Jon Huston

Background

I got started lifting weights when I was in high school to stay in shape for baseball season. When I got out of high school and realized I wouldn't be able to play college ball I began lifting weights to get bigger and improve the way I felt about myself. I began my training in a small gym at a nearby junior college where I started my college career. It was open four hours a day, four days a week. I was there open to close every day.

I love bodybuilding because of the amount of self-discipline you acquire just by forcing yourself to the extreme. It is so easy some days to just stay home and watch Cartoon Network and eat Cap'n Crunch, but self-discipline will make you change clothes, take your Xenadrine, and get to the gym. I also love bodybuilding because that is the best way to meet people who can become life-long friends. I have met all of my best friends in the gym at one time or another.

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Articles

  • 12-Week Contest Prep!

    This article will go through my diet, cardiovascular training, weight training and supplements and will give you some visual proof of how my methods worked for me.

    Published on: Jul 21, 2004

  • Off-Season Contest Preparation!

    Off-season contest preparation consists of numerous aspects of bodybuilding: nutrition, cardiovascular training, mass building, research, and psychological recuperation. Learn how I prepare for contests in the off-season.

    Published on: Sep 15, 2003

  • Training The Upper Legs!

    Fully developing the legs is perhaps one of the most difficult and most seldom accomplished feats among bodybuilders. Learn why and how to get huge Mike Platz legs!

    Published on: Jan 22, 2003

  • Abdominal Training: The Finishing Touch

    Bodybuilding is a sport that requires maximal dedication and single-minded determination to achieve the ultimate goal: winning a contest. For the scope of this article we will just discuss the training and presentation of the abdominal muscles...

    Published on: Nov 19, 2002

  • Understanding Creatine.

    In order for skeletal muscles to carry out basic subsistence metabolism such as protein synthesis and active transport ATP is required.

    Published on: Nov 12, 2002

  • Bodybuilding: An Art And Science

    The human body is perhaps one of the most impressive and difficult to modify structures found in nature.

    Published on: Nov 4, 2002

  • Developing The Chest: A Course In Hypertrophy!

    The chest is perhaps the most widely sought after aspect of the human physique. It is the part that even the skinny-legged guys on the beach stick out. So why do so few people have a good one? Simple; they don't know how to work it properly. In this

    Published on: Jul 31, 2002

  • Gym Etiquette: What To Do Not To Get Yelled At!

    Why, do so many people desecrate such a holy place as the gym? Because they are idiots. Well, maybe not idiots, but they should know better. I am going to tell you what to look for and how to prevent it.

    Published on: Jun 6, 2002

  • A Bodybuilder's Guide To Injury Prevention

    Aching joints. Sore muscles. Stiff back. These are some of the many complaints most bodybuilders complain of. This article will describe some of the symptoms of common injuries and describe how to prevent them from occurring.

    Published on: Jun 4, 2002

  • Boulder Shoulders!

    Build some amazing boulder shoulders, just like me!

    Published on: Jun 2, 2002

  • Crash Course 12-Week Contest Prep!

    Preparing for a bodybuilding competition is perhaps the most difficult task a bodybuilder will undertake. The 12 or 13 week

    Published on: May 13, 2002