Q: At 52, Old Man Young Muscle workout has been a godsend for me. I’m bigger and stronger, and all of my aches and pains from the ego lifting I did in my youth are almost completely gone. My question is, I’m to the point where I get 25 reps on free-hand sissy squats. Do you use a weight vest to increase resistance? What do you suggest? [Read more…]
Freak-Physique Quad Mass: Oak vs. The Quad Father
Q: You mentioned that Arnold never used sissy squats [a quad stretch-position exercise]. I know that Tom Platz did them a lot. Do you think that may be one reason Platz had such freaky quads? Did Arnold miss the boat? [Read more…]
Elo-Overload: Mass Machine Gasoline
Q: I’ve been hearing a lot about muscle stretch and how it’s uniquely anabolic. What’s the best way to build mass with this information—a freehand stretching routine?
A: Freehand stretching routines can do okay things for muscle growth. In fact, a recent study showed muscle hypertrophy from ONLY freehand stretching, but it wasn’t extreme…
[Read more…]New study: Untapped freaky mass trigger
New research says stretch-overload—elongating the target muscle against resistance—is an untapped muscle mass trigger…
According to respected muscle-training researcher Brad Schoenfeld, Ph.D…
This is the first study I’m aware of that shows that a relatively modest loaded stretching protocol produces significant hypertrophy in humans.