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The Simple Mass-Building Solution

The Simple Mass-Building Solution

Q: I’ve read a little on your Point-of-Flexion training, and it seems complicated. I was thinking about getting the 3D Muscle Building e-book, but I’m not sure I’ll understand it. I guess I really want to know two things: if it works and if I will “get it” once I read the e-book.

A: It’s actually “Positions” of Flexion, but “Point” of Flexion works too—same meaning. POF is far from complicated; in fact, it streamlines mass-building bodypart routines. POF gets to the “point”—you don’t waste time or effort so you have more recovery ability for maximum growth.

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 3d muscle building, 3d pof, anabolic primer, contracted, fiber activation, full range of motion, gains, mass building, mass-building solution, maximum growth, midrange, muscle growth, occlusion, POF, point of flexion, positions of flexion, simple mass-building, stretch, stretch overload, testosterone

Try This Odd Mass Attack for Wide Delts and a Broad Back

Try This Odd Mass Attack for Wide Delts and a Broad Back

One of Arnold’s favorite mass-building methods was antagonist-muscle supersets—chest/midback, bi’s/tri’s, etc.

Alternating two opposing muscle groups can do good things for anabolic drive, muscle stimulation, and even fat-burning metabolism. The problem is, it’s hard to superset in a crowded gym.

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4X, 4x mass method, 4x mass workout, anabolic drive, arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, broad back, delts, fat burning, finisher sets, hormones, mass attack, mass building, mass-building methods, metabolism, over-40, shoulder workout, supersets, testosterone, wide back, wide delts, wide shoulders

Iron Guru’s odd moves to get your back and arms huge

Iron Guru’s odd moves to get your back and arms huge

Q: I just got the Vince Gironda Legend & Myth anthology. Incredible info, but I’m wondering a few things. His drag curls and diver cable rows are cool exercises, but how do they fit into your Positions-of-Flexion system? Drag curls are similar to standing barbell curls, but you pull the bar up next to your body to your lower pecs, so the poundage is fairly low. Is it still a good midrange exercise?

A: Vince’s drag curl is similar to a regular barbell curl, but you keep the bar in contact with your body all the way up, so it’s much more isolated. And at the top, when the bar is at your lower chest line, your upper arms are more in a position that’s like the top of an incline curl, a stretch-position exercise. Now you’re probably really confused. LOL!

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 3d muscle building, arnold schwarzenegger, back and arms, clint eastwood, diver cable rows, drag curls, iron guru, just a fat f#@k, larry scott, legend, mass building, master trainer, mr. olympia, myth, odd moves, POF, pof manual, positions of flexion, vince gironda

Muscle-Building Myths—Or Are They? (controversial muscle-building info)

Muscle-Building Myths—Or Are They? (controversial muscle-building info)

Q: I heard that close-grip bench presses can build the inner pecs. But then a pro bodybuilder said that’s false. He said no exercise can build the “inner” pecs—or “lower” biceps for that matter, and that those are muscle-building myths. Which is correct?

A: While close-grip bench presses won’t direct development to the inner-chest area, some researchers suggest that putting a muscle into elongation, or stretch, against resistance can thicken the fibers at the insertion point. For example, doing flyes for more chest beef near the sternum… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4x mass workout, controversial, Doug Brignole, Dr. Jacob Wilson, inner pecs, Jacob Wilson, mass building, mike westardal, Mr. America, muscle fibers, muscle growth, muscle-building, muscle-building myths, outer pecs, power-density workout, protect your family, protein synthesis, sarcomeres, self-defense, strength, tension-overload repetition quantity, TORQ, Ultimate Mass Workout, ultimate power-density workout, volitional fatigue, X Reps, x transformation

Muscle Size by Priming the Pump: Do You Really Need a Warmup?

Muscle Size by Priming the Pump: Do You Really Need a Warmup?

Q: I don’t seem to see you guys talking about warm-up sets very often. Do I need to do any? I’m interested in building the most mass possible.

A: If you’re using something like our 4X mass method, you don’t need warm-up sets. The first easier sets prime the pump… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 3d muscle building, 4X, 4x mass method, 4x mass workout, cardio, concentrated warmups, focused warmup, growth threshold, hit, mass building, moderate weight workouts, muscle fatigue, muscle size, power-density, power-density mass workout, priming the pump, pyramid, tension time, testosterone, warm-up sets, warmup, warmups

Arnold’s Winter Training Routine

Arnold’s Winter Training Routine

Q: I want to get strong over the winter. I heard that that’s what Arnold used to do. I know that if I get strong, I will eventually get bigger, which was how the Oak did it. What’s the best workout for that?

A: First let’s get some insight into Arnold’s winter training routine. Former IRON MAN Publisher John Balik was there, often training with Arnold, and this is what he had to say about it: [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 3d muscle building, 3d pof, 3d power pyramid, arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, arnold's winter training routine, best workout, boost testosterone, gains, get bigger, hiit, iron man, john balik, john balik photo, mass building, muscle growht, p/rr/s, POF, positions of flexion, Power, power-pyramid, power/rep range/shock, pyramiding, rep range, shock, strength gains, stretch overload, testosterone, the oak, winter, winter training, winter workout, winter workouts, X Reps

Should You Skip Triceps Work?

Should You Skip Triceps Work?

Q: I was reading that because most bodybuilders do a lot of pressing, they shouldn’t do much direct triceps work. I do bench presses and incline presses for chest and overhead presses for shoulders, so isn’t that enough work for my triceps? I’m drug-free, so I don’t want to overtrain them.

A: Two things to consider:

1) MRI studies show that bench presses and overhead presses do hit the triceps, but mostly the medial and lateral heads; in other words, the bulkiest section of the triceps, the big long head, is almost totally neglected. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 3d power pyramid, anabolic stretch, arm stimulation, belly fat burn, bodybuilders, Double-X Overload, drug-free, dxo, fat loss, focus, force activatoin, freak physique, gains, hormones, lateral head, long head, mass building, medial head, mri studies, muscle growth, muscle stimulation, occlusion, overtraining, pof workouts, pressing, pure-positions stx, research, skip triceps, stretch overload, stretch-overload workout, t/nt, tension time, traumatic/non-traumatic, triceps

2 Quick Ways to Jack Up Muscle Gains

2 Quick Ways to Jack Up Muscle Gains

Q: I’m reading the Beyond X-Rep Muscle Building e-book, and I noticed that you have a section on X-centric training. But it’s not the same as what you describe in my X-centric Mass Workout e-book. Is one better than the other?

A: X-centric is our X-Rep vernacular for eccentric, which is the negative stroke of an exercise; that is, the lowering of a weight, like the downward portion of a bench press. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: belly fat burn, Beyond X, beyond x-rep muscle building, eccentric, fat burning, mass building, max-force point, microtrauma, muscle size, myofibrillar expansion, myofibrils, pure negatives, sarcoplasm, tension time, X Reps, x-centric, x-centric mass workout, x-rep partials, x/pause

Anabolic Primer: One Move Gets You Huge

Anabolic Primer: One Move Gets You Huge

Q: I’ve been using the POF-Power/Super-TORQ Mass Workout [in the Power-Density Mass Workout 2.0 e-book]. My mass gains have shot up significantly over the past several weeks. Alternating heavy POF work with Super TORQ [high-rep work on only one exercise] is producing the best growth response in years. My question is about the optional deadlifts that begin the Friday workout. Doing 8-10 reps hurts my back, so I’m thinking about using only one 15-to-20-rep set instead. Is that okay, or should I just train through the pain?

A: First, never “train through the pain” of injury. More on your lower back in a moment. Let’s address the question of reps… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic after 40, anabolic primer, back pain, deadlifts, fix my back pain, Gabriel Wilson, heavy pof, Jacob Wilson, lower back, mass building, mass gains, muscle adaptions, pain-free, POF, positions of flexion, power-density, power-density mass workout, Randall Strossen, rehab, rick kaselj, squats, Super TORQ, train through the pain

Triple-Threat Mass-Building Sets (use with caution)

Triple-Threat Mass-Building Sets (use with caution)

Q: I’ve been training for about 20 years now (I’m 44), and I am getting my 14-year-old son into it. He’s been working out about four months, breaking in, but I still do NOT want him to go “heavy.” I have him using your 4X method, which is great at his stage. I was thinking about the Progressive-Speed 4X version as well, specifically the speed set in order to help build the power fibers. Is that a good idea at his age, or should he use with caution?

A: First, what you have him doing now is perfect. Moderate-weight growth-threshold 4X is fantastic for young teens getting into lifting. Heavy weights may damage young joints early on, so it’s a good idea to get neophytes gradually acclimated… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4X, 4x method, breaking in, downward-progression 4x, dp 4x, growth threshold, heavy pyramids, heavy training, jordon williamson, mass building, power fibers, progressive-speed 4x, ps 4x, super-size crash course, teenage trainees, TORQ, training for teenagers, use with caution, x-celeration, x-centric

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