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Q: Your newsletter on sprinter thigh development was thought-provoking. I have to wonder how those athletes, along with oval-track cyclists, get such good development without full-range work. Cycling is especially puzzling because pedaling a bicycle is very short range.
A: Not to mention the quad development of speed skaters, who also use limited range of motion… [Read more…]
Q: I don’t have much time to train. I like your 35-minute workouts, but can I pare them down? I’m thinking of doing only the ideal exercise for two sets or one set of the ideal and one of the add-on. Which way is best?
A: I’m all for variety, so I suggest constructing two different workouts with those parameters… [Read more…]
Bruce Lee was a thin ectomorph who nevertheless built an enviable physique with lats so wide he could glide. In fact, his nickname in China was “Flying Squirrel”… [Read more…]
All of my pondering and research into the leg development of sprinters and cyclists has changed my cardio… [Read more…]
A couple of issues back I discussed two recent studies showing that exercises with a significant beginning stretch component built more mass than those that had less. [Read more…]
Q: I read with interest your explanation of [researcher] Chris Beardsley’s take on explosive movements. If he’s right and the 2X explosive fast-twitch fibers don’t have hypertrophy potential and explosive actions can cause a transition of other type 2 fibers into 2X, how do we explain the muscular quads and calves of sprinters? [Read more…]
I’ve been asked why I use add-on moves after the ideal exercise for each muscle, while Mr. America/Mr. Universe Doug Brignole only does the ideal exercise and nothing more… [Read more…]
I recently discussed two current studies with insight into how you can speed the muscle-building process… [Read more…]
Frank Zane’s buddies hated going to parties with him because he’d show up like this… [Read more…]
I’ve mentioned how the mind, as in perceptions and attitude, can affect muscle gains.
While I’m no psychologist, I know that what and how you think can often determine outcomes. To paraphrase martial-arts star Bruce Lee…
Don’t ever say negative things about yourself; it can program the warrior within for retreat and possible defeat. [Read more…]
