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Pose to Grow?

Steve (ectomorph) and Jonathan (mesomorph) - Sets, Reps, and Muscle-Size Success

Q: I’ve read that you can tense your muscles enough so that you can essentially pose to grow. But there’s no resistance involved at all, so I really don’t see how that’s possible. What do you guys think?

A: We used to be skeptical too, but we always notice that as we begin getting in shape and start flexing more as we check our progress (whether it’s in front of a camera or our bathroom mirrors), our muscularity increases quickly.

We thought it was just a coincidence, and that our training and diet were primarily responsible for our accelerated gains—and we were probably right for the most part. But a study we’ve discussed before suggests that flexing a muscle for extended periods does indeed help make your muscles larger and more detailed… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 3d hit, 3d muscle building, anabolic fasting, arnold, blood flow blockage, bodybuilders, brad pilon, eat stop eat, flexing, gains, get ripped, grow, gymnasts, intermittent fasting, occlusion, pose to grow, posing, positions of flexion, progress, progressive resistance, pumping iron, static flex, static hold, study, team universe, time under tension, x-traordinary arms

Muscle Mechanics: A New Twist for Awesome Arms

Q: I have learned an incredible amount from your X Arms e-book. My question has to do with emphasizing the biceps heads. You suggest total focus on one head at each workout. Instead, I want to use two sets in each position of flexion, with each set focusing on a different head. For example, for the first exercise (midrange), I’ll do one set of close-grip preacher curls for the outer biceps heads; then follow with one set of wide-grip dumbbell curls for the inner heads. I’ll do that for the stretch-position exercise and the contracted position exercise, using the specific movements in your e-book, one set for each head in each position. I plan to use that biceps routine every arm workout. I’ll use the same two-sets-for-each-position idea for triceps too. What do you think?

A: Let’s see, two sets in each of the three positions of flexion, one set for inner-head emphasis, the second for outer-head emphasis. Interesting. That’s a different strategy from what we outline in X-traordinary Arms, which is to focus on one head of the biceps at one workout, then focus on the other head at the next to build awesome arms. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 3d pof, awesome arms, biceps, biceps exercises, biceps shape, biceps workout, bodyweight training, build mass, jonathan lawson, mass building, muscle mechanics, positions of flexion, protein synthesis, x arms, x-traordinary arms

Prime the Pump and Go Anabolic

Q: I’ve seen you guys talk about Mass Finishers in the past. Is that a Positions-of-Flexion term, a special exercise, or something to do with the Pope?

A: Lol. It relates to mass—as in muscle size—and you could say that it’s a “special” exercise…

We first outlined this technique in the Size Surge 2.0 e-book—in the chapter on Mass-4X training. You do it after a full-range Position-of-Flexion bodypart routine (there’s a complete sample program there for every muscle group)…

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic, anabolic sleep, build mass, fiber activation, full-range, grow while you sleep, mass acceleration, mass finishers, mass-4x, muscle size, positions of flexion, prime the pump, pure negatives, Size Surge, sleep, slow negatives, special exercise, speed reps, speed sets, steroids, strength, x-centric

Pack On Mass—Prime-Time Style

Q: Okay, I’m moving into my late 40s, and I’m tired of all the joint pain from training heavy—shoulders, knees, hips. You name it! I’m from the lift-heavier-to-build-mass philosophy. But from all the research I’ve been seeing, it appears I don’t have to train very heavy at all to add plenty of muscle. I’m excited to try it, and I know you guys have been preaching about how these methods pack on mass for a while, but how should I start my transition?

A: No transition necessary. If you’re hurting that much, you should go right to the easy-to-follow 4X-style workouts. The relief—and new muscle gains—will amaze you (even younger guys should try a four-week all-4X phase for new growth)…

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4X, 4x mass workout, 4x workouts, belly fat burn, downward-progression 4x, fat burning, gains, heavy training, hormone trick, joint pain, pack on mass, positions of flexion, recovery ability, standard 4x, super-size crash course

Mass Building Mayhem—Serious Size Strategy

Muscular delt and arm - Quick Hits for Muscle Size

Q: You guys have so many different programs and mass tactics. Should I just pick a routine I like, do it for five weeks, then pick another? For example, I’m thinking about using 4X Mass Workout. Then I could go to Power-Density. Thoughts?

A: That can work very well. As we always say, change to gain. But when we say that, we are primarily talking about tactics, not exercises…

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 10x10, 4X, 4x mass workout, arnold, change to gain, clint eastwood, growth stimulation, heavy/light, iron guru, legend & myth, mass building, mass tactics, master trainer, muscle gains, muscle size, phase 1, positions of flexion, power-density, progressive speed, size, size strategy, Size Surge, subfailure, super-size crash course, supercompensation, TORQ, vince gironda, volume, volume progression

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 7: Arnold & Son

Check out Arnold in his prime below and his son Joseph, age 21. The resemblance is uncanny. Are genetics important in bodybuilding? Absolutely, as is the case in most sports. 

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 3d muscle building, arnold, arnold and son, arnold schwarzenegger, biotrust, bodybuilding, bodybuilding zen, bodybuilding zen 7, Brad Schoenfeld, dna, free probiotics, gassy, genetic potential, genetics, jonathan lawson, joseph baena, joseph schwarzenegger, marathon, mechanical tension, metabolic stress, muscle damage, muscle mass, POF, positions of flexion, pro-x10, probiotics, protein farts, protein shakes, Steve Holman

Quick Mass Tip: Double Down to Blow Up BIG

You already know that some type of overload is necessary for growth-fiber thickening. That’s called myofibrillar size.

The strands in the muscle fiber enlarge, giving you bigger muscles. Heavier loads can produce that…

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 20 pounds of muscle, 3d muscle building, 4X, bodybuilders, direct/indirect, double drop, force, free meals, get big, get big quick, growth fibers, healthy food, healthy food kit, heavier training, high-end hypertrophy, keto, keto meals, mass builder, Mass F/X, mass tip, meal prep, myofibrillar growth, myofibrillar size, positions of flexion, power pyramids, power/rep range/shock, quick mass, sarcoplasm, size surge program, swole patrol, tension times, TORQ

Loosen Up to Unleash Extreme Muscle Growth

Jonathan Lawson doing incline dumbbell flyes

Q: Have you heard of FST-7 training, and if so, what do you think of it? It has to do with stretching the muscle fascia from the inside with 7 sets of a big-pump exercise at the end of a bodypart workout. 

A: The idea of stretching the muscle fascia, which is the fibrous encasements that surround muscle fibers, has been around a while in many incarnations. The original method had trainees use a rigorous, painful stretching regimen after they trained a bodypart.

For example, after working hamstrings, the trainee would sit on the floor, legs straight and together, and his or her trainer would force the trainee’s torso forward to fully elongate the hamstrings—and it brought tears to the eyes.

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: any rambod, bodyweight training, fascia expansion, fascia stretching, fst-7, home training, loosen up, muscle fascia, muscle fibers, muscle growth, muscle mass, POF, positions of flexion, pump, recovery ability, stats, x-rep update

Get as Big as Possible as Fast as Possible

JL 3D Biceps - Ultimate Full-Range Mass Workout

Q: If I just do the basic [compound] exercises and continue to get stronger, won’t I get as big as possible as fast as possible?

A: That would seem to be true on the surface, but consider this: Strength equals force, so the stronger you get, the more you will develop size along that specific pathway—fiber size generated by force overload. But, as we’ve pointed out, there are two other key size-development pathways: stretch overload and tension/occlusion…

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 20 pounds of muscle, 3d pof, anabolic primer, arthur jones, as big as possible, belly fat burn, burn fat, fat loss fails, force overload, gains, get big, get strong, muscle mass, Nautilus, nautilus bulletin #1, occlusion, positions of flexion, size gains, strength equals force, tension

Convert New Muscle Strength to Serious Muscle Size

3D Triceps Positions

Q: I’ve been using the Power Pyramid Program (Chapter 2 in the Freak-Physique Stretch-Overload Workout e-book) for six weeks. I’m getting incredibly strong, but I’ve only gained about four pounds of muscle. I realize it’s a muscle strength workout with a size side effect, but now I’m ready to use my new strength to go for major muscle mass. I also want to get leaner. I’m 5’10” and weigh 200 pounds with 14 percent bodyfat. What type of routine should I follow? I really like using Positions of Flexion in the Power Pyramid Program. Can I just alter that routine somehow for my new goals? 

A: Ah, so now that you’re strong like an ox, you want to get even bigger with some leanness to boot. Sounds good, and it can and will happen. You just need to take your new power in a slightly different direction—still using the multi-angular attack of POF, but altered so you pack on the most muscle size—complete development from origin to insertion. 

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic fasting, animal study, bodybuilders, brad pilon, eat stop eat, exhaustion, fast-twitch fibers, fat burning, freak physique, freak-physique stretch-overload workout, get lean, GH, growth hormone, hypertrophic, intermittent fasting, muscle size, muscle strength, muscle-building, POF, positions of flexion, power pyramids, size, static holds, strength, strength building, stretch overload, STX, t/nt, tension time, testosterone, traumatic/non-traumatic, X Reps

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