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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…

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 20-rep squats, 3d power pyramid, all-stretch workout, anabolic, anabolic acceleration, anabolic receptors, anabolic stretch, build mass, change to gain, elo-overload, ergo-log, European Journal of Applied Physiology, fiber recruitment, freak physique, freak-physique stretch-overload workout, freehand stretching, hypertrophic, mass machine, metabolic, muscle elongation, muscle growth, muscle stretch, platz legs, platz quads, pure-positions stx, quads, slow-twitch, stretch overload, stretching routine, STX, stx method, testosterone, tom platz, Truth About Testosterone

Freaky Mass-Maker Workout

Platz Quads closeup - Untapped Freaky Mass Trigger

Q: I’m using the Anabolic Reload Mass Workout and really feel the high-rep set first on the big exercises, like bench presses. I’m only 30, but I’m wondering if a few weeks down the road I should try using stretch-exercise-first workout in Chapter 8 [The Over-40 STX Workout] to get some new freaky mass?.

A: New research says absolutely. Not only will that high-rep stretch set first help you activate more fast-twitch fibers on the heavier sets that follow, it will also trigger a unique layer of muscle mass… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 3d muscle building, anabolic, anabolic reload, Brad Schoenfeld, freaky mass, hypertrophy, quads, sissy squats, squats, stretch, stretch position, stx workout, tom platz

Jonathan: Thor’s Day Thunder (Legs)

Jonathan Lawson before after

Same as last week, I had to bump the Wednesday workout to Thursday, so maybe legs is just going to naturally evolve into Thor’s Day training. LOL! The thunder in my quads was deep… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Jonathan Lawson, X Blog Tagged With: calves, hamstrings, legs, quads

Jonathan: Throwdown Thursday (Legs)

Jonathan Lawson before after

Leg training should’ve happened yesterday, so it was Throwdown Thursday today. Funny how sleep works… I overslept by about 30 minutes yesterday, and that threw my entire morning off. Then I woke up 3 hours early this morning. Yes, 3 hours. Needless to day, it’s been a productive day already… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Jonathan Lawson, X Blog Tagged With: calves, hamstrings, legs, quads

Steve: Wicked-Pump Wednesday (iso-legs; MMX delts, arms; upper-body circuit)

Steve Holman after one month of X-Rep training
I kept everything the same as last Wednesday – except I ended with a 4-move upper-body circuit. Great way to augment the pump and get some auxiliary work for chest and back…

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Filed Under: Steve Holman, X Blog Tagged With: arms, back, biceps, calves, chest, delts, hamstrings, legs, quads, shoulders, triceps

Steve: Fired-Up Friday (MMX Compound Aftershock)

Steve Holman after one month of X-Rep training
I was motivated today, but for some reason my lower back wasn’t. Felt like a minor impingement, so I avoided Semi-stiff-legged deadlifts and simply did two sets of Flat-back hypers. The DB squats were no problem on my back, so those stayed in–wicked burn done immediately after high-rep Sissy squats…

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Filed Under: Steve Holman, X Blog Tagged With: abs, back, calves, chest, delts, hamstrings, legs, quads, shoulders

Steve: Show-Muscle Wednesday (MMX Aftershock arms & delts)

Steve Holman after one month of X-Rep training
I hit arms and shoulders with MMX Compound Aftershock; I used one or two isolation-move sets for legs, chest and back. Great workout–gotta love focusing on delt/arm pump…

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Filed Under: Steve Holman Tagged With: abs, arms, back, biceps, calves, chest, delts, hamstrings, legs, quads, shoulders, triceps

Jonathan: Legs (all-day afterburn)

Jonathan Lawson before after

Legs are hammered. It’s been 6 hours since I was in the gym, and I’m still dealing with the all-day afterburn. Feels so good to feel so much pain. LOL… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Jonathan Lawson, X Blog Tagged With: calves, hamstrings, legs, quads

Steve: MMX Aftershock (legs, chest, back, brachialis, abs)

Steve Holman after one month of X-Rep training
Felt great as I hit it at 6:20 a.m. in a fairly empty gym. Most of the cardio machines were occupied, but the weight area was vacant. Lucky me since I know the secret–resistance training is king. Quick Compound Aftershock attack today…

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Filed Under: Steve Holman, X Blog Tagged With: abs, back, calves, chest, forearms, hams, lasts, legs, midback, pecs, quads

Steve: MMX Compound Aftershock (iso legs, delts, arms, abs)

Steve Holman after one month of X-Rep training
It’s only January, but I feel as if my motivation is starting to come back with a vengeance. I had one of the best workouts in a long while today, and I even added a set for both chest and back at the end. Unusual to have so much energy as I left the gym…

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Filed Under: Steve Holman Tagged With: abs, arms, back, biceps, calves, chest, delts, forearms, hams, legs, quads, shoulders, triceps

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