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Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 78: Danny Padilla’s Twisting Mass

Danny Padilla in a twisting back pose on stage, cropped photo

Danny Padilla was known in pro bodybuilding back in the day as “the Giant Killer.” That’s because at only 5’2”, his perfect mass-symmetry combo allowed him to beat bodybuilders who were much taller and larger than he was. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4x mass method, aesthetic, after-40 muscle building, arnold, bodybuilding zen, clint eastwood, danny padilla, density training, giant killer, larry scott, legend & myth, master trainer, stone age nutrition, symmetrical, symmetry, train 21 rest 7, vince gironda

Countdown to Mass: Your Growth Threshold

Lee Labrada doing cable curls

Q: I get really winded on some exercises, like squats and rows, with only 35 seconds between 4X sets. I’m still sucking air when it’s time to start my next set. Is it okay to take more time?

A: Yes, but we believe that to get the DENSITY size effect you’re after with the 4X mass method, you should have a countdown so you don’t rest more than one minute between sets. Former pro bodybuilder Lee Labrada said… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4X, countdown, density training, growth threshold, Lee Labrada, legend & myth, master training, pro bodybuilder, rest, rest time, vince gironda

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 66: Dorian Yates Mass Machine

Dorian Yates on stage

Dorian Yates won his first of six Mr. Olympia titles in 1992. His huge, grainy physique was the next step up from the more aesthetic previous Mr. O, Lee Haney… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1992 Mr. Olympia, aesthetic, bodybuilding zen, Dorian Yates, heavy duty, iron guru, Lee Haney, legend & myth, mass machine, master trainer, mr. olympia, pre-exhaustion, quick-start muscle building, slow-twitch exhaustion, stx method, vince gironda

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 64: Arnold Double Muscle

Arnold, double biceps in front of chalkboard

One reason Arnold is considered by many to be the greatest bodybuilder of all time is that he could look shockingly massive or aesthetically sculpted, as in this photo. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: aesthetic, anabolic accelerator, arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, art zeller, bodybuilding zen, Gene Mozee, hypertrophic, iron guru, legend & myth, massive physique, master trainer, mind-muscle connection, multi-angular training, quick-start muscle building, venice, vince gironda

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 53: Ray Mentzer on the Beach

This most-muscular variation by Ray Mentzer on the beach may be his best condition ever. The photo is by Wayne Gallasch of GMV Productions out of Australia.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: Australia, bodybuilding zen, coronavirus, GMV Productions, home gym training, home gym workout, home training, legend & myth, mass building, master trainer, mike mentzer, Mr. America, powerblock, quick-start muscle building, ray mentzer, Texas, vince gironda, Wayne Gallasch

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 49: Mike Mentzer, Beach Freak

This John Balik photo of Mike Mentzer is insane—serious freak on the beach and one of the best pics of Mike we’ve ever seen… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, beach, beach body, bodybuilding zen, frank zane, heavy duty, iron man magazine, john balik, legend & myth, mike mentzer, Mr. America, mr. olympia, mr. universe, Muscle-Building Quick Start, quick-start muscle building, ray mentzer, vince gironda, Weider

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 47: Danny Padilla’s Mass

We featured Danny Padilla back in Zen #19, but after recently running across the gym photo below, we had to include him again. That’s because every time we see it, all we can say is, “Damn!” [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 10x10, 4x method, 8x8, arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, Charles Poliquin, danny padilla, density training, fat fuck, genetics, German volume training, giant killer, home gym, home training, legend & myth, mass, mass building, mr. olympia, slow-twitch fibers, symmetry, vince gironda

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 43: Arnold’s Mass

We’ve mentioned in previous newsletters how Arnold had an instinct for training every muscle from the three critical angles—midrange, stretch, and contracted, what we call POF.

And it’s why he built one of the most massive physiques of his era.

 Arnold, most muscular pose on stage

Loaded stretch exercises may have been the biggest key to his mass. Check out this quote from respected researcher Brad Schoenfeld, Ph.D. on a recent stretch study [“Stretch training induces unequal adaptation in muscle fascicles and thickness in medial and lateral gatrocnemii,” Scand J Med Sci Sports, Jan 30, 2017]…

Studies in animals have shown that loaded stretch is a potent stimulus for muscle growth, most notably shown by the early work of Jose Antonio…. [But] this is the first study I’m aware to show that a relatively modest loaded stretching protocol produces significant hypertrophy in humans.

Notice the words “modest loaded stretching” and “significant hypertrophy.” Exciting stuff!

Arnold made it a point to do pain-inducing stretch-position moves for almost every muscle—like biceps…

Arnold doing incline curls

Stretch-position exercises are the most neglected in the gym because they can hurt—but they work…

It’s clear that muscle stretch is one of the 3 hypertrophy keys that you should attack for freaky muscle growth. And many researchers think stretch is the ultimate get-bigger trigger. For you, that means in the gym…

Do loaded muscle elongation for super-size stimulation! Here’s how to do it…

The Freak-Physique Stretch-Overload Workout contains mass-building research, stretch exercises for EVERY muscle plus multiple workouts supercharged with anabolic stretch, including 3D Power Pyramid (Positions of Flexion) and Pure-Positions STX (slow-twitch exhaustion). This may be the most important mass-building information you’ve ever read, and for a limited time you can add it to your mass-building library, a $19 value, for ONLY $9 HERE.

Till next time, train hard—and smart—for BIG results.

—Steve Holman and Jonathan Lawson
www.X-Rep.com


“[Arnold’s] just a fat f#@k” — say what?

Iron Man Publisher John Balik worked at Vince’s Gym in Studio City back in the ’60s. He has great memories—and funny stories—like when Arnold walked in for the first time…

“I am Arnold Schwarzenegger, Mr. Universe,” the Oak proclaimed proudly…

Vince looked up over his glasses, paused and said, “You look like just a fat f#@k to me.” And looked back down.

It brought Arnold down to earth and made him realize he needed to be more polished, more ripped, to be the greatest of all time…

And that’s what he did, winning the Mr.Olympia seven times…

We can say from experience that Vince was unique in his approach to both people and training…

We’ve got the over-300-page e-book anthology on Vince and all of his methods, and it’s a treasure trove of mass-building, physique-etching info. You’ll definitely want this in your mass-building library for sure…

–> Check out Vince Gironda: Legend & Myth HERE

It will blow your mind and blow up our muscles—everything from Train 21 Rest 7 to 10-8-6-15 to Vince’s Stone Age Nutrition to Failure vs. 60-80 and much, much more (remember, it’s over 300 pages!). 

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, Brad Schoenfeld, fat fuck, freak physique, john balik, legend & myth, physique, stretch-overload workout, STX, vince gironda, vince's gym

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 36: The Arnold Stroll

Arnold walking with no shirt

It’s winter, so many of our Zen newsletters these days are motivation oriented. One of the photos that inspired us way back was this one of Arnold walking through the streets of Venice, California… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilding zen, fat fuck, freak physique, get-bigger trigger, hypertrophy, john balik, legend & myth, motivation, physique, POF, stretch-overload workout, venice, vince gironda, vince's gym, winter motivation

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 35: Mohammed Makkawy

Mohammed Makkawy is one of the greatest short bodybuilders of all time. At only 5’3”, the Egyptian-born athlete defeated men much taller with his proportioned, no-weak-points physique… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4X, abs, after-40 muscle building, bodybuilder, bodybuilding zen, density training, iron guru, legend & myth, master trainer, Mohammed Makkawy, mr. olympia, physique, vince gironda

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