With today’s quote, I want to stay in the realm of stretch overload for superior muscle growth… [Read more…]
Freehand-Stretch Mass Effects?
Q: With all the focus on stretch-position add-on exercises, I’m wondering if simply doing freehand stretching [of the target muscle] after the ideal exercise would have similar mass-building effects. [Read more…]
New Double-Your-Muscle-Mass Method
My confidence in muscle stretch for more mass is growing. More studies continue to verify the importance of emphasizing the target muscle when it’s elongated to get the most gain bang from each set… [Read more…]
Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 138: Steve Reeves’ Arm Growing Secret
Back in the 1940s and ‘50s, Steve Reeves’ physique was so well muscled with classic lines that he was chosen to be Hercules in the movies. [Read more…]
Study: Forgotten Muscle-Mass Trigger
It’s becoming clear that muscle elongation is very important for accelerating hypertrophy to a new level.
In other words, loaded stretching can provide another layer of freaky size quickly.
An older study that we often reference showing that was performed by Jose Antonio, Ph.D., et al.—and it produced incredible muscle size increases. Here’s what he said about it: [Read more…]
Study: This quick hit can double your muscle growth
Dr. Jacob Wilson, who used to write for Iron Man when we worked there, recently performed a study with a technique we have recommended over the years—stretch holds, or Stat-X.
Dr. Wilson calls it “intraset stretching.” In his study, the subjects who included intraset stretching DOUBLED muscle thickness compared to those who did not use it. Amazing. [Read more…]
Study: This can double your muscle growth
Dr. Jacob Wilson, who used to write for Iron Man when we worked there, just did a study with a technique we have recommended over the years that can double your muscle growth–stretch holds, or Stat-X. (In one of our first e-books, X-Rep Update #1: New Tactics to Unleash Ultimate Muscle Mass, Chapter 4 outlined “Stretch Position Stretch Pulses.”) [Read more…]
Stretch Overload: Your Mass Gains Will Explode
Q: You’ve mentioned an animal study that produced a 300 percent muscle mass increase after only a month of stretch workouts. That’s truly incredible. Is there more info? How do I duplicate those stretch procedures in my workouts to get that kind of muscle growth?
A: We refer to that animal study by Antonio and Gonyea in many of our X-Rep e-books, but the most extensive analysis was in X-Rep Update #1. Here’s a quote from Jose Antonio, Ph.D., from that e-book: [Read more…]