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Mass Mantra #52

Steve doing incline crunches

Here’s a great quote from Dan Go (Instagram: @FitFounder)… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: injuries, injury-free, mass mantra

Bigger, Stronger, Older?

Steve demonstrating scapulae retraction exercise

Q: The consensus has always been to do heavy compound exercises, like squats and rows, for mass. Do you not believe that? Your focus seems to be on isolation exercises. Don’t you think you would be bigger going heavy on the big exercises?

A: Even if I did think that heavy compound exercises built more mass, which I don’t, I would not emphasize them at this point. I’m 64 years old… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: compound exercises, heavy weights, injury-free, isolation exercises, older bodybuilder, older trainees

Your Muscle-Building “Why” for New Size

Jonathan Lawson squatting

I remember back in my late 30s, Jonathan and I were at Mike Neveux’s studio for one of our Iron Man magazine photoshoots… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: heavy training, injuries, injury-free, iron man magazine, mike neveux, muscle building, new size, squats

Low-Rep Muscle-Mass Lowdown

Jonathan Lawson lean and big - Low-Rep Muscle-Mass Lowdown

Q: What’s your opinion of low-rep sets, like singles, doubles, and triples? Will they help me build more muscle?

A: Low reps are more for developing strength, but indirectly they can help you add size. We say indirectly because low-rep sets help you develop neuromuscular [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: build more muscle, chest exercises, doubles, injury-free, low reps, low-rep, muscle gains, muscle mass, nerve force, neuromuscular efficiency, powerlifters, singles, size, static holds, StatX, strength, triples, X Reps

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