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New Muscle Size With Speed and Progression

Heavy bench press

Q: I am almost 50 and making incredible gains with the 4X method. I was reading that top trainer Charles Glass believes new muscle growth can be created with this style, thickening new fibers as well as expanding the sarcoplasm. However, he says you should still go “heavy” every so often. Every time I do that, my joints ache for days. Should I just put up with it and pile on the poundage every couple of weeks?

A: If you like going mega heavy, do it—but you’ll suffer the consequences. Glass says to train heavy every so often in order to keep the type 2B power fibers growing… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4x method, Charles Glass, downward-progression 4x, Dr. Dimitrios Stamou, eat the fat off, freaky ripped, Harvard research, heavy weights, Lou Ferrigno, muscle size, power fibers, progression, pumping iron, ripped muscle, sarcoplasm, short rests, size, speed reps, type 2b

Best 5-Week Attack for More Mass (get BIG before summer!)

Q: I’ve got about five weeks before I start my cutting regimen (early April). I was thinking about using one of the phases in The Super-Size Crash Course e-book. Which one of the routines do you suggest if I want to get big before summer? I want to grow as much mass as possible before I start reducing calories, etc.

A: You didn’t provide your age. That’s important because if you’re still young and like to train heavy, the Phase 1 program in the Super-Size Crash Course is a great one…

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 2b fibers, big before summer, bodyweight training, get big, get big quick, myofibrillar growth, power fibers

Triple-Threat Mass-Building Sets (use with caution)

Jordon Williamson before and after - Triple-Threat Mass-Building Sets (use with caution)

Q: I’ve been training for about 20 years now (I’m 44), and I am getting my 14-year-old son into it. He’s been working out about four months, breaking in, but I still do NOT want him to go “heavy.” I have him using your 4X method, which is great at his stage. I was thinking about the Progressive-Speed 4X version as well, specifically the speed set in order to help build the power fibers. Is that a good idea at his age, or should he use with caution?

A: First, what you have him doing now is perfect. Moderate-weight growth-threshold 4X is fantastic for young teens getting into lifting. Heavy weights may damage young joints early on, so it’s a good idea to get neophytes gradually acclimated… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 4X, 4x method, breaking in, downward-progression 4x, dp 4x, growth threshold, heavy pyramids, heavy training, jordon williamson, mass building, power fibers, progressive-speed 4x, ps 4x, super-size crash course, teenage trainees, TORQ, training for teenagers, use with caution, x-celeration, x-centric

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