Ron Partlow
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One of the biggest challenges people face while trying to...
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If you know anyone who’s been to a gym in the last 20 years, you’ve heard of creatine. If you’ve...
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“You only go around once, so you might as well have big arms.”—Socrates
Or maybe it was a...
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I remember watching Pumping Iron for the first time when I was 16. I’d already been training for...
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So the contest is over. You’ve reflected on your prep and analyzed your placing. You’ve found a...
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I cringe a bit when people say they have a width day and a thickness day for back. I get what...
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Guts. When I hear the words “guts”, I usually think of Braveheart shit: engaging a much stronger...
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So you want a big chest? You’ve been bench pressing for years and can push some good iron, yet...
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We’ve all been there at one point. Every bodybuilder who’s really hardcore about putting on...