arthur jones Archives

Mass Mantra #75

Here’s an interesting quote Nautilus machine creator and the man often referred to as the Father of High-Intensity Training Arthur Jones… [Read more…]

Your Best # of Sets for Mass—new study, part 1

I’ve ranted about the workout-recovery moving target: Your best number of sets per week and optimal intensity for hypertrophy can vary… [Read more…]

Half-Inch of Arm Mass in 1 Workout

In the last training newsletter, I mentioned how I caught a bug from my granddaughter and missed a week of workouts.

Yes, it sucked. But on the flip-side, I noticed my physique getting bigger and better over the get-well week. It reminded me of the article on adding a half-inch of arm size after only one workout. Let me explain… [Read more…]

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 210: Mike Mentzer’s Mighty Shrugs

Then there’s the time Mike Mentzer lost a bet and had to cart Casey Viator around the gym in a makeshift rickshaw. Mike’s Heavy Duty belly shirt was not part of the bet. Good times at Gold’s… [Read more…]

High Reps vs. Low to Grow

Q: I read that researcher Chris Beardsley says that high reps are more damaging than lower reps. I’m more ectomorphic and can’t grow with lower reps. Why do you think he says that? [Read more…]

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 165: Vintage Boyer Coe vs. Casey Viator

Here’s a shot circa 1970 of legendary bodybuilders Boyer Coe and Casey Viator, hired to by local farmers to stand in a field and scare away crows… [Read more…]

Intensity Guru: “Pull Back for More Mass”

In recent newsletters I’ve laid out some new theories on training to failure—basically that it can slow hypertrophy.

Not always, but too much creates severe damage, which saps recovery and growth. Doing only one set to failure while stopping others a rep or two short appears to be a better way to stimulate massive amounts of fast-twitch growth fibers (more on that below). [Read more…]