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Sarcoplasmic Muscle-Size Myth?

Ronnie Coleman in a most muscular pose

I received an email insisting that the sarcoplasm doesn’t make a muscle bigger. Remember, the sarcoplasm is the “energy fluid” in the muscle that contains ATP and other substrates.

That used to be a prevailing belief; however, here’s a quote from hypertrophy researcher Brad Schoenfeld, Ph.D. on the subject: [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: Brad Schoenfeld, capillarization, creatine, myofibrillar growth, sarcoplasm, sarcoplasmic expansion, vince gironda

Muscle on a Scarecrow: Ah-ha Mass Moment

The scarecrow from Wizard of OZ

I’m a slow-twitch-dominant “scarecrow,” a.k.a, ectomorph. For some reason, though, I’ve never quite understood why I gain more mass with higher reps. Maybe a wizard can help with my brain thing… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: capillarization, Chris Beardsley, ectomorph, ectomorphic, fast-twitch, hypertrophy, occlusion, slow-twitch

Massive-Muscle Gains Without Joint Pains

Q: I’m loving the 4X Mass program, so when I’m done with it, should I, at my young age of 50, just keep doing that and increase weight when possible, or try your newer STX or XRX methods? I’m actually super intrigued by your Super-Size Crash Course, but I’m thinking there’s some serious weight involved with that, and my old-man joints probably won’t stand for that. Lol

A: The Super-Size Crash Course is NOT about lifting ultra-heavy weight. Bodybuilding protégé Jordon Williamson did use some heavy pyramid training in his 12-week plan that netted him 18 pounds of muscle when he was 18 years old, but Steve outlines variations for older trainees worried about joint pains. Like us! Lol…

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 2-day intermittent fasting, 4x mass method, capillarization, downward-progression 4x, dp 4x, heavy pyramids, intermittent fasting, joint damage, joint pain, joint pains, joints, jordon williamson, modified pre-ex, muscle gains, older trainees, pre-ex, progressive-speed 4x, ps 4x, standard 4x, STX, super-size crash course, TORQ, variation, vascularity, xrx

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