by Paul Delia | Questions & Answers
The entire muscle growth response to resistance training depends on progressive overload. When you first start weight training initial strength gains are not accompanied by direct muscle size increases, they are due to an adaptation within the neural system. During...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
The vastus medialis is the “teardrop” shaped quadriceps muscle situated on top of the knee. Generally, bodybuilders that lack development in the vastus medialis also lacked control during the ascent phase in the squat exercise. These bodybuilders tend to...
by AST Sports Science | Questions & Answers
Studies continue to confirm the performance-enhancing effects of BETA-X and as a cyclist you are sure to see a boost. You’ll see an increase in both sprint power and greater time to exhaustion. In other words, you’ll ride faster and stronger for longer. A...
by Paul Cribb Ph.D. CSCS. | Questions & Answers
The entire muscle growth response to resistance training depends on progressive overload. The muscle growth process is influenced by a time course. The beginner’s initial strength gains in the first few months of training are not accompanied by direct muscle...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
There are intricacies associated with even the smallest of tasks. Building a physique is no small task, and with that said, the road to success can and should be filled with these intricacies more closely associated with the finer details of a worthy training...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
The complexity of the world in which we live in today has surpassed even the predictions of our greatest prophets. It can become very easy to drown in the sea of options and lose yourself in your endless quest for instant gratification. And it is for that reason many...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
Often times the flexibility component, in an otherwise excellent training program, is overlooked and sometimes understated. A tensile muscle is a healthy muscle and keeping up with a program that includes flexibility training is difficult yet rewarding. In the past...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
We push ourselves every day to be bigger, stronger and faster. We push past our limits in our attempt to build the physique we’ve always dreamed of having. We push so hard sometimes that our bodies decide to fight back, and that fight comes in the form of an injury....
by Jeff Willet | Articles, Training
A Perfect Workout Starts With a Perfect Warm-up Every aspect of Max-OT training works synergistically, making it the most effective training approach for building maximum muscle. To get the greatest results, it is important that you understand and execute all the...
