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Behind-the-Neck Shoulder Safety

Behind-the-neck presses

Q: I’ve seen you guys recommend behind-the-neck pulldowns before in your newsletter as long as lighter weight and a specific range of motion is used, but you never seem to mention behind-the-neck presses. Is the behind-the-neck press not a good shoulder exercise?

A: First understand that any type of behind-the-neck move—pulldown or press—can overstress the shoulder capsule. It’s not a natural position; however, the behind-the-neck position can provide a unique angle of pull on the target fibers for new development… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: behind-the-neck presses, behind-the-neck pulldowns, bullet-proof shoulders, negative-accentuated, no more shoulder pain, rick kaselj, shoulder capsule, shoulder exercises, shoulder pain, shoulder presses, shoulder size, shoulders, slow negatives, x-centric, x-centric mass workout, x-centric method

Wider Shoulders

Jonathan Lawson delts abs

Q: How can I get wider shoulders, and I mean as wide as possible? I want more of a classic bodybuilder look.

A: Wider shoulders will definitely give you a more commanding appearance, but understand that your shoulder width is limited by your clavicle, or collar-bone, width. The good news is that you can still look a lot wider with full, round delts. Larry Scott, the first Mr. Olympia, had narrow clavicles, but he packed a lot of meat on his delts and solved the problem, becoming the best bodybuilder in the world in his day. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 3d power pyramid, biotrust, bodybuilder, clavicles, delts, freak-physique stretch-overload workout, free protein, free supplements, larry scott, low-carb protein, max-force generation, mr. olympia, POF, positions of flexion, ripped, shoulder exercises, shoulder workout, shoulders, whey protein, wide shoulders, wider shoulders

Old-School Muscle Moves

Q: I noticed in some of your newsletters and in articles on your website that you guys do behind-the-neck presses and behind-the-neck pulldowns. Don’t you know those can trash your rotator cuffs? 

A: You’re not the first to reprimand us for using those so-called dangerous old-school muscle moves. However, we think the injury potential of behind-the-neck pulldowns and behind-the-neck presses is overblown because it’s dependent on genetics, exercise form, and where you place them in your program.

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: back, back extercises, behind-the-neck presses, behind-the-neck pulldowns, belly fat burn, exercise form, fat loss, hormone trick, injury, lat exercises, midback exercises, muscle-building, new-school, old-school, old-school muscle moves, physique, results, rotator cuffs, shoulder exercises, shoulders, Size Surge, size surge workout

Gymnasts’ Muscles—Olympic Size-Sculpting Method

If you’ve watched the male gymnasts during the Olympics before, you no doubt noticed their eye-popping upper-body mass. Some have delts, arms, and torsos that resemble competitive bodybuilders’. Very impressive, especially considering that muscle mass isn’t one of their goals; it’s just a side effect of their sport…

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic, animal study, arms, blood flow blockage, bodybuilders, continuous tension, delts, explosive reps, fat loss, fat loss fails, fiber activation, gymnasts' muscles, hormone trick, hypertrophic, metabolism, muscle elongation, muscle gains, muscle growth, muscle stretch, occlusion, olympics, ripped gymnast, shoulders, statc, static contraction, static hold, stats, stretch overload, tension time, testosterone, triceps, upper-body mass, vascularity, x update, x-rep update

Bigger, Rounder Attention-Grabbing Shoulders

Q: Broad shoulders get girls’ attention, but mine are narrow. And on top of that, my delts are flat. Should I do more presses to round them out? I notice in 3D Muscle Building that you have presses as more of a front-delt midrange exercise. Aren’t they good for side delts, too? BTW, I love 4X mass method and am using it almost exclusively.

A: Overhead presses primarily train the front-delt heads. Plus, they can impinge the shoulder capsule if performed incorrectly. That’s why we generally suggest doing them at the end of our delt routine. A good Positions-of-Flexion full-range shoulder hit, 4X style on every move, would be…

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Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 3d muscle building, 4x mass method, attention, boost testosterone, continuous tension, delts, dumbbell presses, estrogen, frank rich, high upright row, lateral raises, massthetic, mike mentzer, muscle mass, positions of flexion, sarcoplasmic expansion, shoulder joints, shoulder presses, shoulder routine, shoulder workout, shoulders, steroids, testosterone, upright rows, vince gironda

The Muscles Women Notice

Jonathan Lawson cable curls - The Muscles Women Notice

Q: I’m not a competitive bodybuilder or physique athlete, but I want to look muscular for more sex appeal. I train all my major muscles, but I want to specialize on the muscles women notice. Any ideas on which ones those are and the best way to make those attention-grabber muscles pop?

A: Several years ago IRON MAN did a survey, an anonymous poll of a number of women about their likes and dislikes concerning the male physique. The results were very interesting… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: abs, anabolic after 40, arms, biceps, biceps peak, biceps width, bodybuilder, bodybuilding champion, broad shoulders, cheerleader, cocky, flat stomach, free bonus, free e-book, gorgeous woman, iron man, muscles women notice, muscular arms, physique, physique athlete, POF, positions of flexion, primal instincts, sex appeal, shoulders, specialization, specialize, survey, triceps, triceps sweep, triceps width, x-traordinary arms

Jonathan: Monday Muscle Mayhem (delts, midback, biceps)

Jonathan Lawson before after

Had a great chest and back workout on Saturday, so the Monday muscle mayhem occurred with just one day of rest. Not bad! Motivation was high, so that always means a great one… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Jonathan Lawson, X Blog Tagged With: biceps, delts, forearms, midback, shoulders

Jonathan: Full-Muscle Friday (Delts, Biceps, Forearms)

Jonathan Lawson before after

Thankful to not wake up at 3 A.M. again this morning, so I was fully rested for a Full-Muscle Friday. Shoulders felt every inch of every rep, and back and biceps were very much “in tune” today, too. Plus, there was some voluptuous forearm vascularity to finish things off. LOL… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Jonathan Lawson, X Blog Tagged With: arms, biceps, delts, forearms, shoulders

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

Jonathan: Delts, Midback, Bloated Biceps

Jonathan Lawson before after

Ended this morning’s workout with some bloated biceps. I didn’t do much different than the last time, but they seemed to swell up very nicely, and same goes for delts and midback… [Read more…]

Filed Under: Jonathan Lawson, X Blog Tagged With: biceps, delts, forearms, midback, shoulders

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