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More Mass, No Squats

Q: I recently read your Ultimate Power-Density Mass Workout. Very insightful info. I learned so much and am applying it in the gym with unreal results. My workouts are 10 times better and also a lot shorter. Thank you! One question: In the Basic Power-Density Workout you have squats as one choice for the ultimate quad exercise. I’ve always heard that you have to squat to grow, so that’s what I’m using. But I seem to remember reading at some point that you guys don’t do free-bar squats. How come?

A: The number-one reason we don’t do them at the moment is past injuries—and, no, you don’t have to do heavy, spine-compressing free-bar squats to grow. Let us explain… [Read more…]

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35-Minute Mass Workouts: Dual Power-Density

Jonathan doing decline presses on a Smith machine

Q: I’m using The Basic Power-Density Workout from your Power-Density Mass e-book. So for most bodyparts, I do only one Ultimate Exercise as listed. But for shoulders, you divide it over two exercises—presses for Power and dumbbell upright rows for Density. Can I use that two-exercise approach for all muscles? I think using two exercises instead of only one will hit more fibers.

A: Absolutely. Using one Ultimate Exercise for both the Power and Density sequences streamlines the workout, as you need only one piece of equipment. But if it’s possible at your gym, go to a different exercise for Density—just make sure it’s a big multi-joint move.

Will that increase development? Possibly, if you choose exercises that emphasize different segments of the target muscle…

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