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Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 285: Arnold 1974 Throwback

Franco, Arnold, Frank Zane, and Lou Ferrigno backstage at the 1974 Mr. Olympia

Panic ensues at the Fruit of the Loom fashion show when someone sets the thermostat to 45 degrees.

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1974 Mr. Olympia, arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilding zen, Franco Columbu, frank zane, Lou Ferrigno, mr. olympia, POF, positions of flexion

New Method for “Hulk-like” Upper-Chest Mass

Lou Ferrigno doing incline presses in the 1970s.

I’ve mentioned how incline presses, with a barbell or dumbbells, aren’t efficient at building upper-pec mass.

That’s because the active levers, the upper arms, move toward your chin as you press. They should move toward the insertion of the pecs, the sternum… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: chest exercises, chest workout, hulk, Lou Ferrigno, upper chest

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 46: Lou Ferrigno

Lou Ferrigno doing concentration curls

Back in the 1970s, people thought Arnold was big—almost too big. Then came Lou Ferrigno, who was even bigger… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: after-40 muscle building, arnold, big arms, bodybuilding zen, fix your shoulder pain, huge arms, Lou Ferrigno, Michael Neveux, mr. olympia, no more shoulder pain, pumping iron, rick kaselj, shoulder pain, too big, x-traordinary arms

New Muscle Size With Speed and Progression

Heavy bench press

Q: I am almost 50 and making incredible gains with the 4X method. I was reading that top trainer Charles Glass believes new muscle growth can be created with this style, thickening new fibers as well as expanding the sarcoplasm. However, he says you should still go “heavy” every so often. Every time I do that, my joints ache for days. Should I just put up with it and pile on the poundage every couple of weeks?

A: If you like going mega heavy, do it—but you’ll suffer the consequences. Glass says to train heavy every so often in order to keep the type 2B power fibers growing… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4x method, Charles Glass, downward-progression 4x, Dr. Dimitrios Stamou, eat the fat off, freaky ripped, Harvard research, heavy weights, Lou Ferrigno, muscle size, power fibers, progression, pumping iron, ripped muscle, sarcoplasm, short rests, size, speed reps, type 2b

Ultimate Exercise for Shoulder Size

Jonathan Lawson, wide-grip rack pulls

Q: Maybe I missed it since I’m a relatively new subscriber to your newsletter, but what is the Ultimate Exercise for shoulder size; wide-grip dumbbell upright rows or dumbbell presses?

A: We first identified each Ultimate Exercise for every major bodypart in our first e-book, The Ultimate Mass Workout. There’s a comprehensive chapter on each one, why they are best, and also a few complete programs with just those moves—like V-handle chins for lats… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Blog, X Files Tagged With: 2a fibers, bodybuilders, density, Dr. Dimitrios Stamou, eat the fat off, endurance fibers, fast-twitch fibers, Harvard research, Lou Ferrigno, Power, power pyramids, power-density workout, pumping iron, pyramids, ripped muscle, rotator cuffs, shoulder size, ultimate exercise for shoulders, Ultimate Mass Workout

2 Tips for Unstoppable Arm Size

Jonathan doing barbell curls

Q: I want to experiment with 10×10 on arms to see if I can get another inch of growth. Would you suggest 10×10 combined with Positions of Flexion, or just 10×10 alone on one exercise? One exercise just doesn’t seem like enough angles are worked to hit all the fibers.

A: There are two ways you can approach 10×10 for unstoppable arm size. The first is using 10×10 on one biceps and one triceps exercise at your one arm workout each week. The key to getting the most growth is the bodypart split. For example… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 10x10, arm size, arm specialization, arm workout, Dr. Dimitrios Stamou, eat the fat off, efficiency-of-effort, Harvard research, heavy/light, Lou Ferrigno, POF, positions of flexion, pumping iron, ripped, ripped muscle, tips, unstoppable arm size

More Outer Quad Sweep

Jonathan Lawson squatting

Q: I need more outer quad sweep. A guy at the gym told me to use a narrow stance on squats, but that feels a bit unnatural to me. Will that actually help build the outer quads?

A: We asked our colleague and research maven Jerry Brainum about developing outer quad sweep before. Here’s what he had to say… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: bodybuilding, Dr. Dimitrios Stamou, fat loss, Harvard research, jerry brainum, leg exercises, leg workout, legs, Lou Ferrigno, mass boosting, mri studies, outer quad sweep, pumping iron, quad sweep, quads, ripped, ripped muscle, shed fat, squat stance, squats, thighs, ultimate exercises, Ultimate Mass Workout

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