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More Size, Density, and Arnold’s Immensity

Jonathan Lawson squatting

Q: I totally agree with your Power-Density mass-building ideas. For density work, you’ve suggested multi-rep rest/pause, but 3 heavy sets with only 15 seconds of rest between them really wipes me out, especially on legs. I’m dead for the rest of my workout. Is there something less taxing I can use for density up front? 

A: First, we want to applaud you for realizing the importance of DENSITY, or endurance, work. Missing that get-bigger trigger is why most wanna-be-big bodybuilders grow so slow. They think it’s all about training heavy ONLY to gain more size… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 2a fibers, arnold, austrian oak, belly fat burn, burn fat, chasing the pump, density, endurance, extended tension time, fat burning, fiber types, growth fibers, mass techniques, microtrauma, miracle fix, more size, multi-rep rest/pause, muscle immensity, negative-accentuated, power-density, tension time, x-rep partials

Top 3 In-the-Gym Fat-Burning Tricks

Q: What can I do during my workouts to get leaner right now? I have some pounds to lose, especially around my middle. My goal this year is to see abs all summer, so I want to get rid of the fat fast.

A: You may be doing some of these things already, but here are our top-3 tips to ramp up fat burning in your weight-training workouts (of course, you also have to adjust your eating to make these tricks super-effective):

[Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4x mass building, abs, afterburn, anabolic, anabolic fasting, bodyfat, brad pilon, cardio, eat stop eat, fat burning, fat loss, fat-burning tricks, fiber activation, fiber stress, get lean, growth hormone, intermittent fasting, lactic acid, metabolism, micro tears, microtears, microtrauma, mitochondria, muscle burn, muscle pump, occlusion, positions of flexion, testosterone, triple-shredded combo, ultimate fat-to-muscle workout, weight loss, x-centric, x-treme lean

1 Set of 1 Exercise for More Cuts, Veins, and Size

Q: I’ve been using an X-centric set [lift in one second, lower in six] for every muscle and have noticed more cuts, veins, and I’m pretty sure more muscle size. I usually use it on the last set of a 4X sequence, but I’ve heard it’s better on the first set to get more of a warmup. Which is better, the X-centric set on the first or last set of 4X?

A: In a previous newsletter, we outlined how to use an X-centric set on the last set of a 4X sequence with The Ultimate Fat-to-Muscle Workout. We showed a lat routine with 4X on the first exercise.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1 set of 1 exercise, 3x, 4X, anabolic, anabolic hormones, anabolic reset, capilarization, cardio myths, diet tips, dr. michael mosley, fat burning, fat-to-muscle workout, fatigue, growth hormone, intensity, metabolic adaptions, microtrauma, more cuts, more size, more veins, muscle fibers, muscle growth, muscle size, myofibrillar expansion, physique, sarcoplasm, sarcoplasmic expansion, tension time, testosterone, triceps workout, ultimate fat-to-muscle workout, vascular, vascularity, x-centric

Size and Shreds Now: Jacked Fat-to-Muscle Workout

Q: I know that the short rests between sets with 4X get your fat burning jacked with growth hormone. How can I use 4X in The Ultimate Fat-to-Muscle Workout for a double-whammy? Where would you suggest I put it, or should I use it at all?

A: The Ultimate Fat-to-Muscle Workout has you train each muscle group only once a week. That’s because you use heavy sets as well as X-centric and high reps for more fiber microtrauma—which encourages fat burning as well as muscle-fiber remodeling…

[Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4X, 4x mass method, 4x method, cardio myths, complete workouts, diet tips, fat-to-muscle, fat-to-muscle workout, fiber trauma, growth hormone, heavy pyramids, jacked, microtrauma, muscle fibers, short rests, size and shreds, testosterone prescription, testosterone replacement therapy, trt, x-centric

3 Fast Fat-to-Muscle Tips to Get You Ripped

If you’re like us, you’re a little concerned. Spring is just a few weeks away and summer will be here before you can say, “Who stole my abs.” When the heat hits, you don’t want to be the victim of an ab-napping. It’s a lot more fun if you peel off your shirt that first warm day at the beach, pool, or lake and your midsection looks like acid-etched granite.

Of course, there is a downside. You have to put up with all the glares, stares, and the questions, like, “Man, how do I get ripped?” or “What workout are you on?” or “Can I touch your abs?” LOL!

[Read more…]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: 10x10, 4X, abs, adipose, belly fat burn, burn fat, Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology, cardio, drop sets, European Journal of Applied Physiology, fast fat-to-muscle tips, fat burning, fat-to-muscle, fat-to-muscle tips, fat-to-muscle workout, fiber recruitment, growth hormone, hormone trick, hormones, hypertrophy, interval cardio, microtrauma, muscle fiber recruitment, muscle microtrauma, negative-accentuated, negatives, research, ripped, self-esteem, slow-mo, steady-state cardio, testosterone, TORQ, ultimate fat-to-muscle workout, vascularity

2 Quick Ways to Jack Up Muscle Gains

Steve Holman forced rep on preacher curls, Jonathan Lawson spotting - 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

Ignite a Fat-to-Muscle Reshuffle

Jonathan Lawson posing outside - Ignite a Fat-to-Muscle Reshuffle

Q: I got your three fat-loss e-books [Triple-Shred Offer], and I’ve read them all. Great information, and I’m soooo ready to start. I like the X-treme Lean High-Definition Workout, but I’d want to incorporate a negative-accentuated set for each muscle [as you discuss and include in The Ultimate Fat-to-Muscle Workout]. Where should I put the NA set in the X-treme Lean Workout? I want to be ripped this summer while I still have time!

A: Excellent question, and we’re glad you’re tailoring the workouts to your needs—to rip up faster. You’re right. Using a negative-accentuated set for each bodypart should make the X-treme Lean High-Def Workout even better, just don’t get carried away (of course, you’ll also need to stick to the diets and eating info in that e-book as well)… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: blood flow blockage, diet, fat burning, fat loss, fat-to-muscle, fat-to-muscle workout, GH, growth hormone, ignite, lean mass, lose fat, microtears, microtrauma, motivatoin, muscle trauma, muscle-buidling, muscle-fiber activation, negative-accentuated, occlusion, recovery, triple-shred, triple-shredded combo, ultimate fat-to-muscle workout, weight loss, x-traordinary abs, x-treme lean

Slow, then Go — Double-Speed Muscle Growth

DB upright rows

In the past, we’ve mentioned how changing tempo on each set can produce huge growth effect.

For example, if you’re using the X-centric training method, you do your first set X-centric (lift in one second, lower in six), your second in standard style (lift in one second, lower in 3), and your last as a speed set (each rep in 1.5 seconds)… But can you fuse two for a killer double-speed muscle growth combo-to-grow method? Yes…

[Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: microtrauma, pre-fatigue, sarcoplasmic expansion, Size Surge, slow-mo, speed reps, x-celeration, x-centric

More Mass-Building Myths Busted (logic or looniness)

Frank Zane relaxed and aesthetic physique - More Mass-Building Myths Busted (logic or looniness)

Q: I read where old-school bodybuilders would use lighter weights and higher reps on some exercises before competition to get more muscle detail. That’s total B.S., right?

A: On the surface, yes. But ending a bodypart with higher-rep work—or even doing entire workouts with higher rep work, enhances muscle burn. No, that’s not fat burning—at least not in a strict sense… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 3d muscle building, 3d pof, big basic exercises, bodybuilders, cardio, diet, eccentric, fat burning, GH, growth hormone, legs, mass-building myths, microtrauma, muscle detail, muscle fiber recruitment, muscle fibers, muscle-building, negative-accentuated, old-school, POF, positions of flexion, quads, steven j. fleck, tension time, time under tension, TORQ, William J. Kraemer, x-centric, x-centric mass workout

Shift Your Anabolic Mass Machine Into Overdrive With Progressive Speed

Ripped back on pulldowns - Shift Your Anabolic Mass Machine Into Overdrive With Progressive Speed

Q: I love the 4X mass method and am already seeing new size from it after only two weeks. I notice you’ve been recommending different methods on each set sometimes. Does that work better for mass? Should I be doing that?

A: One method we often recommend is the progressive speed tactic. We know one thing about it for certain: The feel is unreal—deep ache with a muscle-expanding pump after only three sets… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4x mass method, anabolic, eccentric, failure, growth fibers, mass, microtrauma, muscle fibers, myofibrillar expansion, negative-accentuated, progressive speed 3x, progressive-speed, pump, sarcoplasm, sarcoplasmic expansion, sarcoplasmic fluid, Size Surge, size surge workout, speed sets, testosterone, x-celeration, x-centric

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