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Mass Mantra #20

Steve with a beard in a relaxed backyard pose

Here’s another great quote from Dr. James DiNcolantonio (follow @drjamesdinic on Instagram): [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: Dr. James Di Nicolantonio, Dr. James DiNicolantonio, intermittent fasting, lean, mass mantra, ripped, shredded

Time to Get Ripped for Summer?

Steve in a most muscular pose in his backyard

Q: I know you like to be in shape for the summer. You look ripped in pics. When do you start paring down winter fat, and how do you do it? [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: get ripped, lean, lean muscle, ripped

He looked fit, then he took of his shirt—Holy Sh!#

Frank Zane in clothes vs. a physique shot holding a sword

Don’t judge a look when it’s covered. Someone can appear fairly average in clothes, especially drug-free bodybuilders—lean and fit. But when the shirt comes off, they can look 20 pounds heavier and ripped. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: aesthetic, Brad Schoenfeld, built for life, drug-free, lean, physique, symmetry

New Ripped Muscle: The After-Fast After-Burn

Steve Holman in a smooth most muscular *before* pic compared to a lean-and-muscular side pose *after* pic

In the new Muscle-On, Belly-Gone “Diet” ebook, Steve outlines how he used 12-to-14-hour fasts a few days a week to get ripped in 10 weeks.

From mid-June to the end of August 2021, he hunkered down, muscled up, and leaned out. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: abs, anabolic, anabolic diet, before and after, diet, fat burning, free e-book, growth hormone, insulin, intermittent fasting, lean, muscle building, muscle-on belly gone, Old Man Young Muscle, ripped, ripped muscle, Steve Holman, testosterone, thyroid, vascularity

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 136: Bruce Lee’s V Physique (4 Pics)

4 photos of Bruce Lee's V-tapered physique

Here are four shots of Bruce Lee showing his impressive V-tapered torso. Obviously, Lee wasn’t a competitive bodybuilder, but his acid-etched physique stunned those who witnessed it in peak condition. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: bodybuilding zen, bruce lee, lean, physique, v-taper

Washboard Abs with Mass

Jonathan Lawson doing dumbell shrugs

Q: I just started the Size Surge program. I love it and can already see results! I just had a question about abs. In the this program, you have only one day for abdominal work. Is that really enough to get great washboard abs? Can I add some ab training to other days or maybe the off days?

A: You can add some ab work if you like, but keep in mind that your abs are getting a lot of work supporting your torso on all the big exercises you’re doing on Monday and Friday—from presses to upright rows to squats. Notice how Jonathan has washboard abs in this photo as he does dumbbell shrugs, showing that they’re almost always working to some degree… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: ab exercises, abs, indirect work, lean, ripped, ripped abs, Size Surge, washboard abs, x-treme lean

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 98: Bruce Lee’s Kick-Ass Muscle

Bruce Lee showing wide cobra-like lats

Bruce Lee wasn’t a competitive bodybuilder, but his physique stunned those who witnessed it in peak condition. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: bodybuilding zen, bruce lee, frank zane, jacked, lean, mr. olympia, physique, ripped

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

Look Like a Bodybuilder

Jonathan Lawson's back, before and after

Q: I’m a powerlifter, but I want a better physique. I’m not sure how. I’ve got some muscle, but I sure don’t look like a bodybuilder. What should I do? I’m thinking I just need more isolated exercises for each muscle, like pushdowns for triceps. If I keep pushing heavy weights on all those exercises, I’ll look more like a bodybuilder, right? Do any of your e-books address my problem?

A: You gave a clue to one of the big reasons so many trainees make slow-to-no muscle gains: They’re brainwashed into believing that heavy training exclusively is what builds mass. That’s simply not true… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 2a fibers, arnold, athletic-aesthetic physique, bodybuilder, bodybuilding, brad pitt, carbs, dual-capacity fibers, fast-twitch fibers, lean, look like a bodybuilder, muscle density, muscle gains, perfect physique, physique, power-density, powerlifter, powerlifting, tension time

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 4: Bruce Lee Ripped

Okay, Bruce Lee wasn’t a competitive bodybuilder, but his physique stunned those who witnessed it in peak condition.

Hard to believe he was 5’8” and weighed only 128 pounds. You read that right.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic reload, biotrust, bodybuilding zen, bodybuilding zen 4, bruce lee, drop fat, free protein, lean, low-carb protein, ripped, shredded, x-treme lean

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