Here’s a rare shot of Joe Weider, Frank Zane, and Arnold running on the beach. Apparently Joe didn’t get the animal-print nut-hugger memo. [Read more…]
Mass Acceleration and Damage Reduction, Part 2
This is the continuation of a story Arthur Jones, inventor of Nautilus machines, relayed on the subject of muscle gain, overtraining, and recovery in the February/March 1972 issue of Muscle Training Illustrated. [Read more…]
Mass Acceleration and Damage Reduction, Part 1
In yesterday’s newsletter I discussed muscle damage and how it can impair growth. And that damage is not just a result of too many sets; it can also be the result of excessive intensity—and many times both. [Read more…]
Slightly Overtrain, Smother Mass Gains?
While Arthur Jones, inventor of Nautilus machines, wasn’t always right, and he’d call you a fool if you said he was wrong, his ideas on limited recovery ability are on the money. Here’s a quote from his 1971 Nautilus Bulletin #2: [Read more…]
Recovery and Your Mass-Building Genetics
I mention genetics a lot. It’s not an excuse, but a bodybuilding reality—and an arbiter in other athletic endeavors as well.
I’ve been training for over four decades and tried just about everything. At 5’10 1/2” I never weighed over 200 in fairly ripped condition—190 was my best. [Read more…]
Energy, Synergy, and Mass Intensity
One of the thickest bodybuilders of yesteryear, before drug use went totally off the rails, was Mike Mentzer.
His last contest was the 1980 Mr. Olympia, the controversial comeback win for Arnold in Australia. Mentzer placed fifth, which triggered his retirement and a swim through the pool of madness for a few years. The photo on the left is from that contest. [Read more…]
Mass-Building Studies Worthless?
We put a lot of faith in scientific studies. I’ve tried to base most of my training beliefs on research, but just how reliable is it? [Read more…]
Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 157: Ronnie Coleman, Mass Monster
Here’s an impressive shot of massive Ronnie Coleman, so delirious from contest dieting that he went shirt shopping at Baby Gap. [Read more…]
Less Intensity = More Muscle Immensity?
Doug Brignole and I were discussing training sets to failure and the body’s response to that.
The common belief is that training a set until you can’t get another rep activates the most fast-twitch fibers possible. [Read more…]
Question to Ask for More Mass
Muscle growth can be slow. In fact, it usually moves at a snail’s pace. Ten pounds in a year is considered spectacular progress.
That’s less than one pound a month. But could it be—should it be—faster? [Read more…]
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