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Eye-Popping Shoulders: Full-Range Workout

Jonathan Lawson leaning lateral raises - Eye-Popping Shoulders: Full-Range Workout

Q: I’m using the full Positions-of-Flexion delt routine [from the 3D Muscle Building e-book], but my shoulders still suck. I do dumbbell upright rows (midrange), incline one-arm laterals (stretch), and standing laterals (contracted). I also do dumbbell presses after that and bent-over laterals [for rear delts]. I do two working sets for each exercise. I’m wondering if I should add more exercises and more sets. Or should I just train harder?

A: It sounds like you’re pretty frustrated, so you’re probably blasting your delts damned hard already. Training harder probably isn’t the solution.

How about increasing volume? A few more sets may produce more mass; however, before you go that route, which can sap recovery ability, we suggest you try some exercise manipulation… [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: 3d muscle building, delt workout, eye-popping shoulders, full-range workout, incline laterals, lateral raises, mass training, one-arm leaning laterals, POF, positions of flexion, shoulder routine, shoulder workout, x update, x-rep update

Sore Muscles for More Mass?

Q: I get sore muscles after almost every workout, and then I’m still sore the next time I go to the gym. Is it bad to train a muscle when it’s still sore?

A: Scientists believe that sore muscles are caused by micro-tears in the fibers. In other words, it’s damage. Training a muscle hard while it’s still sore is like scratching the scab off of a wound before it’s completely healed. It impairs the healing process and can cause damage that retards proper recovery.

[Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: fascia expansion, freak-physique workout, glycogen storage, heavy/light, micro tears, microtears, microtrauma, more mass, muscle glycogen, muscle soreness, recovery, sore muscles, stretch overload, stretch-overload workout, traumatic/non-traumatic, x-rep update

Embarrassing Gym Moments

Jonathan Lawson doing static contraction on triceps pushdowns - Embarrassing Gym Moments

Q: I’m using an X-Rep-based routine in the X-Rep Update #1 ebook I picked up a couple weeks ago, but do I have to use Static Contraction (StatC) sets to get the best results from it? I feel like an idiot holding a weight in the flexed position [on contracted-position exercises]. People at my gym look at me weird. LOL!

A: You don’t have to use any of the tactics if you aren’t comfortable with them or if they cause any embarrassing gym moments. BUT… Are you going to let what other people think slow down your gains?

As we explain in the X Update ebook, that hold technique on contracted-position exercises, like triceps pushdowns (below), added [Read more…]

Filed Under: X Files Tagged With: embarrassing gym moments, muscular adaption, occlusion, size stimulation, statc, static contraction, static holds, static stretch, stats, x update, x-rep update

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