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Mr. O’s Stretch Overload for Shocking Mass

Ronnie Coleman and his incredible traps

Yesterday, in my discussion on incline presses, I mentioned that recent studies are indicating that stretch overload is a big key to more hypertrophy.

It’s one reason powerlifters have such massive traps—heavy deadlifts, an exercise that puts those muscle in a max-stretch struggle from start to finish… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: bodybuilders, Mr. O, mr. olympia, powerlifters, ronnie coleman, traps

Mr. America on Mr. O’s Biceps Shape Shift

Larry Scott's awesome arms flexed

A few newsletters ago, I had photos of the first Mr. O Larry Scott in his prime and later in life after he decided to see if he could reshape his biceps—higher peak—by removing preacher curls from his arm workout and emphasize “peak-contraction” exercises. Results… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arm workout, biceps exercises, biceps peak, biceps shape, larry scott, Mr. O, mr. olympia

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 80: Ronnie Coleman’s Mind-Blowing Mass

Ronnie Coleman's back, two poses

Ronnie Coleman won the Mr. Olympia eight times, and his incredible monstrous physique set a new standard in the pro ranks. Check out the back shot on the right—striations on top of striations. Incredible… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: beyond x-rep, bodybuilding zen, bodyweight training, Jay Cutler, mass, Mr. O, mr. olympia, physique, pro bodybuilder, ronnie coleman, striations, x-only, x-only sets, x-rep-only sets

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 20: Lee Haney

Lee Haney - famous lat-spread pose in NY by Neveux

The photo of Lee Haney below was taken by our friend and former Iron Man owner/photographer Michael Neveux. It’s iconic to say the least, and Mike was one of the best bodybuilding photographers of all time. But back to Haney… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4x mass workout, after-40 muscle-size manual, bad gas, bodybuilding zen, danny padilla, density training, free pro-x10, free probiotics, free supplements, goals, Lee Haney, Michael Neveux, middle age, mike neveux, Mr. O, mr. olympia, physique, powerlifting, pro-x10, probiotics, protein farts, stimulate, vince gironda

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 18: Dorian Yates

Dorian Yates ushered in the mass-monster era of bodybuilding with his 1992 Mr. Olympia victory. Even the Mr. O before him, Lee Haney, who was massive in his own right, knew that Dorian was a new breed of sheer mass and density. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 1992 Mr. Olympia, bad gas, biotrust, bodybuilding zen, Brad Schoenfeld, brutal workouts, Dorian Yates, free pro-x10, free probiotics, free supplements, heavy duty, Lee Haney, mass monster, mechanical tension, metabolic stress, mike mentzer, Mr. O, mr. olympia, muscle damage, POF, pre-ex, pre-ex 3x, pre-exhaustion, pro-x10, probiotics, protein farts, zen

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