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Stretch Partials for More Mass (new study)

Illustration of leg extensions in the contracted position

Quite a coincidence. As I began writing this series on stretch overload, a new study appeared on the subject.

It was one I was hoping would eventually be done—although the trainees weren’t exactly to my specifications. The study… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: European Journal of Sports Science, muscle adaptions, partial reps, partials, research study, stretch exercise, stretch partials, stretch-overload

More Arnold Training Surprises and “Advices”…

When Arnold was in the gym for serious bodybuilding training, he always used a multi-angular approach—never just one exercise.

Yes, he relied on big, basic exercises, like barbell curls, but also stretch- and contracted-position moves, like incline curls and concentration curls—what I call Positions-of-Flexion training… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, multi-angular training, POF, positions-of-flexion training, stretch-overload

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 129: Vintage Arnold Muscle Shot

Here’s a unique shot of a young Arnold, probably colorized. Our guess is he’s around 20 years old here. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arnold, arnold schwarzenegger, bodybuilding zen, genetics, mind-muscle connection, stretch-overload

Match Your Motivation, Build More Muscle

Arnold at the beach - Look Bigger with One Simple Exercise

Q: I always have a problem making gains in the winter. It starts around Halloween, when the weather starts getting cooler and the bowls of candy start taunting me. Then it’s Thanksgiving, pumpkin pie, and it’s even colder outside. I lose the motivation to hit the gym, and my muscles usually shrink and get shrouded with a layer of fat. Is this just something I should accept, or do you have any solutions?

A: Definitely do not accept it—at least not completely—because if you regress in the winter and then start training hard in the spring, you waste a lot of workouts just getting back to where you were the previous year. (We speak from experience—it’s happened to us on more than one occasion). [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 20 pounds of muscle, 3d muscle building, 3d power pyramid, arnold schwarzenegger, build muscle, continuous tension, freak-physique, holidays, john balik, mass building, master trainer, max force, metabolic momentum, motivation, occlusion, pyramiding, stretch-overload, vince gironda, winter motivation, winter training, winter workout

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