by Spencer Davey | Sep 25, 2019
Spencer talks about some key industry terms. In this video Spencer explains some key terms that you need to understand when setting up your diet correctly. For example what is your basal metabolic rate (BMR)? And Spencer explains what maintenance calories are. Here is...
by Spencer Davey | Sep 13, 2019
Former professional athlete and STORM MD and trainer Spencer talks about gaining muscle mass. In this video Spencer covers: 1. Why do you want to gain more muscle? 2. What are the benefits of having more muscle? 3. The various methods of gaining more muscle mass. Find...
by Spencer Davey | Sep 5, 2019
This week I was asked… “Does using heavier weight to train your glutes make them bigger?” Here is my response… It can do yes. For years we thought that in order for muscles to grow we needed to use a rep range of 6–12 and for the weight to be...
by Spencer Davey | Aug 26, 2019
Did you know your bones are metabolically active? It’s an under appreciated fact that your skeleton is part of your metabolism, albeit to a far lesser degree than muscle but it still plays a vital role. When we reach 18 years old most of our skeleton is fully...
by Spencer Davey | Aug 16, 2019
Firstly why? Hypertrophy should feature in everyone’s training at some point, and the reasons why are threefold: 1. Increased muscle mass actually is associated with better health and resilience to illness. 2. Increases tensile strength (strength through your joints)....
by Spencer Davey | Jul 3, 2019
One study by Hakkinen measured levels of hormones associated with muscle growth including insulin like growth factor, testosterone and human growth hormone during a 10 week period where participants used a number of different rep schemes. They used a single leg...