If you’ve followed my blogs much, you’ve probably noticed a high number of training technique variations that seem to go against conventional wisdom. As the years have gone on, I’ve […]
It’s hard to believe it’s been a full 10 years since Steve Holman and I started our X-Rep.com site. It’s also hard to believe that we had trained together for […]
High-rep, tension-overload (TORQ) training provides an unreal feel, and it’s been adding new size to trainees in surprisingly short time periods. Feedback has come in from multiple people claiming impressive […]
If there’s one muscle group that everyone wants to build up to impressive dimensions, it’s arms. As much as most trainees focus on the size of their upper arms, however, […]
There are a couple of great ways to keep track of your progress in the gym, whether those goals are building muscle or burning fat. Keeping track of progress visually […]
I constantly hear from trainees who love the 3D Positions-of-Flexion training approach. The infatuation is generally because it’s so logical, easy to follow, and it produces results. Full-range training (focusing […]
For beginners and veterans alike, there’s one “fact” that everyone involved in fitness and bodybuilding is absolutely sure of: You have to train heavy to grow! Well, I hate to […]
While setting goals and making sure to put specific end dates to those goals is paramount, the date you set should reflect when you want to have accomplished your goal, […]
For those who have 3D Muscle Building in your library already, you may have noticed that the one-arm cable lateral is described as a stretch-position exercise for the medial-delt head. […]
It’s an age-old question in the iron game… Are dumbbells or barbells better for building muscle? Well, when it comes to any type of bench press, dumbbells allow a fuller […]
For as long as I can remember, most people have believed that you absolutely need to squat heavy in order to grow, but some may call that brainwashing. I was […]
One way to deal with the every day stress of life is to simply take a different route to work. Literally. Even if that means taking a little longer to […]
Most of us have been at that awkward point in our training lives: embarrassed to say we work out because of the puzzled looks followed by the devastating comment: “Really? […]
If you’re utilizing a few different intensity techniques in your training, it’s very likely that you can hit most muscle fibers with just two sets if you plan it right. […]