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Cables or Dumbbells for Mass?

Comparison pic of Steve doing dumbbell decline press vs. cable chest press

Q: I work out in a commercial gym, so I can do either cable chest presses or dumbbell decline presses. Which one [of those ideal chest exercises] is better for stimulating the most muscle growth? [Read more…]

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New Size On Your Tri’s: The Big Finish

Jonathan doing bench dips

Q: In Positions-of-Flexion mass training, how do you identify dips and bench dips for triceps? Are they midrange, stretch, or contracted?

A: While both parallel-bar dips and bench dips have synergy, or muscle teamwork, which is generally a midrange quality, we classify both types of dip as contracted-position exercises. In other words, we like either as a BIG finisher to put more size on your tri’s… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 3d muscle building, 4X, 4x mass method, big finisher, cable pushouts, dips, muscle gains, muscle tension, occlusion, POF, positions of flexion, synergy, testosterone, triceps, triceps routine

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