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Mass-Building Puzzle Solved—For Now, Part 2

Jonathan spotting Steve for hammer curls

I mentioned that hypertrophy researcher Chris Beardsley has said that a muscle recovers after only 48 hours. That’s two days. So does that mean we should train each muscle three times a week: M-W-F, for example?

There are considerations, such as intensity, muscle damage, and supercompensation… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: Chris Beardsley, hypertrophy, intensity, mass-building, muscle damage, recovery, supercompensation

Mass-Building Puzzle Solved—For Now, Part 1

Charles Poliquin, from the side

I like puzzles—but most people would give up on one that lasts 50 years and is constantly changing…

Building muscle is a moving target because the body adapts, is subjected to various life stresses, plus it’s always aging. Those factors make finding the perfect long-term mass-building routine difficult, if not impossible. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: adaption, Charles Poliquin, hypertrophy, mass-building, muscle-building

Your Mass-Building Needs

Steve Holman doing incline one-arm laterals with muscle-curve diagram

The longer I’m in this bodybuilding maze, the clearer it becomes that everyone responds differently due to unique needs.

Sure, there are some basic facts about efficient hypertrophy you should adhere to, like the best mass-building resistance curve on any exercise is hardest at stretch and easiest at contraction… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: failure, hypertrophy, mass-building, muscle-building, resistance curve

We were wrong: Our biggest mass-building misstep

Steve Holman doing incline one-arm laterals with muscle-curve diagram

Learning how to train properly and efficiently for the best mass gains is an evolutionary process…

Even so, you can work out for years thinking you’re on the right track and then—Boom!—an epiphany wakes you up. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: biomechanics, delt exercises, ideal exercises, mass gains, mass-building, shoulder exercises

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