Category: Training

How to Boost Your Bench Press

/ Posted 01.15.2013

Q: My progress on the bench press and incline-bench press has stalled, especially at the sticking points. I train the … continue reading

Bigger Gaining and Overtraining

/ Posted 01.13.2013

Q: I’m a 24-year-old business student from Austria and a huge bodybuilding fan! It is a real pleasure to get … continue reading

Age, Muscle and Optimal Recovery

/ Posted 01.11.2013

Q: I can’t believe you’re 53 years old. Your physique is astounding for any age! I’m in my mid-50s, and … continue reading

The Pre-Ex 3X Size Assault: Big Arms Now

/ Posted 01.10.2013

Q: I am loving Pre-Ex 3X. Tried it on chest and back, and the muscle pumped like crazy. I want … continue reading

Pre-Ex 3X: Is there an advantage to doing lower reps on both exercises?

/ Posted 01.07.2013

Q: Pre-Ex 3X works! Condensing the workload with prefatigue supersets is an incredible mass stimulator. I’m seeing it happen after … continue reading

Ab Exercises: the Good, the Bad and the Dangerous

/ Posted 01.03.2013

Just because you can perform an exercise doesn’t mean you should. There are many abdominal exercises, and most trainees perform … continue reading

Q&A: Bent-Over Rows Is A High Risk Exercise

/ Posted 01.01.2013

Q: Is there really anything special about bent-over barbell rows? I’ve injured my back several times doing them. A: All … continue reading

The Arnold Press for Building Shoulders

/ Posted 12.30.2012

Q: What do you think of the Arnold press for developing the shoulders and of dumbbell shoulder presses in general? … continue reading

Cannonball Delts

/ Posted 12.28.2012

Q: I need some new exercises to get my delts growing. I do tons of standing and seated laterals and … continue reading

Q&A: Should I add wrist curls to the end of an arm workout?

/ Posted 12.27.2012

Q: What do you think about adding wrist curls to the end of an arm workout? A: It’s a good … continue reading

How to Use Chains and Bands to Improve Your Bench Press

/ Posted 12.24.2012

Q: What’s your opinion of using bands and chains for improving the bench press? A: I like both. Chains provide … continue reading

How to Build Thick and Powerful Legs, Part 2

/ Posted 12.23.2012

Last month I described an intense leg workout I experienced in college with my training partner Tom Deters. Before I … continue reading

How to Balance HIIT and Steady-State Cardio

/ Posted 12.21.2012

Q: I noticed that you prefer HIIT for cardio. I also noticed that you don’t like to do it in … continue reading

Building Troubled Arms with the Perfect Mass-Building Split

/ Posted 12.18.2012

Q: I’ve always had trouble building arms, but I notice that on back day they pump up bigger than ever. … continue reading

Adjusting Your Training Techniques As You Age

/ Posted 12.17.2012

Q: I’m a meso-endomorph, so it’s pretty easy for me to put on muscle but it’s also easy as hell … continue reading

One Heavy Hit for More Mass

/ Posted 12.14.2012

Q: In the Pre-Ex 3X Mass Workout you use heavier five-rep rest/pause on stretch exercises. It’s a 3X sequence of … continue reading

Cross Over to a Better Chest

/ Posted 12.13.2012

Cable crossovers are usually seen only in large, well-equipped gyms or heavy-iron gyms. The cable crossover unit requires a large … continue reading

What Are You Thinking While Doing Your Reps?

/ Posted 12.11.2012

Q: Love your column. Thanks for the knowledge and inspiration. This may be an odd question, but what do you … continue reading

What Works Is All That Matters

/ Posted 12.09.2012

Recently, I got caught up in a very lively online debate regarding a 19-year-old so-called expert who has a popular … continue reading

Sets, Reps and Getting Strong Pt 4

/ Posted 12.08.2012

As I mentioned in Part 3 of this series, I use a different set-and-rep formula on high-skill exercises, such as … continue reading

Q&A: The Hardgainer Tag and Eating More to Grow Massive

/ Posted 12.06.2012

Q: Did you originate the word hardgainer? Isn’t there a danger that bodybuilders who label themselves hardgainers will end up … continue reading

The Bradford Press

/ Posted 12.05.2012

Q: What do you think of the Bradford press for developing shoulders? A: The Bradford press is named after Jim … continue reading

Heavy Training for Strength

/ Posted 12.04.2012

Q: I just got your new e-book, Pre-Ex 3X. Fantastic stuff. I’m using the Ultimate Mass-Building Split you outline in … continue reading

When to Lock Out Your Exercises

/ Posted 12.03.2012

Q: I’m curious to know if you lock out your reps on exercises like presses, extensions and pushdowns or keep … continue reading

How to Build Thick and Powerful Legs

/ Posted 12.02.2012

Back when I was beginning my undergraduate work at Northwestern University, my then-training partner, Tom Deters, and I would regularly … continue reading

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