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Aesthetic Muscle Journal May 2nd: Do Squats and Deadlifts Make Your Waist Thicker?

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In today’s video I address a concern that I’ve been hearing from several guys lately about squats and deadlifts. They’ve been hearing that these exercises will make your waist thicker and ruin your proportions and symmetry.

You’ll also see Taylor, one of our female Physique Artist’s kickin’ some serious butt on the Aesthetic Muscle Plan.

Plus behind the scenes footage of our arm workout and all of my meals for the day…


@0:43 Breakfast
@1:04 Female Physique Artist in action!
@2:12 Arm Workout
@3:10 Will Deadlifts and Squats make your waist thicker?
@5:27 Dinner
@5:45 Beer and treats

Here’s my meal breakdown for the day… about Aesthetic Muscle Journal May 2nd: Do Squats and Deadlifts Make Your Waist Thicker?

Aesthetic Muscle Journal May 1st: HIIT, Shoulder Workout, and Meals

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In today’s video I discus plans for my next bodybuilding competition, getting a DEXA scan, and reverse taper diet.

You’ll see me in action performing HIIT on the spin bike… and I take you behind the scenes of our shoulder workout today… sharing some tips for training your shoulders effectively

As always…. you get to see all of my meals for the day…


@0:05 My plans to compete again… and goal weight
@1:07 Reverse Taper Diet
@1:35 DEXA scan
@2:07 Breakfast
@2:53 Second Meal
@3:01 HIIT
@3:43 Dinner
@3:52 Small Meal
@4:00 Shoulder Workout

Here’s my meal breakdown for the day… about Aesthetic Muscle Journal May 1st: HIIT, Shoulder Workout, and Meals

Aesthetic Muscle Journal April 30th: Leg Day and My Wife’s Workout

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In today’s video I share how and why I needed to modify my planned leg workout. Plus you get to see my wife working out too.

I also pull back the curtain a bit more… and share some footage of our family life… great times with my kids. Our house is always full of laughter and fun. We’re pretty darn laid back.

Of course, as always…. you get to see all of my meals for the day…


@0:05 a Heartfelt Thank you
@1:23 Breakfast
@2:05 Leg Workout… plus my wife physique training
@4:00 Second Meal (plus family humor)
@5:41 Dinner
@6:00 Recap of the day

It was great to see my wife back in action at the gym. It’s been tough for her to about Aesthetic Muscle Journal April 30th: Leg Day and My Wife’s Workout

Aesthetic Muscle Journal April 29th: Mind Muscle Connection

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Mind muscle connection is the BIG topic in today’s behind the scenes footage… and as always… I share every meal I consumed today…


@0:05 Breakfast
@1:57 Back Workout – mind muscle connection
@3:06 Calves Workout
@8:30 Second Meal
@8:43 Afternoon ‘pick-me-up’
@9:05 Dinner
@9:18 Treat

Straight Arm Pulldown Mind Muscle Connection:
Focusing on the Lower Aspect of the Lats

When performing the Straight Arm Pulldown in the past, I’ve always ‘felt’ my upper back doing all of the work. I’d experience the ‘burn’ in the area just behind my armpits.

But for the past few months I’ve been tweaking my form, while trying to about Aesthetic Muscle Journal April 29th: Mind Muscle Connection

Aesthetic Muscle Journal April 28th: Progress Updates, Bench Press, and Flexible Dieting

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In today’s behind the scenes footage I share my progress updates with some video comparisons from the past two weeks, plus share some tips from our chest workout… and some insights into why flexible dieting is working for me now… and why it would have never worked for me in the past…


@0:05 Progress updates
@3:22 Breakfast
@3:37 Chest workout
@4:49 Progress updates (with a pump)
@6:17 Second meal plus discussion about flexible dieting
@9:52 Dinner
@10:27 Treat

As I mentioned in the video, about Aesthetic Muscle Journal April 28th: Progress Updates, Bench Press, and Flexible Dieting