To widen your shoulders with jaw-dropping roundness, you want the ultimate exercise for your medial-delt heads…
[Read more…]New Muscle: Forgotten Size-Surge Factors, Pt. 6
Sarcoplasmic expansion, or increasing the energy substrates in muscle, is controversial. Some have said it doesn’t exist; however…
[Read more…]How to Find Your Ultimate Mass Workout
Q: I highly respect [Mr. America and biomechanics expert] Doug Brignole. I learned a lot through his and your training research interpretations in [Never Stop Growing]. Once I tried the workout [alternating Doug’s different-muscle supersets and your short-rest STX rest/pause method], I feel that the superset workouts do not suit me as well. The long rests between sets for each muscle [as the opposing muscle is worked] is less taxing. I much prefer the condensed [density] work for target muscles with STX. It’s superior IMO. My structure is similar to yours, so I’m wondering: Do you believe that STX is superior?
[Read more…]Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 244: Bob Paris’ Physique Perfection
After retiring from competitive bodybuilding, Bob’s first job interview didn’t go well, ending with, “You talking to me?” when confronted about oil stains on the office upholstery. [Read more…]
Isometric Stretch Loading for New Mass?
Q: I like the stretch partials. When I do them, I feel bigger. But what do you think of an isometric hold in the stretch position instead, like just hold it there for a 60-second set, no movement? [Read more…]
STX in the Muscle-Building Trenches
Vince McConnell is a friend and trainer I admire due to his application of logic and attention to efficiency in his workouts and those of his clients. (Note: His Instagram is @mcconnell_performance, Website is McConnellAthletics.com)
Here’s a screen grab from one of his YouTube videos of him experimenting with Doug Brignole’s pendulum sissy squat… [Read more…]
New Study: Quick Workouts, Faster Muscle Growth
I’ve been told that my 35-minute workouts need to be longer because my rest between sets need to be more than a minute if I want the best growth effects.
I caved and recently tried it. But my results were not any better—in fact, I felt as though I was regressing. Could it be that my body type and musculature are just more responsive to 20-second-rest “density” training? [Read more…]
New Study: Stretch Emphasis for More Mass
A new study looked at hypertrophy while training a muscle in its lengthened, or stretched, state. (Med Sci Sports Exerc, 2021)
This one looked at seated leg curls vs. lying leg curls, the seated version producing more elongation in the hamstrings during full-range performance due to the [Read more…]
Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 155: Arnold’s Underwear Flex
Apparently if Arnold has a dream about showing up somewhere in his underwear, it’s no problemo—just start posing. [Read more…]
Mr. America’s Controversial Muscle Book
Q: Your Old Man Young Muscle ebook is your best work by far. I’ve got most of your books and ebooks, and this one tops the list. It’s pushed my gains to new heights at 45 years old. You do a great job of distilling Doug Brignole’s information and exercises, intertwining them with your own. My question is, should I get Doug’s book? It’s pricey.
A: Doug’s book, The Physics of Resistance Exercise, is a 400-page reference you will go back to again and again. [Read more…]
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