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Mass Mantra #80

Doug performing cable lat pull-ins

Here’s another quote from Drug-Free Mr. Universe and biomechanics expert Doug Brignole, this time on the ideal exercises… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: Doug Brignole, drug-free, mass mantra

#1 Get-Massive Method

Markus Hunter before drugs and after drugs.

You may get down on yourself when you look around the Internet. All the big, buff guys and gals seem to be taunting you…

They show you their workout and diet “secrets,” which don’t do jack for you. That’s because they fail to mention the “secret sauce”… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic drugs, drug-free, mass building, muscle building, muscle-building tips, steroids

Mass Mantra #48

Doug Brignole in a T-shirt at the beach flexing his biceps

This quote is from Drug-Free Mr. Universe Doug Brignole, who passed away a year ago at age 63… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: biomechanics, Doug Brignole, drug-free, ideal exercises, mass mantra, mr. universe

Dead Bodybuilder-Influencer at Age 30: WTF?

Jo Lidner posing on a boat with arms spread wide

I’ve featured German bodybuilder Jo Lindner, a.k.a. joesthetics, in this newsletter a few times… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: aesthetic, aesthetics, anabolic steroids, drug-free, drugs, Jo Lindner, joesthetics, natural bodybuilding, steroids

Mass Mantra #19

Doug Brignole doing a double-biceps pose in a t-shirt

Here’s an interesting quote from Drug-Free Mr. Universe and biomechanics expert Doug Brignole on those group workouts when multiple trainees get together in a commercial gym to outdo each other on a lift like deadlifts… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: biomechanics, Doug Brignole, drug-free, mass mantra

When the Overtraining Hammer Hits…

Baby Quinn holding dumbbell

Most obsessed muscle-heads are laser focused on training to the max and not missing workouts. That’s because we can’t bear to lose an ounce of muscle…

That goes double for those of us who are drug-free. Muscle is much harder to accumulate when you’re clean, not to mention old and genetically challenged. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: drug-free, genetics, overtraining, recovery, supercompensation

Is This Bodybuilding? WTF?

Synthoil horror show

I’ve been harping on symmetry, proportion, and aesthetics lately. And I’ve seen some impressive representations of that on social media, such as Instagram…

One that comes to mind is [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: Benny Podda, bodybuilding, drug-free, drug-free bodybuilding, GymFailNation, joesthetics, muscle beach, muscle oil, physique, proportion, synthoil

Muscle Genes vs. Skinny-Lean Mass Workouts

Jonathan Lawson back double biceps

I was Iron Man magazine’s editor in chief for 27 years, and for 20 of those I worked out with our advertising coordinator Jonathan Lawson, who was about 15 years my junior.

But youth wasn’t the only thing he had over me from a bodybuilding perspective. He was also much more [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: drug-free, ectomorph, fast-twitch, genetics, mesomorph, slow-twitch

More Sets for Young Muscle?

Before and after results form 5 weeks of X-Rep training for Jonathan and Steve

Q: I’m in my early 40s. I’ve been lifting on and off for years, but I haven’t built a lot of muscle. I’m going to start the Old Man Young, Muscle workouts, but I’m wondering if I should do more sets since I’m younger than you are?

A: When it comes to individual volume tolerance, there are a number of factors other than age that you should consider. For example, are you a muscular athletic type—a.k.a. a mesomorph?

Since you said you haven’t built a lot of muscle, my guess is that you’re probably like me and more of a thinner ectomorph type. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: drug-free, results, sets, volume, young muscle

Mr. America’s Top-8 “Danger Zone” Exercises, Part 2

Arnold doing behind-the-neck pulldowns

Yesterday we had the first four of Mr. America and 2019 Drug-Free Mr. Universe Doug Brignole’s “Exercises that Cause the Most Injuries.”

If you missed it, they are [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: behind-the-neck pulldowns, bench dips, dangerous, dips, drug-free, Mr. America, mr. universe, squats, T-bar rows

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