Rest-Pause Training for Gaining Size or Strength
Training Ideas and Workout Plans for Power and Mass I think one of the best methods for your workouts, no matter your goals, is rest-pause training. Although when it is used, it’s done so by...
View ArticleThe Mass Volume/Variation Program
High-Volume Workout Variation for Continuous Hypertrophy Gains The more advanced a bodybuilder gets, the more variation that he needs. The late strength coach Charles Poliquin believed that a...
View ArticleUnderstanding Work Capacity
How to Improve and Increase Your Work Capacity for Better, More Consistent Gains in Size and Strength There are several problems that I see in modern-day training and among modern lifters. I...
View ArticleOvertrain to Gain
How and Why Planned “Overtraining” is a Key to More Size and Strength At some point, “overtraining” became a bad word in the world of strength training and muscle building. Basically, or so the...
View ArticleMixed Training
Use This Training Concept for Better Athletic Performance and/or New Gains in Size and Strength In my article The Fighter’s Physique, I mentioned the benefit of “weaving” together one’s strength...
View ArticleHigh-Volume, High-Frequency Workouts for the Natural Bodybuilder
Garrett Sloan's High-Volume Training for the Natural Bodybuilder Seeking Aesthetic PerfectionPart One: 3-Way Split Training In April, I posted an article on My Son’s High-Volume, High-Frequency...
View ArticleOrdinary Lifting is the Way
On Plain, Simple, but Effective Workouts and Progressive Training Programs Zhazhou asked Nanquan, “What is the Way?” Nanquan said, “Ordinary mind is the Way.” “Just watch children playing....
View ArticleTo Kensho or Not to Kensho…
That is the QuestionOn the Importance (or Unimportance) of Spiritual “Experiences” such as Kensho and Satori in Budo Zen and Zen-Influenced BudoAre Experiences of Spiritual “Awakening” Important?...
View ArticleBodyweight Training Using the Heavy-Light-Medium System
A Simple 3-Days-Per-Week, H/L/M Bodyweight Regimen I received an email the other day asking me if I was going to write another part of my Bodyweight Training and Beyond series. I wrote Part 3 of...
View ArticleSome Odds and Ends
Unique Training Concepts and Ideas for Gaining Size and Strength or Getting in Shape I have a lot of stuff that I’m trying to write. So much that it can get overwhelming—a book I’m trying to...
View ArticleMake 10x10 Better
Variations on the 10 Sets of 10 Reps Method for One-Exercise-Per-Bodypart Training Since the ‘90s, I’ve preached the benefits of one-exercise-per-bodypart workouts in articles I wrote for Ironman...
View ArticleThe Wisdom of Train Long, Not Hard
Simple Methods to Improve Your Workouts and Obtain Better Results Over the years, one of my most popular articles has been my “Train Long, Not Hard” feature that I wrote for Testosterone Nation...
View ArticleThe Power of Minimal
Minimalistic Programs for Strength and Power, Added Size, or an Aesthetic Physique The other day I was at the grocery store stocking up on meat, veggies, and my other pantry mainstay, dog food and...
View ArticleMore Thoughts on Grease-the-Groove and High-Frequency Training
In my last article, I presented a few workout routines along with some training ideas for using high-frequency training (HFT) with what is commonly termed “grease-the-groove” workouts. After...
View ArticleGrease-the-Groove Workouts and High-Frequency Training for Mass and Power,...
An “Easy” High-Frequency Training Program for Plenty of Size and Strength + Some Other Tips and Workouts for Transforming Your Physique I began training in martial arts more than 40 years ago, when...
View ArticleHybrid Lifts for Size and Strength
Build More Mass and Power with Hybrid Lifts and the Workouts That Utilize Them The best lifts for building size and strength are “big” compound movements. If you want to build as much mass and...
View ArticleBasic Training Advice for Full-Body Workouts
Some Thoughts on Programming Design and Proper Technique for Learning the Major LiftsAdvice for Beginners or Those New to Full-Body Workouts or Serious Strength Training Although I have covered the...
View ArticleHigh-Set, Low-Rep Training Plans
Some Detailed Training Plans for High-Set, Low-Rep Workout Programs Two of my most popular recent articles are the ones on high-set, low-rep training variations. If you’re interested, and haven’t...
View ArticleWorkout Plans with the 3 to 5 Method
How to Run a Systematized Training Plan Using the 3 to 5 Method In my recent 3 to 5 Split Training article, I discussed some different split schedules using the 3 to 5 method. The method is...
View ArticleHigh-Frequency, High-Volume, AND High-Intensity
A Workout Program and Some Training Ideas for Those Who Want It All In my last article on using the 3 to 5 method with split workouts, I outlined the Russian rules of training. 3 to 5 training is...
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