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Surprise Muscle Size

Steve looking lean and muscular in his yard

I’ve had a few skeptics say that my progress with 35-minute workouts three days a week is impossible, especially for an old man…

That I’m lying, on steroids or both. Nope—and no Photoshop either… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic fasting, Doug Brignole, iron man magazine, Mr. America, mr. universe, muscle size, powerblock, steroids, vascularity

Before and After Photos—10 Pounds of New Muscle

Jonathan Lawson incline Smith machine presses with Steve Holman Spotting - What Are Stage Sets? (Hint: They Work!)

Q: Your before and after photos at the X-Rep site are impressive and, to be frank, almost unbelievable. You say that the next year after those were taken, you gained another 10 pounds of muscle. What exactly do you attribute those new gains to? They’re almost unbelievable considering you were both advanced and supposedly drug-free?

A: “Supposedely” drug-free? Thank you! We always take an anabolic-steroid accusation as a compliment. We totally understand the doubt, considering how tough it is to build muscle, especially 10 pounds of it. We often think of the late Mike Mentzer, former pro bodybuilder and high-intensity advocate, who often suggested imagining 10 pounds of ground hamburger piled on a table. That’s a lot of meat… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 10 pounds of muscle, anabolic, anabolic fasting, anabolic steroids, before and after photos, drug-free, eat stop eat, get ripped, high-intensity training, intensity tactics, intensity techniques, mike mentzer, new gains, pro bodybuilder, stage sets, steroids, too big, transformation, x fade, x/pause

The Ultimate Mass Tactic?

Vascular arm curling

Q: I’ve seen you mention “StatX” in some of your previous workouts. What is that? If it’ll get me bigger, I want to use it. Please explain.

A: StatX stands for Static Hold at the X Spot, usually at the end of a regular set. And, yes, you should use it often to get bigger. In fact, it may be the ultimate mass move, as you’ll see… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic fasting, deadlifts, eat stop eat, George Olesen, get ripped, intermittent fasting, iron man magazine, Jay Cutler, mass tactic, mr. olympia, statc, static contraction, static hold, static-x, StatX, x-rep partials, x-rep update

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 69: Arnold Gym Flex

It never took much to get Arnold to throw his arm up into a jaw-dropping flex—like this shot at the old Gold’s Gym in Venice, California. Incredible, unreal peak—no Photoshop necessary. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic after 40, anabolic fasting, arm workout, arnold schwarzenegger, arnold's biceps, biceps, bodybuilding zen, brad pilon, eat stop eat, intermittent fasting, triceps, venice, x arms, x-traordinary arms

Inside Muscle-Growth Secret

Q: I need to build up the inside of my chest, the cleavage, so to speak. A training friend told me that really squeezing and flexing at the bottom of cable crossovers will get my inner pecs popping. Is that true?

A: While full-range cable crossovers can help develop the entire pec muscle—even the inner sections—believe it or not, the BEST way to attack that insertion point of the target muscle is by emphasizing stretch overload… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic fasting, best chest exercise, beyond x-rep, brad pilon, chest exercises, chest workout, Double-X Overload, dumbbell flyes, dxo, eat stop eat, inner chest, inner pecs, intermittent fasting, Jacob Wilson, mass-boosting, muscle gains, muscle growth, partial reps, secrets, stretch overload, X Reps, x-rep update

Stage Sets for More Muscle Mass

Jonathan Lawson incline Smith machine presses with Steve Holman Spotting - What Are Stage Sets? (Hint: They Work!)

We often look back through our ebooks for motivation and to find mass-boosting techniques we haven’t used in a while. We recently reminded ourselves about Stage Sets from our second e-book, Beyond X-Rep Muscle Building, which also discusses the X-Fade technique, Double-X Overload and X/Pause. When we first used Stage Sets and other X-hybrid techniques within the program outlined in that e-book, we each gained 10 pounds on top of our previous year’s great gains. Definitely something to add back into the mix once in a while when you have a training partner… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 2a fibers, anabolic fasting, beyond x-rep muscle building, brad pilon, eat stop eat, fast-twitch fibers, get ripped, mass tactics, mass-boosting, more muscle mass, motivation, muscle mass, stage sets, X Reps, X-Fade, x-hybrid techniques

Realistic 1-Month Weight Loss

Becky Holman before and after - Fat-to-Muscle Facts and Photos

Q: Do you think I could lose 20 pounds in a month? I’ll be honest, I slacked off during the stay-at-home order where I live, and my weight suffered because of it. Oops! I want to be in a somewhat healthy looking condition during the summer. I want the fat off, as it’s killing me to see this gut! And summer’s already under way. Help?!

A: Yes, you could technically lose that much weight in a month, but most of it would be water and muscle—and you probably wouldn’t look better or feel healthy—in fact, you’d feel like crap and look worse than you feel right now. We’re all impatient when it comes to changing our bodies, and especially when it comes to weight loss, but the best strategy is gradual and steady, even when there’s a short deadline like the one you’ve set… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic fasting, becky holman, eat stop eat, fat loss, gain muscle, healthy weight loss, intermittent fasting, lose 20 pounds, lose fat, triple-shredded, weight loss

Lazy Man’s Way to More Muscle

Steve (ectomorph) and Jonathan (mesomorph) - Sets, Reps, and Muscle-Size Success

Q: I’ve got a tip for you guys: Get off your butts and work out more often, and you’ll get bigger. It looks like you’re only working out three to four days a week. I train six days a week, two hours per workout, and I compete in bodybuilding shows.

A: Hey, are you calling us lazy? Hmm, maybe we are. Everyone is to a degree, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing if you channel it to produce progress. Laziness has been the catalyst for innovation throughout history—like cars and jets. Those things get you to your destination faster and more efficiently… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic fasting, bodybuilding, brad pilon, eat stop eat, efficiency of effort, efficient gaining, intermittent fasting, lazy, muscle building

New Home-Grown Mass: Slo-Mo vs. High Reps

Steve Holman dumbbell curls - Finisher Sets: Which Way is Better?

Q: Your Quick Start Muscle 2.0 has renewed my motivation for home training. I’m stoked and starting the STX workouts next week. You have the first set in both workouts for slow-twitch exhaustion. Do you think that first set is better as a slow-mo set or as a normal speed high-rep set?

A: Either of those methods on the first set accomplishes the same thing: You fatigue the slow-twitch fibers, triggering more fast-twitch-fiber activation on the set or sets that follow… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic fasting, anabolic hormones, brad pilon, eat stop eat, fast-twitch fibers, fiber activation, get ripped, home gym, home training, intermittent fasting, motivation, quick-start muscle building 2.0, slow-mo, slow-twitch exhaustion, stx workout

Spike Your Muscle Gains

Q: I’ve been reading about 4X and TORQ. I’m 25 and usually train heavy, but now that I have to train at home, I’m looking for the best way to keep building muscle without a lot of weights. I’m afraid with these light training methods I might lose muscle. I’ll try them because I have no choice right now, but I think heavy is the way to grow. How do I know I won’t shrink if I don’t pony up for more weights in my home gym?

A: We’ve both been using 4X-based training techniques for several years. If a couple of old guys whose anabolic hormones aren’t what they used to be don’t shrink, you won’t. In fact, we’ve got trainees from all age groups who’ve tried 4X and TORQ and many start using them constantly because they make such great gains… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4X, anabolic fasting, anabolic hormones, bodbuilders, brad pilon, Doug Brignole, eat stop eat, gains, get ripped, intermittent fasting, mass program, Mr. America, muscle gains, power-density, power-density mass workout, Super TORQ, TORQ

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