Training

The Training Frequency/Mass Building Connection Practical advice on how much rest is needed to grow   The high-volume workouts of the early days of professional bodybuilding were legendary. Magazines such as Muscle Builder/Power would report that the top bodybuilders would train daily, often performing as much as 20 sets per bodypart! Let’s look beyond the

What Bodybuilders Must Know about the Strength Deficit How to guide your muscle-gaining efforts with this valuable testing tool   During the early days of the Iron Game, everyone trained together and often performed many of the same lifts. Reg “Hercules” Park was Arnold’s idol. He won three Mr. Universe titles and was the first

Don’t Forget Lunges!   Split squats were one of Charles R. Poliquin’s favorite exercises, but so was the concept of variety. So, whereas he frequently prescribed split squats in his workouts, occasionally he would include some lunges for variety. Here are a few of the pros and cons of this classic exercise. To ensure we

Adding Strength and Muscle Mass with Isometrics How varying lifting speed can accelerate your gains   One of the most influential men in the Iron Game was Angelo Siciliano, a bodybuilder born in southern Italy on October 30, 1892. You know him best as Charles Atlas. In 1904, Siciliano move to Brooklyn, New York. He

Scrap the Ego and Focus on Form Why cheating on lifting technique only cheats yourself By Strength Sensei CP   Celebrity personal trainer Tony Little’s catchphrases were “You can do it!” and “Technique!” The self-proclaimed “America’s Personal Trainer” was not wrong about the importance of using the optimal technique, even if it means using light

Old School Strength Training with Back Extensions Rediscover this effective lower back exercise to improve overall strength   “Don’t throw the past away, “We’re all gonna need it some rainy day, “Dreams can come true again, “When everything old is new again!”   These are lyrics from the Oscar-winning musical All That Jazz and represent

Building a Better Athlete with Functional Hypertrophy Why training like a Mr. Olympia may not be the best approach for athletes   Hypertrophy is associated with bodybuilding, but there’s more than one type of hypertrophy. For athletes, Strength Sensei Charles R. Poliquin often focused on what he called “functional hypertrophy.” Let’s take a closer look

Round Out Your Shoulders with Tri-Sets Practical guidelines for developing wide, full delts   Many of his followers thought the Strength Sensei did not believe in doing any direct shoulder work. That’s not quite true. What Charles R. Poliquin actually said was that many trainees overemphasized bench presses and incline bench presses, such that their