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Work Harder, Grow Bigger? Nope

Steve spotting Jonathan for forced reps on dumbbell shoulder presses

For years I believed that if I worked harder in the gym—to failure and beyond—I would grow bigger. I had no doubt that soon my muscles would expand beyond belief…

Hard work and patience, right? Nope. It didn’t happen. Why? I was working hard, but I wasn’t working smart—at least, not as smart as I could have been… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4x density training, density training, efficient gaining, failure, grow bigger, muscle growth, vince gironda

Muscle Mass and The Size Principle

Vince Gironda, lean and vascular

If you want to pack on the most mass with efficiency of effort, the Size Principle of Muscle Fiber Recruitment is key…

The principle says that [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4x density training, density training, efficiency of effort, fast-twitch fibers, hypertrophy, muscle mass, size principle, size principle of muscle fiber recruitment, slow-twitch exhaustion, slow-twitch fibers, STX, vince gironda

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 111: Freddy Ortiz Freak Physique

This shot of Freddy Ortiz from the early ‘60s shows his incredible genetics. Freddy often trained at the iconic Vince’s Gym in Studio City, California. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4x density training, bodybuilding zen, California, density training, freak physique, Freddy Ortiz, genetics, Hollywood trainer, iron guru, master trainer, over 40, over 50, over 60, over 70, physique, studio city, vince gironda, vince's gym

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