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Vince McConnell is a friend and trainer I admire due to his application of logic and attention to efficiency in his workouts and those of his clients. (Note: His Instagram is @mcconnell_performance, Website is McConnellAthletics.com)
Here’s a screen grab from one of his YouTube videos of him experimenting with Doug Brignole’s pendulum sissy squat… [Read more…]
Here’s a classic candid shot of Arnold, his best friend Franco Columbu, and Sylvester Stallone, a.k.a. Rocky, on the outdoor training platform at World Gym in Venice, California, circa 1980. [Read more…]
In Old Man, Young Muscle I talk about mechanical tension as being one of the bigger mass triggers.
It’s basically providing the target muscle with enough resistance to elicit activation of fast-twitch growth fibers. [Read more…]
In yesterday’s newsletter I explained how higher-rep sets to failure may do somewhat less muscle-fiber damage than heavy sets to failure… [Read more…]
I received a question, or really a statement, saying one-limb exercises aren’t efficient because they take too much time. [Read more…]
Here are two interesting photos of aesthetic bodybuilder Bob Paris with some seriously motivating muscle. On the left is an artistic studio shot that showcases his symmetrical physique (looks like a Michael Neveux photo). On the right is Bob, guns blazing in a polo shirt, probably calling about a penicillin shot after touching a germ-ridden pay phone. [Read more…]
If you want to pack on the most mass with efficiency of effort, the Size Principle of Muscle Fiber Recruitment is key…
The principle says that [Read more…]
Mike Mentzer’s beach physique at its peak was shocking. Imagine seeing this on the beach (Gallasch photo). Even today Mentzer’s mass is still jaw dropping… [Read more…]
This is another of Kevin Horton’s black-and-white gym photos of Dorian Yates that literally shocked the bodybuilding world in 1993. At that time, the sheer massiveness and graininess of his physique was astounding… [Read more…]
These photos taken in the ’50s showcase the classic lines of Steve Reeves that made him a perfect movie Hercules—excellent genetics, and not just in the looks department. Check out at his wide V taper, small waist and long calves… [Read more…]
