Another volume uptick change to gain–with add-on Pre-exhaustion. This worked great and enhanced the pump significantly. [Read more…]

I used the rest/pause add-on from last Monday again. Slight volume jack for more mass… [Read more…]

Stayed with favorite Friday workout: Stretch X-centric + Midrange X-celeration–except on the first exercise which is a mix of both stretch and midrange… [Read more…]

I did Downward Progression 3X last week: 20-12-8, adding weight to each set, one exercise per muscle. Today I did X-centric followed immediately by X-celeration, rested 10 seconds, then did a standard set (1/3 tempo) with the same weight. Rested for about one minute and did a midrange move for 10 reps with a moderately heavy weight. Here’s how it looked… [Read more…]

I decided on a bit of a volume uptick today. After the X-cen/X-cel sequence, I rested 10 seconds, then did a standard set (1/3 tempo). Killer add-on… [Read more…]

Stayed with last Friday’s workout–stretch X-centric ss midrange X-celeration. Today I added on some arm and ab sets… [Read more…]

Last week I did a 3-set Downward-Progression sequence for each muscle. Today I decided to go back to X-centric immediately followed by X-celeration on a stretch move, rest, than hit a standard set of a contracted-position move for 10 to 14 reps… [Read more…]

I was thinking about trying Progressive-Speed 3X (as described in today’s newsletter) today, but I decided to hold it till Monday. Why? It’s a fairly stressful uptick, so these target muscles will get more recovery from Monday to Friday as opposed to just over the weekend. So today I repeated last Friday’s Xcen-Xcel stretch-midrange attack… [Read more…]

I was looking to shake things up today–but I also wanted to keep it simple. I settled on one isolation exercise per muscle using Downward Progression 3X. I did three sets to failure, adding weight each set so my reps went something like 20-12-8…

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