Training

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

Q: What do you think about adding wrist curls to the end of an arm workout? A: It’s a good idea—in...

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

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

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

I was having an e-mail conversation with Mr. America Doug Brignole, which will be part of an exclusive interview in the...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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