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IRON MAN E-Zine: Issue #534:
The Rising-Reps Mass Method
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The Rising-Reps Mass Method
Q: I love the 4X mass workout. My gains have been spectacular; however, my strength has stalled. On a lot of exercises I can do 4×10, but when I add weight, I can’t even get 10 on the third set, so I go back to my previous weight. I feel stuck. What can I do, switch methods? I’m hungry for more size.
A: You could move to exclusive power-bodybuilding training for a while, like the simplified 3D Power Pyramid Program, Chapter 1 in The X-traordinary Muscle-Building Workouts e-book. It’s a two-way split, and you train four days a week–M-T-Th-F. Here’s a sample of the delt routine you do twice a week…
Midrange: DB upright rows (pyramid), 3 x 8, 6, 3-4
Stretch: Incline one-arm laterals, 1-2 x 8-12
Contracted: Lateral raises, 1-2 x 8-12
Midrange (anterior heads): DB presses, 2 x 8-12
You may not be familiar with incline one-arm laterals, so here’s Jonathan demonstrating…
Notice that the program above is all standard straight sets in the power-bodybuilding range. That will emphasize strength and myofibrillar expansion in the key 2A growth fibers, with some growth in the sarcoplasm (the endurance-component fluid in the fibers).
A solid 3-day power-oriented program we highly recommend is Jonathan’s Size Surge Phase 1. He used it for 5 weeks as part of a 10-week plan–and he gained 20 pounds of muscle in that short span. [His before and after photos are at www.SizeSurgeWorkout.com.]
After five weeks of power-oriented workouts, you can go back to 4X. Remember, 4X is more of a BALANCE of power and density (endurance size), so you’ll see another big rise in muscle size…
For the uninitiated, 4X has you pick a weight with which you can get 15 reps, but you only do 10; rest 30 seconds, then do 10 more. Rest 30 seconds, and hit another set of 10; rest 30 seconds and do one final set to failure. If you get 10, add weight to the exercise at your next workout…
4X is such a great way to train–for ultimate-mass gain–because it affects both the sarcoplasm and myofibrils equally—a double dose of muscle growth.
Here’s ANOTHER OPTION: If you want to stick to your 4X workout rather than move to a power-bodybuilding routine like the one in the XMBW or Size Surge e-books, you can use the 4X RISING-REPS method to bust through your plateau. Here’s how it works…
If you get 4×10 on an exercise, at your next workout, instead of adding weight, add a rep–go for 4×11. Once you can get 11 reps on all four sets, shoot for 4×12. That will gradually build more endurance into the muscle, packing on sarcoplasmic size. Once you reach 4×12, you should be able to add weight–but now shoot for 4×10 again. It’s gradual progress for major muscle-mass success…
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Till next time, train hard–and smart–for BIG results.
–Steve Holman and Jonathan Lawson
www.X-Rep.com
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This Special Report was submitted by Jonathan Lawson and Steve Holman.
The IRON MAN Training & Research Team
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