Doug had an interesting take on recovery and growth after a workout, something I totally agree with: 48 hours, or two days, is usually not enough… [Read more…]
Your Muscle Recovery Moving Target
Q: I’m 75 with years of lifting experience, but the [40-minute] Old Man Young Muscle 2 workout 3 times a week feels like too much at times. I do great for two weeks, but then I lose motivation and feel tired. Am I overtraining? Any suggestions?
A: I’ve mentioned here many times that your recover ability is a moving target… [Read more…]
Ultra-Hardgainer Hypertrophy
Q: After your recent newsletters on rest weeks, add-on exercises, and recovery, I’m starting to wonder if I’m doing too much to grow. I just turned 50 and am a hardgainer, more so than yourself. Do you think I would do better with just a few sets of the ideal exercise for each muscle, not doing any add-on exercises? [Read more…]
Muscle Gainer, Sore Loser
In the last training newsletter, we discussed muscle soreness, damage, and how it can prolong recovery and even stall growth. [Read more…]
Fewer Reps, More Mass?
Q: After my 20-rep set with a 1/3 tempo on the ideal exercise, I rest 20 seconds, then do a Speed Set (1.5-second reps) on that exercise. You say that you get 10 or fewer Speed Set reps, but I get 13, sometimes more. Should I cut my rest down to 10 seconds so I get fewer reps on my Speed Set? [Read more…]
Your Muscle-Recovery Tightrope
With almost 50 years of training experience, I’ve come to realize that incomplete recovery is the #1 roadblock to achieving the fastest hypertrophy your genetics will allow… [Read more…]
Mass Mantra #44
Here’s an eye-opening quote is from former pro bodybuilder Tom Platz, who was third in the Mr. Olympia was third in 1981… [Read more…]
Mass Mantra #42
Here’s an eye-opening quote from hypertrophy researcher Chris Beardsley on muscle repair and recovery: [Read more…]
Mass Mantra #40
Another on-point quote from Dr. James DiNicolantonio (@drjamesdinic)… [Read more…]
Your Best # of Sets for Mass—new study, part 2
In the last training newsletter, I looked at a new meta-analysis that determined the best number of sets per week and optimal intensity for hypertrophy… [Read more…]
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