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Freak-Physique Techniques: Once per week

Massive chest flexed

Q: I stumbled across some of your old daily training blog posts, and I notice that you’d often call your last workout of the week Freaky Friday. What’s up with that? Are those freak-physique techniques you use something I can implement to grow more mass quickly? I need more size!

A: Bodybuilders always need more size—somewhere. And that’s why we implemented freak-physique techniques on Fridays for a long time. Freaky Friday was basically our way to train “outside the box.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: Doug Brignole, freak physique, freaky friday, intensity tactics, intensity techniques, Mr. America, power-density mass workout, Super TORQ, tension-overload repetition quantity, TORQ, ultimate exercise

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 86: Ray Mentzer Classic Mass

Ray Mentzer unseen photo, archer pose in black and white

This black-and-white shot of Ray Mentzer is one we haven’t seen before (we’re not sure of the photographer). It’s when Ray won the 1979 Mr. America. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1979, aesthetic, bodybuilding zen, classic physique, coronavirus, mike mentzer, Mr. America, pandemic, physique, Ray and Mike Mentzer, ray mentzer, symmetry

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 84: Ray and Mike Mentzer Beach Muscle

Ray and Mike Mentzer on the beach

This shot of Mike (kneeling) and Ray Mentzer on the beach is a classic, one that Steve had framed on his wall in his early 20s for motivation. The photo is by Wayne Gallasch of GMV Productions out of Australia (www.gmv.com.au).  [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1970s, 1979, bodybuilding zen, Mike and Ray Mentzer, mike mentzer, Mr. America, Ray and Mike Mentzer, ray mentzer, San Antonio, Texas, Wayne Gallasch

The Size-Stretch Connection: Muscle Elongation for Mass Creation

Dumbbell flyes showing thick pecs - Mass-Building Myths—Or Are They? (controversial muscle-building info)

Q: Your Positions-of-Flexion mass training is great! Using the 3D Muscle Building e-book and workouts, I’ve designed different programs for myself with the three-exercises full-range stimulation, and I credit POF with the 50 pounds of muscle I’ve built over the years. Thank you. My question is, What do you think about starting with the stretch-position exercise for each POF bodypart routine? Stretch is one of the biggest mass stimulators because of that muscle elongation, so why not start with it?

A: Your question reminded us that years ago we experimented with the stretch-move-first method, and it produced such good gains that a video was created, “Hypercontraction Training.”

For example, you train a few sets of FLYES first for pec stretch overload. Then you work bench presses (midrange) and end with cable crossovers (contracted)… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 3d muscle building, Doug Brignole, free protein, free supplements, hyper contraction training, low-carb protein, Mr. America, muscle elongation, muscle size, muscle stretch, myofibrils, POF, positions of flexion, sarcopasm, size, stretch overload, traumatic overload

Feel Your Muscle Grow

Muscular torso in a lat spread pose

Q: Your 4X training is fantastic. It has me growing again, and it’s perfect with 3-way POF. My question is about muscle feel. How important is it for size increases? I ask because I have trouble feeling some major body parts, like shoulders and chest.

A: We think it’s EXTREMELY important to feel the target muscle working; if you don’t, you may be using other muscle groups to move the weight or simply not innervating enough muscle fibers for a big anabolic response. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4x training, anabolic response, Cleveland Clinic, imaginary exercise, Jim Stoppani, massthetic, Mr. America, muscle feel, New York University, Ohio University, POF, ray mentzer, tension time, time under tension, tut, University of Washington, x-centric training

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 53: Ray Mentzer on the Beach

This most-muscular variation by Ray Mentzer on the beach may be his best condition ever. The photo is by Wayne Gallasch of GMV Productions out of Australia.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: Australia, bodybuilding zen, coronavirus, GMV Productions, home gym training, home gym workout, home training, legend & myth, mass building, master trainer, mike mentzer, Mr. America, powerblock, quick-start muscle building, ray mentzer, Texas, vince gironda, Wayne Gallasch

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 49: Mike Mentzer, Beach Freak

This John Balik photo of Mike Mentzer is insane—serious freak on the beach and one of the best pics of Mike we’ve ever seen… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, beach, beach body, bodybuilding zen, frank zane, heavy duty, iron man magazine, john balik, legend & myth, mike mentzer, Mr. America, mr. olympia, mr. universe, Muscle-Building Quick Start, quick-start muscle building, ray mentzer, vince gironda, Weider

Spike Your Muscle Gains

Q: I’ve been reading about 4X and TORQ. I’m 25 and usually train heavy, but now that I have to train at home, I’m looking for the best way to keep building muscle without a lot of weights. I’m afraid with these light training methods I might lose muscle. I’ll try them because I have no choice right now, but I think heavy is the way to grow. How do I know I won’t shrink if I don’t pony up for more weights in my home gym?

A: We’ve both been using 4X-based training techniques for several years. If a couple of old guys whose anabolic hormones aren’t what they used to be don’t shrink, you won’t. In fact, we’ve got trainees from all age groups who’ve tried 4X and TORQ and many start using them constantly because they make such great gains… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4X, anabolic fasting, anabolic hormones, bodbuilders, brad pilon, Doug Brignole, eat stop eat, gains, get ripped, intermittent fasting, mass program, Mr. America, muscle gains, power-density, power-density mass workout, Super TORQ, TORQ

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 45: John Grimek

John Grimek, at 5’ 8 1/2” and around 220 pounds, was one of the most massive bodybuilders of his era. He was the AAU Mr. American in 1940 and ’41, and at age 38 he beat Steve Reeves for the 1948 NABBA Mr. Universe. He retired from competition the next year.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic fasting, anabolic hormones, bodybuilding zen, brad pilon, eat stop eat, home gym, home-gym training, intermittent fasting, John Grimek, Mr. America, mr. universe, olympic lifting, steve reeves

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 44: Jim Haislop’s Proportion

We featured Jim Haislop, 1968 Mr. America, way back in Zen 8. We recently ran across this shot of him, and all we can say is, Whoa! [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: bodybuilder, bodybuilding zen, Doug Brignole, fast-twitch fibers, frank rich, heavy-light, hypertrophy, jerry brainum, Jim Haislop, massthetic arms, Mr. America, physique, power-density, slow-twitch fibers, symmetry, vascular arms, vascularity, veiny arms

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