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Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 191: Arnold’s Beach Physique

Arnold’s dancing derrière trick always attracted a gorgeous crowd on the beach.

Arnold with his arms crossed on the beach and a few bikini babes checking him out

It took concentration, and Arnold was a master. His robotic focus in the gym is one of his secrets for getting the most out of every target muscle—and eventually playing a robot in movies.

Arnold always said that visualizaton is key—often imagining his biceps as mountains, much like the ladies above are imagining his glutes as Bundt cakes.

Research shows mind-to-muscle contractions enhance fast-twitch muscle activation—and that means more growth…

You can make it even better with slow-twitch exhaustion (STX), a preliminary blood-infusing higher-rep set.

For more on all of that, as well as the ideal size-building exercise for each muscle infused into efficient mass workouts, see Old Man, Young Muscle.

Till next time, train hard—and smart—for BIG results.

—Steve Holman and Jonathan Lawson
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STX in the Muscle-Building Trenches

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…]

New Ideal-Only Mass Workout

Q: I know you use add-on exercises in addition to the ideal. But do you ever use only the ideal exercise and nothing else, like Doug Brignole?

A: First, I’m absolutely onboard with Doug in that his ideal exercise is the single best move for a muscle. He analyzes each one as well as all the ideal-qualifying factors in his 400-page book The Physics of Resistance Exercise (highly recommended reading). [Read more…]