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New Angle to Push Your Muscle Size Higher

Q: I love Positions of Flexion. I can totally feel it working new fibers, and the pump is off the charts. I’ve been doing midrange, stretch, and then contracted, but I just saw that you sometimes recommend the stretch-position exercise last. Is that a good idea? Why do that?

A: The standard order is midrange, stretch, and contracted, as you’ve been doing. For example, for triceps, it’s close-grip bench presses (midrange), overhead extensions (stretch), and pushdowns (contracted)…

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 3d muscle building, anabolic, anabolic hormones, change to gain, fiber activation, mass blast, mass building, modified pre-ex, multi-joint exercises, muscle fibers, muscle size, myotatic reflex, neuromuscular response, new angle, positions of flexion, pre-ex 3x, pump, testosterone, testosterone replacement therapy, triceps workout, trt

Study: Fast Reps for More Mass? (Plus the 8-10-8 Method)

Jonathan Lawson speed reps - Study: Fast Reps for More Mass? (Plus the 8-10-8 Method)

It’s always interesting to see studies that come out on muscle activation with varying protocols. One of particular interest is from the National Strength & Conditioning Association [May 29, ’15]…

It compared two protocol, but with the same time under tension and load, 60 percent of 1-rep max. The exercise was Smith-machine bench presses, and the subjects were experienced resistance trainers… [Read more…]

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