Diagnostic weight training can be used to determine the type of training that your body responds to best. In the previous article, I emphasized the point that some lifters will experience a positive response to the type of training in…
Diagnostic training refers to workouts that are designed to diagnose the type of training that your body responds to best. The three most basic things that you must diagnose consist of the following; 1. How hard you should push each…
Explosive lifting is often overlooked when planning a linear loading cycle. Linear periodization is commonly used by powerlifters and athletes who are trying to gain strength. The basic idea is to start a loading cycle with moderate weights consisting of…
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,…
