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More Mass, No Squats

Q: I recently read your Ultimate Power-Density Mass Workout. Very insightful info. I learned so much and am applying it in the gym with unreal results. My workouts are 10 times better and also a lot shorter. Thank you! One question: In the Basic Power-Density Workout you have squats as one choice for the ultimate quad exercise. I’ve always heard that you have to squat to grow, so that’s what I’m using. But I seem to remember reading at some point that you guys don’t do free-bar squats. How come?

A: The number-one reason we don’t do them at the moment is past injuries—and, no, you don’t have to do heavy, spine-compressing free-bar squats to grow. Let us explain… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: aesthetic, alain gonzales, arnold, athletic-aesthetic physique, basic power-density workout, fiber activation, injuries, Jonathan, more mass, muscle-building, no squats, perfect physique, spine compression, squats, symmetry, thighs, Ultimate Mass Workout, Ultimate Power-Density Mass Workout, x-rep mass-detail workout

Jonathan: Chest, Back, Abs

Started with upper chest today, and think I’ll stick with doing that up front. Seems to be more efficient, and works were I need it a bit more… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Jonathan Lawson, X Blog Tagged With: abs, back, chest, Jonathan

JONATHAN: DELTS, ARMS

It’s officially summer, so I changed things up a bit. Okay, it had nothing to do with the season, and I just wanted some change, but it was still good timing for some variety… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Blog Tagged With: Jonathan, MMX, Power, X-cel, X-cen

Fat Loss With NO Cardio?!

Arnold relaxed on beach

Q: I read that you guys got super ripped without doing any cardio. I also saw that Arnold had incredible fat loss with no cardio, relying on weight training only. Is that true?

A: According to John Balik, former Publisher of IRON MAN magazine and Arnold’s friend and one-time training partner, the only thing close to real cardio that Arnold did was occasional walking or running on the beach… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold schwarzenegger, cardio, fat loss, fat-to-muscle, iron man, john balik, Jonathan, steve, x-treme lean

Train to Failure – Muscle-Building Simplicity

Q: I just got the Size Surge 2.0 e-book. I see the two programs Jonathan used to build 20 pounds of muscle in 2 1/2 months has him using only one or two work sets per exercise, both work sets to failure. What does “train to failure” really mean? Did he use forced reps? Negatives? Or just stop when he could no longer get a full rep?

A: Jonathan trained alone for Phase 1, which was a three-days-a-week mass-exercise anabolic primer. That means he couldn’t do forced reps or negatives… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic primer, failure, forced reps, Jonathan, negatives, Size Surge, static contraction, static hold, tension time, train to failure, transformation, X Reps

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