I’ve noticed a trend in my gym, and even in the magazines, toward using less weight and higher reps. I know that you were an advocate of using heavy weights for fairly low reps. How do I know which way is right for me?
Yours is an excellent question and one that I faced early in [...]
What is your favorite triceps shock routine?
I don’t have a specific workout, but I do have a specific principle: in every shock workout, I need to be able to build such a phenomenal pump that I can actually see and, more important, feel my triceps swell to their max with new size and hardness.
Developing that [...]
Has it gotten to the point where you feel as if you’ve tried everything in an attempt to add 5 or 10 pounds of muscle to your frame?
Everything may be a bit of an overstatement, but we’re betting there’s a simple remedy you’ve overlooked. When it comes to building muscle mass, you have to [...]
Bodybuilders frequently train to failure when they work out–it’s how they define intensity. Powerlifters and other strength athletes, on the other hand, define intensity by the amount of weight they lift; they rarely train to failure. Yet if your goal is to build strength, you may want to think more like a bodybuilder. Thanks to [...]
Facts if the case
10% drop in weight
A 10% drop in weight may seem like a lot if you’re squatting with 400 pounds (a 40-pound drop), but if you’re using 50-pound dumbbells, that’s only a five-pound reduction per dumbbell.
20% drop in weight
A 20% drop in weight is a good reduction for both [...]
The Octagon sits ominously silent, awash with high-intensity light as it soullessly awaits its warriors to bring it to life. This steel-mesh eight-sided cage exists solely for the purpose of containing two men locked in hand-to-hand combat. Armed with nothing more than physical skill and using their limbs and joints as weapons, they possess a [...]
Hypothesis
Periodization refers to the systematic changing of workout variables every few weeks (i.e., weight, reps, sets, rest, exercises) to prevent plateaus in strength and muscle gains. A “newer” style of periodization–undulating periodization, which involves changing variables every workout–has exercise scientists very excited. Most exercise scientists think this is an innovative way to train, but Joe [...]
Description of the Workout
This routine is Mark Rippetoe’s variation of Bill Starr’s 5×5. Muscle gains of 30-40lb in six months are possible for a well fed lifter as well as massive strength gains in the major lifts.
The Routine
Workout A
Exercise
Sets
Reps
Squat
3
5
Bench Press
3
5
Deadlift/Power Clean*
3
5
Workout Notes:
*Alternate deadlifts and powercleans every “A” workout
Workout B
Exercise
Sets
Reps
Squat
3
5
Incline Bench Press / Military Press*
3
5
Chin-ups / [...]
Young bodybuilders often make a common error: they fail to realize that shoulders are a complex bodypart. These trainers tend to think it’s necessary to have wide shoulders to promote a V-shaped torso, but an examination of the shoulders reveals there’s a lot more to them than width.
First of all, there are the deltoids. These [...]
Facts of the case
With straps Wrist straps come in a wide variety. Most are the basic canvas type that you loop around your wrist and the bar. Some involve a Velcro closure that wraps around your wrist and a hook that goes around a bar or a barbell. Regardless of the style, they all [...]
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