Do you want to get bigger and stronger over the long-term? Do you want to last a long time at weight training? If so, my advice is to use perfect form on all of your exercises, and to stay within…
Systematic progression is one of the keys to experiencing sustained progress in weight training. This is especially true if you have been lifting for a year or more. In the early stages of training, you may find it easy to…
Nothing stands out more on a bodybuilder than a set of well-shaped biceps with high peaks. Not every bodybuilder has this quality. In fact, some bodybuilders have huge arms, but very little peak on their biceps. My initial interest in…
How much should you train during a session, and how often should you train? The answer to these questions depends on four things: 1. The minimum amount of training it takes to stimulate a training effect within a workout. 2.…
If you want a simple squat program that is based on increasing your poundages on a weekly basis, I suggest the following: . Starting Poundage for the Squat Start with 70% of your single rep max for the squat during…
Heavy single reps will kill you if you do them on a high frequency basis. In contrast, you may find that relaxed single reps with moderate weights will condition you and strengthen you if you do them on a high…
If you ever choose to use cluster sets in your training, you can pyramid your cluster sets. For those who are not familiar with the use of cluster sets, they are basically done by breaking up a set into a…
I believe that success in strength training and bodybuilding is far more about finding the right feel and physiological state than it is about counting predetermined numbers for your sets and reps. Finding the right feel and the right state…
For those who don’t want to use heavy weights, but want to get a training effect that is similar to what would be experience if heavy weights were used, you can try a technique called pre-exhaust single reps. At my…
Full body workouts were once the norm, but at the current time in the bodybuilding world, the bro-split seems to be a very popular approach to training. The basic idea behind the bro-split is to train separate muscle groups on…
