Q: The new ebooks are fantastic. I followed Doug Brignole before his death and also you. Really great information. I appreciate that you suggest add-on exercises to the ideal and make the case for which ones are best. One question: My triceps are weak/flat, so should I train them one side at a time [to avoid bi-lateral deficit]? [Read more…]
Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 250: Mike Mentzer’s Arm Mass
A secret to Mike Mentzer’s arm size was his invention of the dumbbell telephone: He would make only three calls, end each with intense screaming, then make no calls for an entire week to recover. [Read more…]
New Exercise for Biceps Size
Q: You mentioned in a newsletter, or Old Man Young Muscle workout, that preacher curls are too dangerous. I like them because of the resistance from the very start of each rep. Regular standing curls seem to miss that. Will doing my preacher curls lighter for more reps solve the problem? [Read more…]
Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 228: Arnold’s Arm-Mass Action
Arnold foreshadows his future career as an action movie star by flexing while holding a can of whoop ass… [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…]
Key Move for Sleeve-Stretching Triceps
Q: I’ve seen the study that showed more triceps growth from overhead extensions [a stretch exercise] compared to pushdowns [contracted-position emphasis]. Do you think it matters whether I do the overheads with a bar, dumbbells, or rope attached to a cable? I want the best version for the most gain. Efficiency of effort. [Read more…]
Forgotten Way to Make Your Arms Look Huge
All guys want big arms—the bulging biceps, the massive sweeping triceps stretching the sleeves of your T-shirt…
Endless work on all types of curls and extensions often fails to get the gargantuan guns that we muscleheads are after. [Read more…]
Hammer Trick for Bigger Biceps
Q: For some reason I can’t feel standing hammer curls. I’ve tried them one arm at a time and even on an incline bench. Is there a variation to get that aspect of biceps development?
A: While hammer curls do hit the biceps, they also bring in the brachioradialis, the muscle on the tops of your forearms, as well as the brachialis, the muscle that snakes under your biceps and can enhance peak… [Read more…]
Arnold’s Arm-Mass Secret: Cheat Curls?
As a young twig, I admired Arnold. He was the Oak after all. His incredible biceps peak was especially impressive. The photo on the cover of his Education of a Bodybuilder was mind-blowing (photo by John Balik, who was paid a paltry $100 for the pic)… [Read more…]
Jay Cutler’s Biceps Mass “Secret”
I’ve always enjoyed watching the top bodybuilders train. It’s always motivational, and I often discover ways that they’ve gotten huge through instinctively doing the right thing… [Read more…]
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