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Solving the Big-Muscle Puzzle

Dumbell shrugs

Q: Thank you for clearing up the muscle-growth mystery for me. I always believed in going heavier and heavier to get bigger. Now I know that’s only a small part of the puzzle. Working in the 4X method, X Reps, drop sets, and even some of your high-rep TORQ sets has already gotten me bigger in just a few weeks. My question is, Do you think some people get a better size response from power training and others get more size from density [endurance] work?

A: Absolutely. As we mentioned in a previous newsletter, the BIGGEST powerlifters don’t train for sarcoplasmic (endurance fluid) expansion yet have good muscle size. That’s because they were big dudes in the first place, which may signify more myofibril-building capacity. That would explain their extraordinary strength. The myofibrils are the actin-myosin strands inside the muscle fiber that generate force, but for most trainees that’s not the key to ULTIMATE SIZE… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 10x10, 4x method, actin, bad gas, biotrust probiotic, drop sets, ectomorphs, fat burning, force generation, free probiotics, free supplements, glycogen, hardgainers, heavy sets, mass building, mitochondria, muscle building, muscle fullness, muscle growth, myofibrillar growth, myosin, powerlifters, pro-x10, sarcoplasmic expansion, tension overload, tension time, TORQ, X Reps, x-centric, x-hybrid techniques

Super Split for Size and Strength

Screaming deadlifts

Q: I’m a big fan of your workouts and have purchased most of your e-books. Thanks for all the advice and keep up the inspiring work! I have a 15-year-old son who’s starting to get serious about lifting. He wants to play football, so he’s looking to improve his overall size and strength.  Would you recommend your 4X Mass Workout for him? I’m trying to figure out which of your programs would be best for someone his age.

A: For football, your son will want to concentrate on building strength and power with size as an after-effect. The 4X Mass Workout is primarily for muscle mass with less of a strength emphasis… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4x method, anabolic acceleration, anabolic drive, bad gas, biotrust, football, free probiotics, free supplements, hormones, positions of flexion, pro-x10, probiotics, size and strength, Size Surge, training for teenagers

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 38: Sergio Oliva’s Biceps

Sergio Oliva’s monster mass, wasp waist, and incredible proportions are legendary—and his physique is still shocking, even by today’s over-drugged standards…
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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold schwarzenegger, arnold's biceps, arthur jones, biceps, biceps exercises, biceps peak, biotrust, free pro-x10, free probiotics, larry scott, Nautilus, out-for-in/in-for-out, physique, pro-x10, probiotics, sergio oliva, Sergio Oliva Jr., x-traordinary arms

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 34: Arnold on the Beach

With the crappy weather outside, we thought a jolt of beach-body motivation was in order.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic reload, arnold, Arnold on the beach, arnold schwarzenegger, bad gas, beach body, biotrust, bodybuilding zen, classic physique, free probiotics, free supplements, free trial, john balik, motivation, pro-x10, probiotics, Size Surge, summer body, winter training

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 32: Doug Brignole’s 59-year-old Arms

A few Zens back, we mentioned that our friend and colleague Doug Brignole recently won the 2019 Drug-Free Mr. Universe Open division at age 59. 

He’s not a mass monster, but rather cut from the aesthetic-physique mold. Nevertheless, even in a T-shirt, his physique is very impressive, as you can see from this flexing pic [photo courtesy of Doug Brignole]… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: aesthetic, bad gas, biotrust, bodybuilding zen, doug, Doug Brignole, drug-free, fast-twitch, free pro-x10, free probiotics, free supplements, mass, mr. universe, physique, pro-x10, probiotics, slow-twitch, Super TORQ

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 30: Frank Zane Gym

There was a period in competitive bodybuilding when art and aesthetics ruled. The gargoyles were not winning, and Frank Zane, pictured below was more than okay with that… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 2-day intermittent fasting, aesthetic, biotrust, bodybuilding zen, diet, frank zane, free pro-x10, free probiotics, free supplements, intermittent fasting, perfect physique, perfection, physique, pro-x10, probiotics, ripped, super-size crash course, symmetry

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 28: Ronnie Coleman vs. Jay Cutler

Two legendary Mr. Olympias of the past couple of decades are pictured below, Ronnie Coleman (left) and Jay Cutler (right). (Bill Comstock photo). [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: bad gas, Bill Comstock, bodybuilding zen, free pro-x-10, free probiotics, free supplements, Jay Cutler, mr. olympia, pro-x10, probiotics, protein farts, ronnie coleman, Ronnie Coleman vs. Jay Cutler

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 26: Doug Brignole, 59-year-old Mr. Universe

Our friend and colleague Doug Brignole just won the 2019 Drug-Free Mr. Universe Open division at age 59. Very impressive [photo courtesy of Doug Brignole ]… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: biotrust, bodybuilding zen, Brad Schoenfeld, Doug Brignole, drug-free, European Journal of Sports Science, free probiotics, free supplements, gas, growth threshold, high-rep, higher-rep training, mass building, mr. universe, power-density, pro-x10, probiotics, Super TORQ, tension-overload repetition quantity, TORQ, zen

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 24: Mike Mentzer’s Triceps

Mentzer side triceps - Arnold vs. Mentzer—No-Cardio Fat-to-Muscle Training

In a previous newsletter, we talked about Mentzer’s incredible overall mass and his Heavy Duty training style. But Mike Mentzer’s triceps were one of his most impressive muscle groups… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: after-40 muscle building, arm training, arms, bodybuilding zen, free pro-x-10, free probiotics, free supplements, heavy duty, mike mentzer, pro-x0, probiotics, protein farts, triceps, triceps exercises, triceps sweep, x-traordinary arms

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 22: Freddy Ortiz & Larry Scott

The photo below of Larry Scott and Freddy Ortiz was taken circa 1962 in front of Vince’s Gym in Studio City, California. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4x mass method, after-40, bad gas, biorust, bodybuilding zen, density training, Freddy Ortiz, free pro-x10, free probiotics, free supplements, larry scott, pro-x10, rep cadence, vince gironda, vince's gym

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