The two-week workout schedule listed below is based on working each muscle group three times per week for a total of six workouts over the course of two weeks. The schedule consists of alternating a heavier workout with a lighter…
Basic exercises build basic strength. If you only have a limited amount of time to train for strength, and you want to get the most bang for your buck, then stick with basic exercises such as squats, deadlifts, bench presses,…
Arnold Schwarzenegger is famous for high volume workouts in which he trained each body part three times per week with 20 or more sets per workout. This amounts to at least 60 sets per muscle group each week. In order…
In the minds of most people who train with weights, a slow adaptation is inferior to a rapid adaptation. Likewise, a small adaptation is inferior to a big adaptation. In other words, it is better to get strong fast, rather…
In the 1970’s, a talented young bodybuilder by the name of Mike Mentzer was doing his best to ascend the ranks of competitive bodybuilding. His journey started out with a very basic training program as an early adolescent. By the…
Warm-up sets can be used to add volume to your workouts by doing several warm-up sets with lighter weights. Warm-up sets can also be used to add low volume load to your workouts by doing low rep warm-up sets while…
This is the second article out of a series of three articles in which I will be addressing the importance of warm-up sets. I believe that warm-up sets can be designed to enhance a specific aspect of training. For example,…
The details of how to perform warm up sets in the most advantageous manner may be one of the most overlooked aspects of weight training. Many people assume that warm up sets have little if any effect at all on…
There are tons of weight training options that you can experiment with; one of which is the use of short cycles. A short cycle consists of a series of different workouts that will take anywhere from a week to three…
Intensity and frequency are two factors that must be considered when the goal is to engage in productive weight training workouts. In my earlier years of training, it was all about intensity. Intensity is what helped me to make rapid…
