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Mr. America’s Controversial Muscle Book

Photo of Richard Baldwin flexing his biceps

Q: Your Old Man Young Muscle ebook is your best work by far. I’ve got most of your books and ebooks, and this one tops the list. It’s pushed my gains to new heights at 45 years old. You do a great job of distilling Doug Brignole’s information and exercises, intertwining them with your own. My question is, should I get Doug’s book? It’s pricey.

A: Doug’s book, The Physics of Resistance Exercise, is a 400-page reference you will go back to again and again. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: biomechanics, Doug Brignole, drug-free, Mr. America, mr. universe, The Physics of Restance Exercise

Logical Mass Building

Jonathan demonstrating sissy squats

Many of us are so entrenched in our beliefs that we often ignore logic and waste loads of time strutting in the wrong direction…

The gym is no exception. I’ve heard people say things like, “That fat guy is so dumb doing leg extensions; he should be squatting heavy.” [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: arthur jones, Doug Brignole, heavy training, injury, mass building, The Physics of Restance Exercise

Surprising Muscle-Killing Exercise (stop)

Jonathan Lawson home-gym lat pull downs

I’ve mentioned one of the first controversial articles by Mr. America Doug Brignole we published in Iron Man many moons ago was his “Stop the Overhead Presses.”

He slammed the exercise as not great for shoulder development and most responsible for jamming the joint into painful submission over time. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: back exercises, back workout, chin-ups, joint damage, lat exercises, lat pull-in, pull-ups, pulldowns, The Physics of Restance Exercise

Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 140: Doug Brignole, Mr. Universe at Age 59

We’ve mentioned our friend and colleague Doug Brignole, who recently won the 2019 Drug-Free Mr. Universe Open division at age 59. Below is a great shot from that contest. It’s proof that old men can build plenty of muscle… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: aesthetic, biomechanics, bodybuilding zen, Doug Brignole, drug-free, fast-twitch, jacked, mr. universe, over 40, over 50, over 60, physique, slow-twitch, The Physics of Restance Exercise

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