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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Less is more
Less is more is a popular maxim with short people, the Hershey’s Kisses division and minimalists. So what the heck does it have to do with you? After all, you’re probably not that short, you rarely indulge in chocolate and your physique goals are anything but minimal. Yet if you’re interested in both [...]
Spartan “300″ training
Long before the release of Warner Brother’s blockbuster movie, 300, I came across an article chronicling the extremely challenging and brutally intense training regimen the actors endured prior to filming.
Through six months of workout sessions conducted by Mark Twight, an accomplished mountain climber, author, and highly respected trainer, the movie’s cast transformed their [...]
Benching
The barbell bench press is one of the most crucial exercises for building size and strength in the pecs, front delts and triceps. But your primary goal of building size or strength will dictate your form and technique in this all-important move. Bodybuilding is about training the muscles to become bigger, more symmetrical and, ultimately, [...]
Training Level: Intermediate
Main Goal: Build Muscle
Days Per Week: 4
Workout Type: Split
Designed By: Doug Lawrenson
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I’ve been bodybuilding for only six months, but I want to follow your high-intensity style of training, especially for my shoulders, which are lagging. Am I ready for it?
It’s great that you have the enthusiasm to want to train with such intensity, but I’m not sure that six months of training is enough of a [...]
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