Training

Last month I described a beginning program for the light, heavy and medium system. After athletes have been doing it for...

Q: I notice that you have been adding one X-centric set to the end of each bodypart workout. Is that enough...

If you want a balanced chest—a thick slab of muscle from top to bottom—you want to develop your entire chest. That...

Q: I just read an article on a “natural” Web site that claimed that there’s no way you’re drug-free. The writer...

Q: How important is sleep when I’m training hard? How many hours do I need if I want to get the...

Q: I started training for kickboxing about seven months ago and fell in love with weightlifting, powerlifting and bodybuilding. I have...

  The revelation that doing sets at different speeds can increase mass and strength has stirred up controversy. Many say faster...

One fact you will have to face one day as a bodybuilder is that eventually, you will reach the point where...

None of the advanced training techniques that I’ve shared with you in the past few columns are easy. Some are downright...

This is, quite simply, one of the best chest exercises you’ll ever do—and I don’t say that lightly. It will force...

Trainees often do three or four sets of an exercise. With the 4X method you take your 15-rep max but do...

You’ll be sadly mistaken if you think of Frank Zane’s new book, Let’s Grow, as yet another addition to a library...

Knowing how to use the heavy, light and medium system is extremely important to long-term success in strength training and bodybuilding....