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One-Limb Moves and Efficient Mass Building

Doug performing cable lat pull-ins

I received a question, or really a statement, saying one-limb exercises aren’t efficient because they take too much time. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: bi-lateral deficit, efficiency of effort, efficiency-of-effort, efficient gaining, one-limb exercises, slow-twitch exhaustion

Ideal Exercises = Fast Muscle Gains + Slash Gym Time

Doug performing cable lat pull-ins

“What are these ‘ideal exercises‘ of which you speak?”

I get that a lot—maybe not in those exact words; more like, “WTF you talkin’ ‘bout?”

Biomechanics expert and Mr. Universe Doug Brignole lays out 16 factors that exercises should meet to be in the ideal category. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: bi-lateral deficit, biomechanics, direction of resistance, fast muscle building, ideal exercises, non-target muscle activation, range of motion, resistance curve

One-Limb Moves for More Mass?

Doug performing cable lat pull-ins

My daughter was over with her gigantic dog. He was chasing my two terriers around as she checked out my new cable setup… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: bi-lateral deficit, one-limb exercises

Throw Out Your Barbell

Steve's bare bones home gym

I was as shocked as anyone that at 62 I re-muscled my physique with 35-minute workouts 3 days a week. That’s why I keep saying it over and over—and my wife keeps telling me to shut the f#@# up about it. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: barbells, barbells vs dumbbells, bi-lateral deficit, dumbbells, efficiency of effort, home gym, hypertrophy

Ideal Triceps Exercise

Steve doing dumbell decline extensions

A few newsletters ago we discussed the ideal biceps exercise based on Mr. America and Mr. Universe Doug Brignole’s factors grounded in physics and biomechanics. Now let’s look at the ideal triceps exercise… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: bi-lateral deficit, Doug Brignole, ideal exercises, ideal triceps exercise, jacked, muscle-fiber activation, resistance curve, triceps exercises, triceps workout

Ideal Biceps Exercise

Arnold's impressive biceps on concentration curls

We’ve been discussing Mr. America and Mr. Universe Doug Brignole and his biomechanically ideal exercises.

He has 16 factors, basically a checklist, for determining an exercise’s rank. From those 16 Steve extracted his top five that are detailed in the new ebook. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: best biceps exercise, bi-lateral deficit, biceps exercise, continuous tension, Doug Brignole, ideal biceps exercise, ideal exercises, Mr. America, mr. universe, muscle-fiber activation, resistance curve

Jaw-Dropping Muscle: This will blow your mind…

Old Man, Young Muscle cover

I’ve mentioned my recent re-aquaintance with Mr. America and Drug-Free Mr. Universe Doug Brignole (he won the latter contest at age 59)… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Steve Holman, X Blog Tagged With: best chest exercise, bi-lateral deficit, chest exercises, Doug Brignole, efficiency-of-effort, Mr. America, range of motion

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