts and is back in the WWE. But if you're reading this you likely care less about his use of them (in the ring/octagon) and more about he's managed to develop those muscles to the freakish degree they are.
OK, so maybe this is a stretch but with Lebron James just finishing announcing that he will be making his way to South Beach this October to play for the Miami Heat, he just threw upon his already huge shoulders a whole new level of expectations (if that's even possible for the guy that many think is the greatest player in the game today)...
Don't worry, I'm not going to get all "Physical Therapist-ish" on you here and start talking about anatomy, physiology, biology, and every other "ogy" out there to make my point. What I am going to do however is show you how of all the muscle groups in your body, the single most important to keep healthy if you want longevity in the gym is: the shoulders!
Whoever is to blame for the "carbphobia" that permeates the minds of so many people struggling to lose weight, it's time to track them down and hold them responsible for the biggest most ill-conceived and irresponsible marketing ploy in the last few decades. Plain and simple; carbs are not the enemy. One more time - CARBS ARE NOT THE ENEMY!
If I get asked once I get asked a thousand times - "Jeff, can you tell me what the pro athletes you train do differently than me so I can get the same body?" I actually laugh at this because it's said with the utmost sincerity and almost like I'm TRYING to keep a secret so that the only ones that are entitled to look good are the guys getting paid the big bucks...
Having worked with some of the most elite professional athletes (and yes; incorporating many of those same olympic power lifts into their workouts at times) I can tell you from experience that the most significant results that I could get from my clients almost always came when the single leg lifting was the focus. Why is that? Let's find out...
