French bodybuilder Serge Nubret competed against Arnold for the Olympia multiple times. But his aesthetic physique never quite overshadowed The Oak’s mass.
Nubret’s physique was more about animalistic beauty, artistic rather than gargoyle-like—tiny waist, broad shoulders, every muscle fully developed…
His panther look was no accident. He trained for it. In fact, he had a much bulkier look in his earlier bodybuilding days, but once he hit on a training style that sky-rocketed his aesthetic potential, he maximized those results…
So how did he train? Very moderate poundages and short rests between sets—usually never more that 30-second rests. He did that to maximize muscle pump, which he believed was the key to building the ultimate physique…
His reps were always in the double digits, usually 12 to 20. And what’s really incredible is that Nubret kept his physique looking muscular and panther-like throughout his life…
In his late 50s, he was still guest posing, displaying a physique that was almost an exact replica of the one he had when he he took second at the Mr. Olympia at age 37. And at age 70, he was reported to still have 20-inch arms.
Much of that was a result of genetics, of course, but also the way he chose to train, never hammering his joints with heavy weights and always pushing through his workouts with short rests…
If that sounds familiar, it’s how we started training as we approached middle age. Our workouts evolved in a good way thanks primarily to Vince Gironda, legendary Studio City gym owner, trainer to movie stars and Mr. Olympias alike. He would visit us at the Iron Man offices and school us in his Density mass-training method, which was similar to how Nubret trained.
It’s best described as “progressive muscle-fiber exhaustion.” No smashing joints into submission with crazy poundages and relying on short rests between sets, usually with higher reps, to get a skin-stretching pump quickly…
That style of training single-handedly saved our training careers and has us still training and gaining into old age.
It’s a thorough, efficient and safe way to get total muscle growth in almost all fiber types.
For how it works, complete workouts and loads of motivation, we recommend two of our latest ebooks…
> The 4X Mass Workout 2.0 is available HERE.
> Muscle-Building Quick-Start Guide 2.0 is available HERE.
Till next time, train hard—and smart—for BIG results.
—Steve Holman and Jonathan Lawson
www.X-Rep.com
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