Yesterday I listed the major factors that cause damage… [Read more…]
Tips to Grow Mass Like Crazy, Part 1
Yesterday I mentioned the big secret to fast muscle growth: achieving the right stimulation-trauma balance consistently.
Your goal is to train a muscle again right after damage has been repaired and supercompensation (growth) has occurred. If you train too soon or too long after, you won’t grow much if at all. [Read more…]
Know This, And You’ll Grow Like Crazy
What is the big secret to fast muscle growth? No, it’s not steroids—although you can do a lot of things wrong and grow like a weed if you’re on drugs.
I’m talking about clean bodybuilders who use only supplements like protein, vitamins, minerals, creatine, etc. [Read more…]
Muscle Soreness Doesn’t Mean Growth, But…
I recently saw an IG post explaining that muscle soreness does not equate to muscle hypertrophy.
True. While muscle soreness is usually caused by micro-tears in muscle and connective tissue, it merely means you did something your muscles aren’t used to… [Read more…]
The Truth About Muscle Growth, Part 3
You saw some of the problems in getting giant leaps in muscle mass for the average drug-free bodybuilder… [Read more…]
The Truth About Muscle Growth, Part 2
Yesterday I explained the misguided notion that you should be stronger and bigger at every workout. (Photo of Jonathan Lawson by Michael Neveux) [Read more…]
The Truth About Muscle Growth, Part 1
The goal is to trigger hypertrophy at every workout. So you should grow before your next one.
True—in a perfect world. Pro bodybuilder Mike Mentzer thought that was possible after he retired and began training people…
He said that if his clients didn’t get stronger, and therefore bigger, at each workout, something was wrong. [Read more…]
New Study: Quick Workouts, Faster Muscle Growth
I’ve been told that my 35-minute workouts need to be longer because my rest between sets need to be more than a minute if I want the best growth effects.
I caved and recently tried it. But my results were not any better—in fact, I felt as though I was regressing. Could it be that my body type and musculature are just more responsive to 20-second-rest “density” training? [Read more…]
Mass Acceleration and Damage Reduction, Part 1
In yesterday’s newsletter I discussed muscle damage and how it can impair growth. And that damage is not just a result of too many sets; it can also be the result of excessive intensity—and many times both. [Read more…]
Question to Ask for More Mass
Muscle growth can be slow. In fact, it usually moves at a snail’s pace. Ten pounds in a year is considered spectacular progress.
That’s less than one pound a month. But could it be—should it be—faster? [Read more…]
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