This classic shot of Vince Gironda, the legendary Iron Guru, was taken way back in the 1950s. His aesthetic physique, with its symmetry, lines, and rippedness, holds up today.
Yep, even now most guys would kill to hang out by the pool looking like Vince…
And get this: Back in the day, when Vince competed, judges would score him down for being too cut. That’s right, his muscle definition was too much to handle. LOL.
We met Vince after he had closed his gym in Studio City, where he had trained many movie stars to get in shape, including Clint Eastwood. And it was there that he trained the first Mr. Olympia, Larry Scott.
Vince was in his 80s when he would visit us at the Iron Man magazine offices, but he was still as brash as ever—and he always regaled us with his training methods and harsh words for bodybuilding drugs…
One of Vince’s most famous methods was his density protocol, which entailed moderate poundages but with short rests between sets.
It worked so well because the first few sets were exhausting primarily slow-twitch fibers—and spurring them into growth. The last two or three sets were very difficult, activating primarily fast-twitch growth fibers. A very efficient way to train and get a double-barreled growth effect—extreme hypertrophy in multiple fiber types.
If his method sounds familiar, it’s because we based our 4X Mass Method on Vince Gironda’s Density method…
The bonus of this style of training is you don’t have to use joint-crushing poundages—the weights for 4×10, 4×12, or 5×12 are moderate due to the fatigue/exhaustion factor created by short rests between sets. That’s excellent for growth, no matter what your age…
Try 4X for multi-muscle-fiber growth success—no joint stress.
> The 4X Mass Workout 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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Yes, it is possible to simultaneously build muscle while losing fat…
The right form of intermittent fasting will help you gain more muscle while you burn fat…
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According to Dr. Michael Mosley, it results in “better metabolic adaptations, improved muscle-protein synthesis and a higher anabolic response to post-exercise feedings.” [J App Phys., Jan. 2011: 236-45]
Proper fasting will NOT have you burning muscle—just the opposite as your body fat decreases and your testosterone and growth hormone increase. [Webber, J., et al. (1994). Br J Nutr.]
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