Using the Size Surge Phase 1 split makes workouts look easy on paper. But the supersets using a high-rep stretch move with a lower-rep, fairly heavy compound exercise are rough–and sometimes nauseating. High reps are not easy, especially on painful stretch moves. Here’s how it went today…
Jonathan: Chest, Back, Abs (Happy New Year)
Happy New Year! Last training day of 2015 was on New Year’s Eve, and plans were to take some time off before hitting it hard tomorrow. Well, I got impatient, and 2016 is already here, so there’s no time like the present. Two days off in a row is plenty for me, and I never feel good when it rolls into a third day off, so Sunday workout it is… [Read more…]
Jonathan: Chest, Back, Abs (throw up Thursday)
Combine supersets, minimal downtime for “rest” periods, and a stomach full of too much water and you get the perfect ingredients for throw up Thursday. LOL! Okay, maybe it was just nausea, but there was a lot of it. Nothing came up, though, other than a significant pump and some good lung conditioning… [Read more…]
Jonathan: Chest, Back, Abs (turtle back)
Another great one, despite the nice weather. Yes, I get better workouts when it’s cold out. Chest and back got a ferocious pump, and I started laughing when I focused on just how full my lats and midback felt – flashing back to how my wife refers to a well-developed back as a turtle back… [Read more…]
Jonathan: Chest, Back, Abs (F-Bomb Central)
Super-TORQ MMX
I don’t know what it was today, but the intensity was ultra high. Maybe because it’s the first day of September and creeping into my favorite time of the year? Who knows, but it was F-Bomb Central. I rarely cuss, even when training hard, but today was fully uncensored. LOL! [Read more…]
Jonathan: Chest, Back, Abs (14-year anniversary)
Super-TORQ MMX
It was a celebratory Tuesday training blast this morning. Today marks the 14-year anniversary of when we first launched our X-Rep site with our first e-book, The Ultimate Mass Workout. I celebrated by trying not to cry from the deep muscle burn this morning. LOL… [Read more…]
Jonathan: Chest, Back, Abs (power pump)
POF MMX
The change to all-DP 3X this week has resulted in a serious power pump for all muscle groups. Even slight variation is enough for some good change to gain… [Read more…]
Jonathan: Chest, Back, Abs (DP 3X)
I went with DP 3X only again today – somewhat due to scheduling, but mostly due to the fact that I wanted to try yesterday’s approach with more intensity… [Read more…]
Jonathan: Chest, Back, Abs (superset sequence)
I was going to alternate the superset sequence every other workout, and I might still do that, but I liked this sequence so much on Friday that I duplicated it today… [Read more…]
Analyzing Mr. Olympia’s Workout
Beyond X-Rep Muscle Building E-book Excerpt Analyzing Mr. Olympia’s Workout From an X-Rep Perspective
Throughout this e-book we’ve mentioned how Ronnie Coleman, Mr. Olympia, trains with an emphasis on semistretched overload. Those observations were the result of watching his latest DVD, “The Cost of Redemption,” which is an ungodly display of muscle mass and raw strength captured by videographer Mitsuru Okabe. In fact, his mass-training style is a prime example of max-force-point overload on almost every exercise. [Read more…]