Woke up feeling under the weather. I entertained the idea of missing, but I decided I wasn’t that bad off. All I needed was a shorter, less-intense version of MMX, which is where antagonist-muscle supersets come in. Supersets can be intense, but I did the first round as X-centric, a 1/6 rep cadence, on most exercises. I upped the weight for the second round and did around 10 reps for each exercise. Worked great, and I was done in about 35 minutes… [Read more…]
Jonathan: Chest, Back, Abs (14-year anniversary)
Super-TORQ MMX
It was a celebratory Tuesday training blast this morning. Today marks the 14-year anniversary of when we first launched our X-Rep site with our first e-book, The Ultimate Mass Workout. I celebrated by trying not to cry from the deep muscle burn this morning. LOL… [Read more…]
Steve: Full-Body MMX (Rest/Pause add-on)
I discussed bumping up the intensity/volume with either an add-on drop set or rest/pause (R/P). The rest/pause add-on won (the number in parentheses)–but even that small amount of extra work with a static hold after, I had to cut it short, as you’ll see… [Read more…]
Steve: Full-Body MMX (extended sets)
The shapely blonde gal who was on the Smith machine Wednesday was on the leg extension today. Yep, again she got in my way–but that’s okay. I simply did calves first, which felt great. And on every exercise today I tried to do some form of extended sets–from X Reps to Static Holds to Supersets… [Read more…]
Steve: Full-Body MMX (mass mix-up)
Felt great, very energetic, as I hit the gym at 6:50 this morning. I was psyched for Smith-machine squats–but a nice-looking gal was on it, so I had to start with Seated calf raises. Finished–she’s still on the Smith machine. On to chest. Done–she’s still on it. Damn. I got all the way through back before she was finally off. Sheesh. The silver lining is that I was more energetic for calves, chest and back–not having done Smith squats yet. More good news–anabolic drive was kicked up with squats right before delts and arms. So maybe this mass mix-up was a good thing–change to gain… [Read more…]
Jonathan: Chest, Back, Abs (Tuesday Torture)
Super-TORQ MMX
Since the “pain” is so good, maybe Tuesday Torture isn’t the right phrase. “Torcher” is a better word choice, because chest and back were on fire! Shoulders were, too, but that was a combination of workout fatigue with soreness building from yesterday’s workout… [Read more…]
Steve: Full-Body MMX (recover to grow)
Today is Thursday, usually an off-from-the-gym day for me. But with these full-body workouts three times a week for multiple weeks, I’ve been feeling a bit drained. Solution: Recover to grow with a two-workout week–Monday and Thursday. The extra day of rest made a huge difference. The pump was better, I had more energy and I didn’t need a nap after the session. The question is, Should I go back to three workouts next week or keep it at two for one more round?Monday’s workout may tell the tale and dictate the workout sequence. Here’s how today’s full-body blast went… [Read more…]
Jonathan: Chest, Back, Abs (paintastic!)
Super-TORQ MMX
With how pumptastic yesterday’s workout was, I had a feeling the results would be paintastic today, and they were. Delts haven’t been this sore in ages, and it’s rare for my biceps to get sore, but if soreness equates to growth, these things are going to be huge! LOL! Based on today’s chest and back work, tomorrow should be very interesting… [Read more…]
Steve: Full-Body MMX (stretch-holds)
Jonathan: Chest, Back, Abs (Freaky Friday)
POF MMX
The change from POF early in the week to 10×10 for the late-week workouts keeps thing interesting, and helps bring back the Freaky Friday fluctuation. Finding proper work weights and rest periods adds to the fun, as short rests with 10×10 seem to keep things moving along well, both from a time and muscle-feel standpoint… [Read more…]