by Jeff Willet | Questions & Answers
Regardless of what many magazine articles may tell you, super-sets are not a very efficient method for building muscle. In fact, super-sets are extremely inefficient. The best way to stimulate muscle growth is to overload it in a 4-6 rep range, and you cannot achieve...
by AST Sports Science | Research
Research has clearly shown that lifting weights is the most effective activity to build bone strength. However, the results of a recent study suggest that a program like Max-OT may provide a definite advantage to increasing bone density over traditional weight...
by AST Sports Science | Research, Supplements
Lift weights Max-OT style, and you’ll understand the deep muscle pain that usually occurs within 24 hours after a workout. It’s often worse 48 hours after exercise. This type of soreness is known as delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS). While scientists aren’t...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
Experimentation is the essence and foundation of any great training philosophy. Success cannot be achieved without initial trial and error, and the manipulation of working components is what ultimately leads you to your desired effect. With that said, the genetic...
by Paul Delia | Questions & Answers
Doing more is the common misconception people have for bringing up weak body parts. This is exactly what you should not do. Remember, more is not better with respect to volume. When people take this approach, they end up quickly over-training their lagging muscle...
by Dana Bushell | Articles
The king of all leg exercises and the one that produces the greatest results for leg development is by far the squat. The standard, bar on the back squat. This exercise will make or break you with respect to lower body growth. The more effort you put into mastering...
by Paul Delia | Questions & Answers, Training
Unfortunately, this is what most people think they should do. This is what most people have been told to do. However, this exactly what you should not do. One adage that you should sear into your brain is to let the weights build the muscle and let your diet remove...
by Dana Bushell | Training
With only a glance, there is one thing that can tell you the person you are looking at is a bodybuilder; their shoulders. Fully developed, round shoulders and neck eating traps set bodybuilders apart from everybody else. It shows their dedication to the iron, their...
by Dana Bushell | Articles, Training
There are certain attributes a bodybuilder must have to acquire that certain look that separates them from the masses. When I began my bodybuilding journey, I read as much as I possibly could about how to become a bodybuilder and how to achieve that look. I can...
