In the last training newsletter, I was discussing my fireman son-in-law’s circuit workout and how he—and you—could use that idea with the OMYM workout… [Read more…]
Merry-Go-Round Mass Workout, Pt. 1
I was talking to my fireman son-in-law about the direct-indirect concept that was the subject of past newsletters…
With that, you train a muscle directly first, with the ideal exercise using the STX method followed by an add-on move. That gives you short-rest mass effects. [Read more…]
Mr. America’s New Workout
Mr. America/Mr. Universe and biomechanics expert Doug Brignole is doing a guest-posing exhibition in Las Vegas October 22. It’s at the AAU Mr. Universe that he won in 2019 (location: Plaza Hotel and Casino).
That means Doug is in contest-prep mode because he does not want to guest pose looking like a glazed doughnut. No chance of that. He’s a ripped 185 right now and very close to stage ready, as you can see here… [Read more…]
Simplified Mass Workout
Q: I don’t have much time to train. I like your 35-minute workouts, but can I pare them down? I’m thinking of doing only the ideal exercise for two sets or one set of the ideal and one of the add-on. Which way is best?
A: I’m all for variety, so I suggest constructing two different workouts with those parameters… [Read more…]
My Current Mass Workouts + Photo
Q: You’ve mentioned that you’ve altered your workouts and intensity. Can you give me a rundown of what you’re currently doing and results compared to last year? I’m 52 and putting on good muscle size with the Old Man, Young Muscle workouts, but if I can make even faster gains, show me the changes.
A: You’ve obviously been reading this newsletter, so you know that I added a functional cable unit to my pathetic home gym last October. Once I got the thing together, I felt a burst of enthusiasm, a good thing; however, my workout times started creeping up. Before I knew it, I was spending almost an hour at each… [Read more…]
Full-Range Back-to-Basics Mass Workout
Q: I just started reading up on your [Positions-of-Flexion] mass-building method. The full-range hit on each muscle makes so much sense that I can’t wait to try it. A friend said it helped him build 10 pounds of new mass in just six weeks. Where do I start? Is there a basic 4-days-per-week POF mass workout I can use?
A: We have POF in almost all of our e-books because it makes so much sense and has built so much muscle for so many—including us. [Read more…]
Mass Workout Remix + Size-Packing Tricks
Q: I’m looking for a hot, basic workout that will grow muscle fast. I see lots of people raving about Positions of Flexion, so I thought I’d use a basic POF workout with a proven track record. That would be the 3D Power Pyramid Workout [Chapter 2 in the Freak-Physique Stretch-Overload Workout e-book]. But I want to make a few changes. 1) Instead of 4 days a week, I’ll keep the two-way split and train M-W-F—so Wednesday’s workout will repeat on the following Monday and Friday; 2) I want to use TORQ on the last exercise, the contracted-position move. What do you think?
A: That sounds like a GREAT size-building plan. Here’s why.
The POF 2-way split listed in the Freak-Physique e-book has you hit a lot of bodyparts each day… [Read more…]
Two Mass Workouts a Week is All it Takes?
Q: I have both Anabolic Reload and Stretch Overload, and I love the high-reps-set-first STX method. However, I’m 61 years old and am wondering if I should try only two mass workouts a week instead of three. Right now I’m using the Pure-Positions STX program from Stretch Overload, and so far I feel somewhat drained. I’m also sore all the time, especially after the Friday stretch workout. Any suggestions for this old guy seeking new muscle?
A: Interesting that you ask about two full-body workouts a week. Recently Steve, who is now 58, was forced to train on only Tuesdays and Fridays—and his gains took a leap forward during that time. Exciting stuff… [Read more…]
Get Eye-popping Muscle Size with “Universal Fiber Hypertrophy”
Q: Getting growth in all of the muscle fibers, even the slow twitch, makes a lot of sense. I’m looking for the most mass possible as quickly as possible, so getting hypertrophy in ALL fibers is the answer. I’m more of a leaner, hardgainer type, so my question is, Should I do more high-rep sets than just the first to get eye-popping muscle size, as prescribed in Anabolic Reload?
It does make sense that wiry hardgainer types have more slow-twitch “endurance” fibers. It’s why skinny guys usually make the best distance runners (Steve missed his calling–Lol)… [Read more…]
Build Your Future Freak Physique Now
Q: Now that the weather has cooled down a bunch, I’m looking for a mass workout program for winter, to build as much size as possible. Then I’ll start to lean out in the early spring thaw. What type of program should I use? Big, basic power-bodybuilding routine or something like 4X Positions of Flexion? I can’t decide.
A: Winter is a long haul, so why not do both? A good place to start is with something like Jonathan’s Size Surge program—but you can do it with a few twists… [Read more…]