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Pose to Grow?

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

Q: I’ve read that you can tense your muscles enough so that you can essentially pose to grow. But there’s no resistance involved at all, so I really don’t see how that’s possible. What do you guys think?

A: We used to be skeptical too, but we always notice that as we begin getting in shape and start flexing more as we check our progress (whether it’s in front of a camera or our bathroom mirrors), our muscularity increases quickly.

We thought it was just a coincidence, and that our training and diet were primarily responsible for our accelerated gains—and we were probably right for the most part. But a study we’ve discussed before suggests that flexing a muscle for extended periods does indeed help make your muscles larger and more detailed… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 3d hit, 3d muscle building, anabolic fasting, arnold, blood flow blockage, bodybuilders, brad pilon, eat stop eat, flexing, gains, get ripped, grow, gymnasts, intermittent fasting, occlusion, pose to grow, posing, positions of flexion, progress, progressive resistance, pumping iron, static flex, static hold, study, team universe, time under tension, x-traordinary arms

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 9: Larry Scott’s Arms

We’re not sure who took this shot of the very first Mr. Olympia Larry Scott, but it looks like it’s in a gym at a seminar perhaps…

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 19-inch arms, after-40, anabolic after 40, biotrust, bodybuilders, bodybuilding zen, bodybuilding zen 9, free pro-x10, free probiotics, gassy, guns, gut health, immune system, larry scott, larry scott's arms, mr. olympia, muscle gains, pro-x10, probiotics, protein farts, x arms, x-traordinary arms

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 8: Jim Haislop, Mr. America

Jim Haislop won the Mr. America in 1968. His incredible symmetry, proportion, and size had many bodybuilding experts proclaiming him one of the best bodybuilders ever, even better than Steve Reeves and Reg Park.

When he competed at 5’11”, he weighed in at around 210 pounds with a 32” waist and true 19” arms…

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Quick Mass Tip: Double Down to Blow Up BIG

You already know that some type of overload is necessary for growth-fiber thickening. That’s called myofibrillar size.

The strands in the muscle fiber enlarge, giving you bigger muscles. Heavier loads can produce that…

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 20 pounds of muscle, 3d muscle building, 4X, bodybuilders, direct/indirect, double drop, force, free meals, get big, get big quick, growth fibers, healthy food, healthy food kit, heavier training, high-end hypertrophy, keto, keto meals, mass builder, Mass F/X, mass tip, meal prep, myofibrillar growth, myofibrillar size, positions of flexion, power pyramids, power/rep range/shock, quick mass, sarcoplasm, size surge program, swole patrol, tension times, TORQ

Convert New Muscle Strength to Serious Muscle Size

3D Triceps Positions

Q: I’ve been using the Power Pyramid Program (Chapter 2 in the Freak-Physique Stretch-Overload Workout e-book) for six weeks. I’m getting incredibly strong, but I’ve only gained about four pounds of muscle. I realize it’s a muscle strength workout with a size side effect, but now I’m ready to use my new strength to go for major muscle mass. I also want to get leaner. I’m 5’10” and weigh 200 pounds with 14 percent bodyfat. What type of routine should I follow? I really like using Positions of Flexion in the Power Pyramid Program. Can I just alter that routine somehow for my new goals? 

A: Ah, so now that you’re strong like an ox, you want to get even bigger with some leanness to boot. Sounds good, and it can and will happen. You just need to take your new power in a slightly different direction—still using the multi-angular attack of POF, but altered so you pack on the most muscle size—complete development from origin to insertion. 

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic fasting, animal study, bodybuilders, brad pilon, eat stop eat, exhaustion, fast-twitch fibers, fat burning, freak physique, freak-physique stretch-overload workout, get lean, GH, growth hormone, hypertrophic, intermittent fasting, muscle size, muscle strength, muscle-building, POF, positions of flexion, power pyramids, size, static holds, strength, strength building, stretch overload, STX, t/nt, tension time, testosterone, traumatic/non-traumatic, X Reps

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 2: Teenage Mike Mentzer

Many bodybuilders antagonize over their slow muscle growth, but working out smart, not just hard, will gradually transform your physique…

Still, the determining factor in how your physique will look is genetics, plain and simple—case in point teenage Mike Mentzer. Check out his physique in his late teens (below left) and how he looked at the peak of his bodybuilding career at age 30.

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic reload, anabolic reload stx, biotrust, bodybuilders, bodybuilding, bodybuilding zen, endurance fibers, fast-twitch, free protein, genetics, growth fibers, low-carb protein, mike mentzer, modified pre-ex, mr. olympia, Nautilus, physique, pre-ex, pre-ex 3x mass workout, roger schwab, slow-twitch, STX, stx method, teenage

6 Ways to Get Bigger Right Now

Jonathan demonstrating dumbbell pullovers

Q: I just want to get bigger as quickly as possible? I’d settle for looking like your before pictures at the X-Rep site. I’m working out four days a week on a basic routine with mostly compound exercises. Do you have any tips on ways to get bigger right now?

A: It takes time to pack on mass; however, most trainees can do better than they’re doing and double or perhaps triple their progress. Here are 6 ways to get bigger “right now.”

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 20 pounds of muscle, 2a fibers, 6 ways to get bigger, amino acids, anabolic, arnold, beyond x-rep muscle building, bodybuilders, burnout sets, catabolic, density, endurance, European Journal of Applied Physiology, fiber activation, grow while you sleep, growth fiber activation, low-carb protein, mass building, Power, protein, rep temp, slow negatives, Ultimate Mass Workout, Ultimate Power-Density Mass Workout, ways to get bigger, X Reps, x-rep partials

Gymnasts’ Muscles—Olympic Size-Sculpting Method

If you’ve watched the male gymnasts during the Olympics before, you no doubt noticed their eye-popping upper-body mass. Some have delts, arms, and torsos that resemble competitive bodybuilders’. Very impressive, especially considering that muscle mass isn’t one of their goals; it’s just a side effect of their sport…

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic, animal study, arms, blood flow blockage, bodybuilders, continuous tension, delts, explosive reps, fat loss, fat loss fails, fiber activation, gymnasts' muscles, hormone trick, hypertrophic, metabolism, muscle elongation, muscle gains, muscle growth, muscle stretch, occlusion, olympics, ripped gymnast, shoulders, statc, static contraction, static hold, stats, stretch overload, tension time, testosterone, triceps, upper-body mass, vascularity, x update, x-rep update

Power Posture Jacks Your Mass and Testosterone

Many bodybuilders live by the “no pain, no gain” credo. But some types of pain can smother hypertrophy.

In fact, one minor nagging ache derailed Steve’s muscle-building progress for months…

Steve was having neck pain. It was low-grade, throbbing, and consistent—so much so that he had trouble sleeping and even got frequent headaches.

In the gym, it affected almost every exercise. It wasn’t so severe that he couldn’t train—it was just annoying enough to feel it on almost every rep of every exercise.

And that type of low-grade pain derails focus and intensity, which means less muscle stimulation at every workout.That’s not good.

He thought he had pulled a muscle or pinched a nerve and that it would eventually heal. It didn’t…

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: bodybuilders, forward head posture, headaches, hypertrophy, motivation, muscle gains, muscle stimulation, muscle-building, neck pain, pain, pain to gain, posture, Power, power posture, rick kaselj, self confidence, testosterone, text neck

The #1 Muscle-Building Mistake

It was summer 1975, and Arnold was Mr. Olympia, bodybuilding’s top dog. The muscle world was captivated by the awesome Austrian, and for good reason…

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