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High-End Combo to Grow: A Mass-Building Twist

Q: I’m getting some wicked pumps with Pre-Ex 3X. But I’ve been reading about your high-tension-time training methods. Do you think using higher reps on the pre-ex exercises is a good idea so I get 60 to 90 seconds of tension time?

A: Interesting idea. Optimal hypertrophic tension time is said to be 40 to 60 seconds, and many researchers extend that to 90 seconds. Most bodybuilders do sets that last only around 20 seconds… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: biotrust protein, combo to grow, fat burner, free protein, free supplements, GH, growth hormone, high-end hypertrophy, hypertrophic tension time, lean, mass building, pre-ex 3x, pre-exhaustion, tension time, x-centric training

Muscle-Growth-Threshold Training for Fat Loss

Q: I know you suggest one second to lift and three seconds to lower. Do you ever use a slower lifting cadence, like lifting in three or four seconds instead of only one? Wouldn’t that produce more tension time for unique muscle-growth stimulation?

A: Yes, it can be a great variation for more mass creation as well as a fat-burning catalyst. But the big reason to slow down on the lifting stroke is for more strength. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: fat burner, fat loss, frank rich, GH, growth hormone, growth threshold, lactic acid, muscle burn, muscle-building, quick start, quick-start muscle building, rep cadence, strength, vascular arms, vascularity, veiny arms

Should I Do More?

Jonathan Lawson V-bar chins - 10X for Muscle Size Effects

Q: I’ve noticed in a lot of your e-book routines that you often recommend just two work sets for an exercise Why? Should I do more? I’ve read that most bodybuilders do four or five sets per exercise.

A: As Arthur Jones, the creator of Nautilus machines said: “You can train hard or you can train long, but you can’t do both.” Short and hard or long and not so hard both work. Despite what some die-hard high-intensity trainers say, gradually increasing volume is a form of overload that can result in more muscle—if you don’t overdo intensity. It’s a balancing act. Us? Regardless of whether it’s one of our low-set workouts or high tension time workouts, we’re about efficiency of effort in the gym…

[Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic environment, arthur jones, do more, drop sets, efficiency-of-effort, estrogen, fast-twitch fibers, fat burner, growth hormone release, growth stimulation, intensity, mass tactic, massthetic, Nautilus, rest/pause, steroids, tension time, testosterone, volume training, X Reps, x-hybrid tactics, x-rep partials

Muscle On, Bodyfat Gone

Q: I got your 4X Mass Workout 2.0. I love the [higher-rep] TORQ method and 4X combo workouts. I feel it working already to put some muscle on—the burn is intense. Question: I’m now trying to drop fat and build muscle, so will those [higher reps] help, or should I include negative-accentuated [X-centric] sets too?

A: Bodybuilders of yesteryear often used higher reps before contests for fat burning, but experts later said that was foolish. Why? Because high reps cannot “etch in” cuts. Or can they?…

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: biotrust, body fat, bodyfat, bodyfat gone, fat burner, fat burning, fat loss, fiber trauma, free protein, lose fat, low-carb protein, myofibrils, stretch overload

Ripped Abs: Your First 3 Steps

Q: I’m sick of being soft and blubbery. I really want to see my abs, but I’m not sure where to start. Do I just start working out harder and wait for them to appear? Please help.

A: When we get “soft and blubbery,” usually over the winter (Steve’s pic at left below), our first step to getting ripped abs for the warmer weather is to stop eating crap…

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4X, 4x mass method, abs, alcohol, belly fat burn, build muscle, burn fat, calories, cardio, catabolism, cheat day, diet, fat burner, fat burning, GH, growth hormone release, metabolism, muscle builder, muscle burn, muscle-building, protein, ripped abs, spring body, summer body, victory day, winter body, x-treme lean

Go Slow to Grow and Burn Fat

Q: I got your Quick-Start Muscle-Building Guide because I haven’t lifted in a few years. Fantastic info and it’s already working for me. On some exercises, you suggest lifting in 3 seconds and lower in 3 to help improve nerve force for strength. I’ve seen in many of your emails that you sometimes lift in 1 second and lower in 6. Should I try that? I think you said it helps burn fat, and I would love to see my abs sooner rather than later.

A: Lifting in 1 second and lowering in 6 is what we call X-centric, or Negative-Accentuated, training. It is a great FAT BURNER as well as MUSCLE BUILDER, but you shouldn’t use it just yet (more on why in a moment).

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: atp, beginners guide, build muscle, burn fat, carbs, creatine, eccentric, energy fluid, fat burner, fat burning, fat-to-muscle, GH, glycogen, growth hormone release, metabolism, microtears, mike westerdal, mitochondria, muscle builder, muscle fibers, muscle-building, myofibrillar growth, myofibrils, negative-accentuated, negatives, protect your family, quick-start muscle building, sarcoplasm, slow negatives, slow to grow, tension time, time under tension, ultimate fat-to-muscle workout, x-centric

8 Tips to Drop Fat and Build Mass—Summer’s Coming Fast

Steve Holman ripped at 50 - Before and Afters: Steroid-Using Bastards?

Q: The first day of [meteorological] spring slapped me in the face. My abs are gone and I feel “loose,” as in soft. I need to drop fat, especially around my middle, and add some hard muscle—like right now. How do I get it going and see abs?

A: Don’t panic. You still have about 12 weeks until summer. But because fat-loss is a slow process—if you want to hold and even gain muscle—you need to start NOW.

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: ab training, abs, alcohol, anabolic fasting, brad pilon, build mass, calorie reduction, calories, cardio, diet, drop fat, eat stop eat, fat burner, fat burning, fat loss, fat-to-muscle workout, gain muscle, GH, growth hormone, high-rep sets, intermittent fasting, low-glycemic, metabolic slow-down, metabolism, mitochondria, negative-accentuated, patience, pump, spring, spring body, starvation, summer, summer body, summer's coming, tension time, testosterone, triple-shredded, x-centric, x-terme lean, x-traordinary abs

Quick Fat-to-Muscle High-Rep Hit

Q: I got your 4X e-book recently and have been experimenting with the TORQ [tension-overload repetition quantity] method you outline. It‘s amazing! I feel like I grew from one workout. I’m ready to get serious about dropping some fat for spring, and The Ultimate Fat-to-Muscle Workout looks excellent. Instead of the two ending sets of 15-20 reps, can I do two TORQ sets, say 30, 15, adding weight for the second set?

A: For the uninitiated, The Ultimate Fat-to-Muscle Workout incorporates pyramids, X-centric (negative-accentuated) sets, and then two high-rep sets on a contracted-position exercise to finish for growth hormone release…

[Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4X, 4x mass workout, anabolic, anabolic accelerator, biotrust, burning fat, cardio, cardio myths, continuous tension, diet tips, fat burner, fat burning, fat-to-muscle, fat-to-muscle workout, GH, growth hormone, growth hormone release, high-rep, high-reps, muscle burn, muscle-building, negative-accentuated, pro-x10, probiotics, protein farts, pyramids, spring, tension overoad, tension-overload repetition quantity, TORQ, ultimate fat-to-muscle workout, x-centric

Get More Muscle Detail

Q: I’ve been on one your four-days-a-week Heavy/Light Program, and I’ve put on lots of size. I’m big, but I’m not ripped. I’m ready to get cut, so should I just stay on that program and add cardio? I’d like to try something new, but I don’t want to lose size. I just want to add more muscle detail.

A: First, you need to clean up your diet. If you don’t have a fast metabolism, which it sounds like you don’t, you’ll also need to start doing some cardio if you want to see more muscle detail; however, if you’ve been following our newsletters for a while, you know there are ways you can change your weight workout so that you burn more fat during recovery (and you won’t need as much cardio)…

[Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: beach, biotrust, burn fat, cardio, cut, direct/indirect, fat burner, fat burning, fat-to-muscle workout, freak-physique workout, free supplements, growth hormone, heavy/light, metabolism, muscle damage, muscle detail, muscle gains, negative-accentuated, physique, pro-x10, probiotics, protein farts, recovery, ripped, slow negatives, stretch overload, stretch-overload workout, t/nt, traumatic/non-traumatic

How to Thicken Your Back and Re-Rip Your Abs

Jonathan Lawson bent-arm bent-over laterals - How to Thicken Your Back and Re-Rip Your Abs

Q: In the Pre-Ex 3X Mass Workout and Size Surge 2.0 e-books I just got, you have bent-arm bent-over laterals for midback. The illustration shows palms facing back, but I feel them better with my palms down. Which way is best for midback mass? I need more thickness between my shoulder blades.

A: The bent-arm bent-over lateral raise is a CONTRACTED-position midback exercise in the Positions-of-Flexion mass-building protocol. You do them like a bent-over lateral raise for your rear delts, only you allow more of an elbow bend so you can better squeeze your middle traps to thicken your back. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4X, abs, anti-aging, back thickness, back training, back workout, bent-arm bent-over laterals, fat burner, fat burning, fat loss, GH, growth hormone, heavy pyramids, holidays, hormones, mass-4x, midback exercises, midback mass, mike westerdal, muscle builder, POF, positions of flexion, pre-ex 3x, protect your family, real life self defense, Size Surge, thick back, thicken your back, weight gain, weight loss, winter mass

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