Yesterday I listed the major factors that cause damage… [Read more…]
Tips to Grow Mass Like Crazy, Part 1
Yesterday I mentioned the big secret to fast muscle growth: achieving the right stimulation-trauma balance consistently.
Your goal is to train a muscle again right after damage has been repaired and supercompensation (growth) has occurred. If you train too soon or too long after, you won’t grow much if at all. [Read more…]
Know This, And You’ll Grow Like Crazy
What is the big secret to fast muscle growth? No, it’s not steroids—although you can do a lot of things wrong and grow like a weed if you’re on drugs.
I’m talking about clean bodybuilders who use only supplements like protein, vitamins, minerals, creatine, etc. [Read more…]
Top Muscle-Building Breakthrough
Q: I’ve been using [end-of-set] X-Rep partials and making the best gains of my life. It’s got to be the top muscle-building breakthrough I’ve ever used. You guys always seem to be at the cutting edge of mass techniques. Any other secrets you can recommend to boost my gains?
A: Thanks for the kind words regarding X Reps. They were definitely a big muscle-building breakthrough and they’ve done great things for thousands of trainees—and we made the best gains of our lives our first X-Rep year—in only five weeks with them (no steroids, no trick photography—although the lighting is different and we have tans in the afters)… [Read more…]
The First-Set Secret to Muscle Size
Q: I have a hard time feeling warmed up for my first heavy set. I’ve tried three progressively heavier warmup sets before my work set, but I still don’t feel ready to blast on my first work set on most exercises. That’s a problem because it is my only work set, as I’m using your 3D HIT program [listed in X-traordinary Arms]. It’s like I’m wasting my big midrange exercise. Should I do two work sets for insurance?
A: We believe that not being warmed up properly is one of the biggest reasons high-intensity programs fail to build much muscle. Being completely “warm” for your first work set is important on any program, but it’s especially critical on one-work-set-per-exercise routines like our 3D HIT. We’ve got a couple of solutions for this first-set secret to muscle size… [Read more…]