• X Shop
  • Checkout

X-REP.COM

Dedicated to Your Physical Transformation

  • Home
  • About Us
  • X Shop
  • X Files
    • Latest Articles
    • FAQ
    • Ezine Archive
  • Testimonials
  • Contact Us
  • Gallery
  • Subscribe

New Angle for More Mass and a Beastly Back

Jonathan Lawson doing dumbell shrugs

Q: I’m on the Size Surge 2.0. I’m loving it! Feeling bigger already, but I have a question about shrugs. I started with dumbbell shrugs, 4X style. Then I went to barbell shrugs and got a whole new soreness in my upper back. The exercises don’t feel that different. Why did I get so sore?

A: Amazing how one little tweak to an exercise can trigger new soreness. It’s all about angle of pull and restriction vs. non-restriction. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: back workout, mike mentzer, multi-angular training, Nick Nilsson, Size Surge, sore muscles, soreness, testosterone, testosterone replacement therapy, traps, trt, upper back

Muscle Mash-Up: Good for Growth?

Jonathan Lawson muscle fibers illustration - Muscle Mash-Up: Good for Growth?

Q: I did all of my most recent workout with negative-accentuated sets as you suggested, and I’m very, very sore. Is that good for muscle growth?

A: Whoa! We never suggested doing an entire workout, every work set, in negative-accentuated (NA) style—that is, one second up on the positive and six seconds down on the negative. If you do all work sets that way, you will induce a lot of muscular trauma due to EXCESSIVE negative emphasis. The negative stroke induces the most soreness, so it will take many days to repair… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: biotrust, burn fat, Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology, eccentric, good for growth, growth hormone, metabolism, micro tears, microtears, muscle burn, muscle growth, muscle mash-up, muscle trauma, na style, negative-accentuated, negative-style training, overtaining, sore muscles, soreness, tention time, x-centric, x-centric mass workout

Sore Muscles for More Mass?

Q: I get sore muscles after almost every workout, and then I’m still sore the next time I go to the gym. Is it bad to train a muscle when it’s still sore?

A: Scientists believe that sore muscles are caused by micro-tears in the fibers. In other words, it’s damage. Training a muscle hard while it’s still sore is like scratching the scab off of a wound before it’s completely healed. It impairs the healing process and can cause damage that retards proper recovery.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: fascia expansion, freak-physique workout, glycogen storage, heavy/light, micro tears, microtears, microtrauma, more mass, muscle glycogen, muscle soreness, recovery, sore muscles, stretch overload, stretch-overload workout, traumatic/non-traumatic, x-rep update

:: Get the latest news and specials :: Sign Up for our Ezine!

Shopping Cart

Number of items in cart: 0

  • Your cart is empty.
  • Total: $0.00
  • Checkout

Copyright © 2022 · X-Rep.com