Here’s a shot of Danny Padilla doing the River Dance, an Irish jig believed to be the secret to massive leprechaun legs. [Read more…]
Intensity vs. Density for Muscle Mass
Two legends in the evolution of bodybuilding training are Arthur Jones, the so-called father of high-intensity training and creator of Nautilus machines, and Vince Gironda, a.k.a., the Iron Guru and Studio City gym owner who trained Larry Scott, the first Mr. Olympia, as well as many other champion bodybuilders and movie stars, including Clint Eastwood. [Read more…]
Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 150: Mohammed Makkawy, Muscle Sculptor
Mohammed Makkawy is one of the greatest short bodybuilders of all time. At only 5’3”, the Egyptian-born muscle sculptor defeated men much taller and more massive. [Read more…]
Squat for Mass, but Ditch the Barbell?
I’m all about safe, efficient muscle building. I want more muscle as quickly as possible, but without joint pain…
Over the years I’ve learned a few things which have given my workouts more mass-building power and allowed me to shorten my time in the gym significantly… [Read more…]
Focus on Muscle Mass—Period
I can remember reading in Muscle Builder/Power magazine back in the ‘70s about the Weider Staggered Sets Principle…
No, that’s not training drunk—it’s doing a set for another body part between sets of the one you’re working. [Read more…]
Moment of Bodybuilding Zen 145: Danny Padilla’s Double-Biceps Perfection
Here’s a couple of killer shots of Danny “Giant Killer” Padilla (photog unknown). Talk about flexion perfection. [Read more…]
Blood Bath for Extreme Mass
Way back in the 1970s, an Iron Man author named Dennis DuBreuil explained his Blood Theory…
Basically, he said that there is a direct relationship between how well a muscle pumps and how well it grows… [Read more…]
Work Harder, Grow Bigger? Nope
For years I believed that if I worked harder in the gym—to failure and beyond—I would grow bigger. I had no doubt that soon my muscles would expand beyond belief…
Hard work and patience, right? Nope. It didn’t happen. Why? I was working hard, but I wasn’t working smart—at least, not as smart as I could have been… [Read more…]
Growth-Threshold Mass With Class
Lee Labrada never won the Mr. Olympia, but he got close due to his incredible symmetry, proportions, and muscle size. An Iron Man editor (Steve) gave him the monicker “Mass With Class” back in the ‘80s for good reason—his physique was a work of art (photo by Per Bernal)… [Read more…]
Muscle Mass and The Size Principle
If you want to pack on the most mass with efficiency of effort, the Size Principle of Muscle Fiber Recruitment is key…
The principle says that [Read more…]
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