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Q: Your Progressive-Speed 4X method (from The Super-Size Crash Course) sounds like a killer mass method. As Coach Charles Poliquin used to say, changing tempo is a legit way to get new gains in muscle growth. But I’m into heavy training now, so I don’t want to start my work sets with a light [1/6 tempo] X-centric set. Can I do X-centric last?

A: You don’t have to use Progressive-Speed 4X  for new gains as we outline—with an X-centric set first (lifting in one second, lowering in six)… [Read more…]

TORQ Tweak For a Freaky Physique

Q: I totally love the Power TORQ tactic. Going 30, 20 and then heavy for six to eight reps on the last set instead of 15 gives me a great feel, like new fibers are firing and growing. My problem: I have a bum shoulder, so I’m thinking of doing the last set of TORQ bench presses as a speed set instead of heavy. Do you approve? I really want to develop a freaky physique.

A: That fits right in with a new method we’ve been experimenting with, along with Power TORQ. We call it Speed-Shift TORQ (until we think of something better–LOL)… [Read more…]