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Steve: MMX Aftershock (legs, chest, back, brachialis, abs)

Felt great as I hit it at 6:20 a.m. in a fairly empty gym. Most of the cardio machines were occupied, but the weight area was vacant. Lucky me since I know the secret–resistance training is king. Quick Compound Aftershock attack today…

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Jonathan: Chest, Lats, Tris, Abs (weekend warrior)

Work obligations tied up my Friday morning more than expected, but no worries, as that gave some more recovery time for the soreness to subside. Full-tilt boogie for a weekend warrior workout this morning, however, and there’s nothing quite like a cold, Saturday morning workout when you know you’re going to be working under a car for 10 hours once you’re done. LOL… [Read more…]

Steve: MMX Compound Aftershock (iso legs, delts, arms, abs)

It’s only January, but I feel as if my motivation is starting to come back with a vengeance. I had one of the best workouts in a long while today, and I even added a set for both chest and back at the end. Unusual to have so much energy as I left the gym…

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Jonathan: Chest, Lats, Triceps, Abs

Oh, there will be some chest and triceps soreness tomorrow. Lats and abs are likely to feel a bit worked, too, but there was a bit more than usual that went into chest and tris… [Read more…]

Jonathan: Chest, Back, Abs (basics blast)

It was a great basics blast this morning for chest and back. Great workout, but a couple of twinges in my back reminded me that I need to get up from my desk and move around a bit more during the day. Nothing worse than feeling an injury coming on, especially when the cause is too much sitting at your desk… [Read more…]

Steve: Legs, Chest, Back, Abs (2-set Compound Aftershock)

Using the Size Surge Phase 1 split makes workouts look easy on paper. But the supersets using a high-rep stretch move with a lower-rep, fairly heavy compound exercise are rough–and sometimes nauseating. High reps are not easy, especially on painful stretch moves. Here’s how it went today…

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Jonathan: Chest, Back, Abs (Happy New Year)

Happy New Year! Last training day of 2015 was on New Year’s Eve, and plans were to take some time off before hitting it hard tomorrow. Well, I got impatient, and 2016 is already here, so there’s no time like the present. Two days off in a row is plenty for me, and I never feel good when it rolls into a third day off, so Sunday workout it is… [Read more…]

Jonathan: Chest, Back, Abs (Pectacular Pump)

Last chest and back workout of the year, and it resulted in a pectacular pump. LOL! A great view of the several inches of snow outside helped with the Rocky-in-Russia training intensity, although I kept it all indoors… [Read more…]

Bench press? Try this for new eye-popping SIZE (chest, arms, and more)

Q: Bench press seems to be the “measure of a man” even today. I’ve always sucked at it, but never really hurt for chest development. I prefer the decline alternative, just like you guys, but I also observe that many military guys have good chest development, many with pushups alone. How do you build a good chest if you suck at bench pressing?

A: Funny you should mention pushups. Steve has found that to be a great exercise to end his chest routine with—and he sucks at bench presses, too. Injuring his shoulder bench pressing powerlifting style in his 20s didn’t help matters. And it still hurts him… [Read more…]

Jonathan: Chest, Back, Abs (winter width)

The first full day of the new season, so it was all about winter width today. Chest-and-back attack to be exact. LOL! I stuck with yesterday’s simplistic approach, and the results were great. An efficient workout with a tremendous pump… [Read more…]