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…
The use of five reps per set can be used for building both strength and muscle size. Strength Training If your primary goal is to build strength, I suggest doing three sets of five reps while using about 80% of…
When you try to accomplish something, but it doesn’t work as well as you hoped it would, you have three choices: 1. Keep doing what you have been doing and accept the results. 2. Get discouraged and quit. 3. Try…
Many lifters vary the intensity of their workouts throughout a week of training, or they vary the intensity of their training throughout a longer training cycle consisting of weeks or months. There are several approaches that can be used in…
In the last article, I discussed the four phases of effort that occur within a set that is pushed for max reps to failure. The four phases include: 1. The easy lifting phase 2. The increasing challenge phase. 3. The…
One aspect of training that I have learned to pay attention to is to be aware of the amount of effort I put forth throughout a set of an exercise. As I see it, a set of an exercise can…
