Author: Skip La Cour

At 62 years old, Skip La Cour is the world’s #1 authority for Workouts for Older Men, Longevity for Older Men, and Personal Development for Older Men. La Cour helps older men like you get in shape. He is the creator of the Age Optimization System and a six-time national champion drug-free bodybuilder. He helps men who are a little older become their best both inside AND outside of the gym. Feel free to email Skip at any time at [email protected] with your questions and comments. Or, call (925)352-4366.

No one is going care about your bodybuilding and training success or failure more than you. No one is going to have more time, energy, and effort invested into your success than you. You must remember that when soliciting opinions on the internet. During this video, Skip La Cour explains why you might be doing yourself more harm than good when asking random people on the internet to critique your physique, training program, or eating plan.

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Your mind really is your most powerful tool; your success both inside and outside of the gym depends on focusing the power of your mind. Here Are My Top 15 Tips On Creating And Utilizing Your Own “Mass Machine Mindset”: Mass Machine Mindset #1: What You’re Doing Right Now is the Most Important Thing in The World Every single action you take toward your ultimate bodybuilding goal is important, but unless you make each step the most important thing in the world, you’ll never get the results you’re capable of getting. Adopt the mindset that this weight training session is…

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“How do I build bigger biceps?” is a question that most of have asked at one point during our bodybuilding and training journey. Many people who are just starting to train and who have maybe six months to a year of training behind them start to become a bit more critical of their physiques. They see progress in their arms but feel as though they are not getting anywhere with their chests, or they are really happy with their chests but not seeing the same results in their legs. Or, they’re starting to see some results from their training and…

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In Part One of this series, I outlined next level strategies that have a tremendous impact on your training effectiveness and efficiency before you even started your workout. These were things that most people in the gym never even thought about before. In Part 2, I shared with you some tips on form and execution for several of the most common and most effective bodybuilding movements. In you haven’t read those tips, you want to make sure you do. In this last part of the series, I want to leave you with some thoughts on your mindset. Without the right…

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In the first part of this series, we talked about having the right mindset and mental focus as well as some important habits that need to be in place to take your training to the next level. This time around, I want to share some things about specific exercises that we all do and how to fine-tune those exercises to get the most dramatic results in the least amount of time. The first thing I want to talk about though, is your foundation or setting up your body for every standing and even seated exercise. If your foundation is less-than-ideal…

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In this series, I don’t want to give you training tips that you can pick up in any magazine or on any website. You’re not going to hear, “Do this move for 6-8 reps or that move with this weight for 8-10 reps. This article is not about the basics, but about taking your workout program and your body to an entirely new level. That’s going to take an entirely new way of thinking for even the most committed individuals. A lot of what that involves has more to do with your attitude and approach than it does your splits…

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EVERYONE has the ability to earn a ripped set of abs without ever having to single abs exercise. So, how many different abs exercises . . . . how many sets . . . how many reps . . . training them how many times a week MUST you do have than flat stomach and six-pack? Well, the TRUTH is ZERO. Read or listen to the “fine print” during those ab exercise infomercials for the real “secret” . . . it will include the word DIET! Click here to learn more about Skip La Cour’s Bodybuilding Nutrition Program.

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Check out my latest article on Bodybuilding.com “6 Next Level Training Principles”. Build a more successful workout foundation before your training starts! Follow these simple yet extremely effective tips and take your performance and productivity to an entirely different level. Click here to read this article. While you are there, stock up on Skip La Cour Mass Machine Nutrition bodybuilding and training supplements! Click here to go there now.

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Simply Make Your Point with Confidence By Skip La Cour Creator of the MANformation® Personal Development Program for Men “Qualifying Statements” are safe buffers people say before the REAL point they want to make.”I know you might not agree with me on this but…..” and “Now, I know you are going to think this is crazy but….” are examples of qualifying statements. A strong Alpha male leader never offers qualifying statements before making his point anticipating resistance or disapproval. He confidently speaks his mind and just assumes what he says will be met with approval. Just say what you want to say. Qualifying statements…

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