Yesterday I addressed a question about building muscle in a home gym without a cable unit. [Read more…]
DB-only Variation for Mass Acceleration
Q: Old Man Young Muscle has put new muscle on me at age 49. Thank you. I don’t have cables in my home gym, so it’s perfect. I read with interest your take on Doug Brignole’s superset method. I know that you now have cables in your home gym, but do you think I could do it with only the ideal exercises listed in your ebook, no cables?
A: I don’t know what equipment you have, but I’ll assume you’ve at least got dumbbells, a bench, and a chinning bar, as I had when I wrote OMYM… [Read more…]
Light Weights, More Mass: New Research
For the past two years, I’ve been training with lighter weights, usually starting each exercise for a muscle with a set of 20-plus reps.
That fatigues the slow-twitch fibers. After a short 20-second rest, I use the same weight and crank out another 10 to 12, which quickly shifts the muscle to fast-twitch-fiber activation… [Read more…]
Home-Grown Muscle: The Speed Factor
Q: I’m training at home like everyone else, but I don’t have a lot of weight. In fact, on many exercises, like dumbbell bench presses, the weight is way too light. Is there anything I can do to keep my muscle growth moving forward without going heavier?
A: First, bodybuilding is called “progressive-resistance” training because adding weight and/or reps to your exercises can increase muscle size…
We say “can” because getting stronger does not always mean getting bigger. Strength may also be the result of neuromuscular adaptation—nervous system efficiency—or better coordination/leverage. [Read more…]