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Your 3 BIG Paths to More Muscle Mass

Jonathan Lawson on decline presses

Q: I’m making amazing gains using the Basic Ultimate Power-Density Mass Workout, [which is only one Ultimate Exercise for each muscle]. My workouts take about 40 minutes, which is fantastic, and I really feel both the Power and Density sets on each exercise. My only concern is that I’m not getting all the muscle growth possible because I’m not using full Positions of Flexion. I’ve got most of your e-books, and you base your best programs on POF [three exercises for each muscle—midrange, stretch, contracted]. Am I getting the most growth possible using only one Ultimate Exercise for each muscle?

A: Well, almost. Scientists contend that force generation is the number-one max-mass trigger. Fortunately, you’re using the best exercise for optimal force production—the key big compound move—for each muscle. In other words, most of the Ultimate Exercises are big multi-joint exercises that put the target muscle in its best ergonomic position for maximum leverage—and you begin each with a Power pyramid to amplify force. You’re obviously covering that get-big pathway exceptionally well, but we fully understand the want for even more muscle mass. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: anabolic accelerator, density, force-generation, more muscle mass, POF, positions of flexion, Power, ultimate exercises, Ultimate Power-Density Mass Workout, ultimate power-density workout

More Outer Quad Sweep

Jonathan Lawson squatting

Q: I need more outer quad sweep. A guy at the gym told me to use a narrow stance on squats, but that feels a bit unnatural to me. Will that actually help build the outer quads?

A: We asked our colleague and research maven Jerry Brainum about developing outer quad sweep before. Here’s what he had to say… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: bodybuilding, Dr. Dimitrios Stamou, fat loss, Harvard research, jerry brainum, leg exercises, leg workout, legs, Lou Ferrigno, mass boosting, mri studies, outer quad sweep, pumping iron, quad sweep, quads, ripped, ripped muscle, shed fat, squat stance, squats, thighs, ultimate exercises, Ultimate Mass Workout

Mass Merger—10X Power/Rep Range/Shock

Lawson incline flye stretch

Q: Great timing on your recent P/RR/S newsletter! I’m using the X-Rep Power/Rep Range/Shock Workout [on pages 103-114 in the 3D Muscle Building e-book], and my size and strength are totally thriving on the variation, like nothing I’ve ever tried before. What a great concept! Now I’m reading The Ultimate 10×10 Mass Workout, and I want to put that method into the mix, using mass merger techniques. Where should I use it, Power, Rep Range or Shock week? And on which exercises?

A: First, we must give credit where credit is due: a big thumbs-up to Eric Broser for creating the Power/Rep Range/Shock protocol. We simply altered it to include full-range Positions of Flexion and X Reps. To put it in simple terms, Power week you do all low reps; Rep Range week you do one exercise in the 7-9 range, another for 10-12 and the last for 13-15; Shock week is supersets, drop sets and other intensity techniques to totally thrash the muscles. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 10x, 10x10, 10x10 mass workout, 3d muscle building, boost testosterone, build mass, build muscle, eric broser, fascia expansion, lean muscle, mass building, mass merger, mass techniques, massthetic, p/rr/s, positions of flexion, power/rep range/shock, ultimate exercises, xreps

5 Tips for More Muscle Mass

JL Speed Curls - Last-Set Roulette for new Freak on Your Physique

Q: All the info I’ve read on full-range Positions of Flexion makes total sense. It’s a killer concept, and I’m so psyched to use it. My problem is time. Even though your POF [bodypart] routines are only about six sets, I only have time for half that [maybe 3 sets for each bodypart]. I don’t want to use only the Ultimate Exercise because I see the superiority of training the three positions for total development. Or should I try just the Ultimate Exercise for each muscle and use POF on only certain bodyparts?

A: Using the Ultimate Exercise for each bodypart in a program is one way to go. Your idea of using full POF on one or two bodyparts is a good one. Simply add one set of a stretch- and one set of a contracted-position exercise for those two muscle groups. For example, for chest, the Ultimate Exercise is decline presses… [Read more…]

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35-Minute Mass Workouts: Dual Power-Density

Q: I’m using The Basic Power-Density Workout from your Power-Density Mass e-book. So for most bodyparts, I do only one Ultimate Exercise as listed. But for shoulders, you divide it over two exercises—presses for Power and dumbbell upright rows for Density. Can I use that two-exercise approach for all muscles? I think using two exercises instead of only one will hit more fibers.

A: Absolutely. Using one Ultimate Exercise for both the Power and Density sequences streamlines the workout, as you need only one piece of equipment. But if it’s possible at your gym, go to a different exercise for Density—just make sure it’s a big multi-joint move.

Will that increase development? Possibly, if you choose exercises that emphasize different segments of the target muscle…

[Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 2a fibers, 35-minute mass workouts, anabolic environment, anabolic hormone reset, anabolic hormones, basic power-density workout, dr. michael mosley, dual power-density, emg studies, fast-twitch, fast-twitch fibers, growth hormone, intermittent fasting, journal of applied physiology, mass workouts, metabolic adaptions, power pyramids, power-density mass workout, shaun hadsall, testosterone, ultimate exercises

Tips to Gain Muscle, Lose Fat, and Integrate Intervals

Q: In The Ultimate Mass Workout you suggest doing the hills setting on a treadmill or interval cardio with sprints as the Ultimate Exercise for calves. Can you explain more about the interval sprinting and treadmill effects on calf training, as well as how to integrate intervals into my workouts?

A: The Ultimate Mass Workout is our first e-book, the original X-Rep manual, and after we published it, we discovered a big midrange exercise for calves you can do as part of your leg workout in the gym—knee-extension leg press calf raises…

[Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: calf training, gain muscle, gastrocs, integrate intervals, interval cardio, interval sprinting, lose fat, metabolism, soleus, steady-state cardio, ultimate exercise for calves, ultimate exercises, ultimate fat-to-muscle workout, Ultimate Mass Workout, x-rep manual

Ultimate Exercises for Mass

Jonathan Lawson close-, parallel-grip chins - Ultimate Exercises for Mass

Q: I’m reading your original X-Rep e-book [The Ultimate Mass Workout], and you have the Ultimate Exercises listed for each muscle. For lats, it’s close-, parallel-grip chins. I have a hard time with chins because I weigh around 220 pounds. Can I do them on the pulldown machine instead?

A: Yes, do them on the pulldown machine for now; however, once you’re strong enough, do the chinup-bar version… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: belly fat burn, fat loss, hammer strength, leverage machines, lose fat, metabolism, myofibrils, negative resistance, positive drag, pure negatives, resistance curve, sarcoplasm, sarcoplasmic expansion, sarcoplasmic growth, size, strength, tension time, ultimate back exercise, ultimate exercises, ultimate lat exercise, Ultimate Mass Workout, weight loss, weight-stack drag, X Reps

Mass Method Showdown: 10×10 vs. Super TORQ

Vascular arm (hammer curl) - Mass Method Showdown: 10x10 vs. Super TORQ

Q: I’m going to the Heavy/Light Ultimate 10×10 Workout for about six weeks. Hitting one exercise with 10×10 for a muscle and then doing full-on Positions of Flexion heavy at the new workout sounds ideal to cover all the mass bases. My question is, do you think [Doug Brignole’s] Super TORQ might be better than 10×10?

A: Interesting idea. Remember 10×10 is taking your 20-rep-max weight, but only doing 10 reps. Easy. But you rest only 40 seconds, then hit 10 more—and so on until you complete 10 sets… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 10x10, belly fat burn, capillary beds, density training, Doug Brignole, fat loss, heavy/light, mass method, POF, positions of flexion, sarcoplasm, sarcoplasmic expansion, Super TORQ, ultimate exercises, vascularity

One-Exercise 2-Way Blast for New Muscle Mass

Jonathan Lawson decline presses -One-Exercise 2-Way Blast for New Muscle Mass

Q: In a previous e-zine you mentioned combining two workouts with different bodyparts, such as chest and back with delts and arms. And you suggested using an X-centric set for each exercise in a Positions-of-Flexion routine. I was thinking about your first e-book, The Ultimate Mass Workout, which I.D.s the best exercise for each muscle. How about doing only those exercises, one regular set followed by an X-centric set? That way you focus on the ultimate exercise and get some power and density work as well as standard speed and slow-mo reps.

A: Sounds like a great plan. And you’re right: focusing on only ONE “best” exercise for each muscle would help you zero in and provide the most mass bang for your effort buck… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 2-way blast, belly fat burn, best exercise, blood-flow, fat loss, fiber activation, full-body workout, hormones, mass blast, muscle mass, new muscle mass, POF, positions of flexion, tension time, ultimate exercises, Ultimate Mass Workout, x-centric

Ultimate Exercises and Mass Machines

Steve spotting Jonathan on incline Smith machine presses - Ultimate Exercises and Mass Machines

Q: I notice that in your Ultimate Exercises for each bodypart [listed in The Ultimate Mass Workout e-book] that some of them are on machines. Then in many of the programs in that e-book, as well as your others, you have some machine exercises in the workouts, such as pulldowns and Smith-machine incline presses. Most of the pros say to stay with free weights. If I want ultimate mass, shouldn’t I just stick with barbells and dumbbells?

A: Is it better to travel by horse or car? It depends on the terrain, right? Yes, in many instances barbells and dumbbells are best because they allow a more natural movement—more freedom. Machines tend to restrict the stroke to one plane, as in the vertical bar movement on Smith-machine incline presses or squats. [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: barbells vs dumbbells, fiber recruitment, free weights, genetics, growth fibers, hardgainers, innervation, machines, mass machines, nerve connections, nerve-to-muscle connections, neuromuscular efficiency, ultimate exercises, ultimate mass, Ultimate Mass Workout, x-rep update

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