Training Q&A

Don’t drop the NA technique unless your goals for your physique have changed.

Q: I’ve been training for about 20 years and have competed in a few shows—generally placing first or second. I just...

Q: When it comes to deadlifts and back development I am confused as to which form is better: partial deads in...

Without a base of muscular endurance a beginner would find it difficult to put the necessary effort into GVT to get...

In the spring and summer, however, we’re on a fat-to-muscle mission. While we still want to build mass, we understand that...

Q: What’s your opinion of low-rep sets, like singles, doubles and triples? Will they help me build more muscle? A: Low...

Q: What’s your take on using the preexhaustion method that Arthur Jones touted so much? A: It’s a valuable training method....

The solution is to use any overhead-pressing exercise at the end of your shoulder routine.

To achieve maximum arm growth, you should favor seated over standing biceps curls.

Performing end-of-set static holds at the sticking point can do great things for muscle growth.

Q: What can be done when training hard all the time and increasing the weight and reps stops working, especially when...

Nevertheless, extreme hardgainer types may need to lean more toward density than power because of the high-endurance capacity of every major...

Whenever I meet a goal, I reward myself with positive things like a vacation or a new piece of equipment. When...

If leg extensions hurt your knees, do them one leg at time with less weight—and be sure your foot never travels...

With DC, or multirep rest/pause, training your intensity is high, but the rest periods aren’t long enough to clear fatigue by-products...