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No Cables—How to Build Mass, Pt. 2

Jonathan doing concentration curls with a Powerblock dumbbell

Yesterday I addressed a question about building muscle in a home gym without a cable unit. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: band exercises, cables vs dumbbells, dumbbell workout, dumbbells vs cables, resistance bands

No Cables—How to Build Mass, Pt. 1

Steve demonstrating band pushdowns

Q: I have been following your muscle-building journey. You did not have cables, but now [as depicted in Old Man Young Muscle 2] you do. I do not. Any suggestions? [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: cable exercises, cables vs dumbbells, dumbbells vs cables, resistance curve

Cable-Speed and Mass Recruitment

Steve demonstrating cable chest presses

Q: I’m getting excellent results using a Speed Set after my normal-tempo high-rep set [as in the Old Man, Young Muscle workout]. But on some cable moves the Speed Set feels incomplete, specifically cable chest press. Should I do two Speed Sets to compensate? [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: cables, cables vs dumbbells, dumbbells vs cables, free weights, mass building, muscle fiber recruitment, rep speed, speed sets

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…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: cable pushouts, cables, cables vs dumbbells, dumbbells, dumbbells vs cables

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