Yesterday I discussed how the first Mr. Olympia Larry Scott reshaped his biceps somewhat from bulbously long and thick to more tweaked and peaked. [Read more…]
Muscle-Shaping Madness (photos)
In the last few newsletters, I focused on researcher Chris Beardsley’s observation on how muscles can grow in specific areas…
In a nutshell, he says that muscle can grow in length from stretch resistance, which creates more size at the ends of the target muscle, OR muscle fibers can increase in diameter from contraction, or contractile force, which thickens the muscle more near the center, a.k.a. the belly of the muscle. [Read more…]
If This Mass Research is Right…Mind Blown!
Mr. America/Mr. Universe Doug Brignole sent me into mind-bending mode by recommending that I delve into researcher Chris Beardsley’s work…
I’ve quoted Beardsley in this newsletter on a number of occasions, as he discusses many things that verify what I do in the gym, and his ideas have helped me tweak my workouts for significantly better mass gains—like [Read more…]