Damien Mase's Author Profile
Background:
Damien is the founder and owner of this Muscle&Strength.com. He launched this site in February 2006 with the intention of creating a useful resource for muscle building and fitness. The site has grown rapidly and now includes a huge range of articles, workouts, exercise guides, supplements, glossary, diet info, recipes, tips and a huge muscle building forum.
Damien has 5 years experience in training, nutrition and supplements. He's learned through research and experience how to build muscle on an ectomorph frame. He started in the gym at 60kg (132lbs) and now weighs in at 87kg (191.5lbs).
Stats & Info:
| Damien's Stats! | |
| Name: | Damien Mase |
| Location: | UK |
| Height: | 6'2" |
| Weight: | 87kg |
| Training Exp: | 5 years |
| Workout: | 4 day split |
| Calories: | 3,000-3,500/day |
| Fav Exercise: | Cable crossovers |
| Supplements: | AnimalPak, ON Whey, Creatine, Dextrose, Udo's Oil |
| Long Term Goal: | 100kg @ <10% BF |
Damien Mase's Articles:
Why You're NOT Building Muscle!
Have you been training for months with little or no muscle and strength gains? This article takes a close look at the reasons why you're not building muscle and gaining weight. Read this is you're having trouble getting big!
15 Ways To Switch Up Your Bodybuilding Routine!
Have you stopped gaining weight and strength in your workout? You need to switch up your routine to keep growing! Here are 15 ideas to help you out.
Creatine Supplements - Common Questions Answered
Creatine suppelements common questions are answered in this article as well as some rumors and myths dispelled. A must read if you're taking (or planning to take) creatine supplements.
8 Week Intense Workouts: Part 1 - Back Workout
The first installment of the "8 Week Intense Workout" series, intense back workout. The back workout is short, intense and designed to build a strong v-shaped back. Warning, this workout is not for the faint hearted!
Focus on Advanced Training Techniques
This article takes a closer look at advanced training techniques like supersets, drop sets, negatives, 10 seconds, forced reps and shows you how to integrate them into your weekly routine.
Taking a Closer Look at High Protein Foods
Eating enough protein in your diet can mean the difference between being built like a bus or skinny as a twig. This article takes a look at high protein foods for building muscle.
Supplements - How NOT To Get Scammed!
Don't get scammed next time you walk into a supplement store! This article gives you some tips and information on how NOT to get scammed when buying bodybuilding supplements.
Your body type - Ectomorph, Mesomorph or Endomorph?
Your body type influences how you respond to diet and training. You need to understand your body type in order to plan your muscle building training and diet program. Which body type are you?
Planning Your Muscle Building Diet
Planning your muscle building diet the simple way. This article shows you how to easily plan your diet and work out how much protein, carbs and fats you need based on your bodyweight.
Carbohydrates and Bodybuilding
Carbohydrates are often overlooked when planning a muscle building diet. Why do you need carbohydrates? This article explains how you can integrate carbohydrates into your diet to help build more muscle faster.
Overtraining 101 - What You Need To Know
What is overtraining? Are you overtraining? This article tells you what you need to know about overtraining, how to tell if you're overtraining and what to do about it.
Building Strength and Mass with Negatives
Want to increase the intensity and variety of your muscle building routine while adding muscle mass and strength? Of course you do. Introducing negatives!
Increasing Your Bench Press - Top 10 Tips
My top 10 tips for increasing your bench press. Stuck in a bench press plateau? Use these tips to mix up your workouts and bench training and add some pounds to your bench!
Tendonitis Fact Sheet
The tendonitis fact sheet contains all you need to know about tendonitis and muscle building. The fact sheet outlines the symptoms, common causes, rehab etc. A must read if you suffer from tendonitis.
Tips For Burning The Fat!
So you've been muscle building, eating big and making gains. Great. Not it's time to get ripped and strip off those extra fat layers you've inherited! Here are our top tips!
Muscle Building Meals on a Budget
Getting the correct nutrition for muscle building can turn out to be very expensive! Add supplements and gym membership onto that and you're looking at a large monthly bill. So we're going to try to ease the weight with some muscle building meals for tight budgets.
The 10 Commandments of Muscle Building Nutrition!
The 10 commandments of muscle building nutrition. These are 10 rules you should be following if you're serious about muscle building. If you're not following the 10 commandments you are limiting your growth potential.
Ego, Form and Building Muscle
You only have to be in any gym for a few minutes and you'll see it. People training with weights that are too heavy, throwing the weight up and down hoping they'll grow bigger muscles. Well it doesnt work like that!
Creatine & Alcohol - Do They Mix?
Alcohol and Creatine - do they mix? Although there has been no official study into the effects of creatine and alcohol if we look at how creatine works and the effects of alcohol...
