Sucker Punch: Dan John

I enjoy reading T-Muscle. Overall, they have more good articles than most any other bodybuilding magazine or on-line bodybuilding site, but I have to say that the best thing about them is Dan John—if it wasn't for T-Muscle then I would never have been introduced to some of the best training articles (and honest advice) from the pen of Dan John. He ranks right up there with Bill Starr and George Turner. If you don't believe me, then be sure to read T-Muscle's latest interview with him. Just click on the link below:

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High-Frequency Grease-the-Groove Training - The Intuitive Approach

In my essay “ Basic Lifting, Instinctive Training ,” I mentioned the approach to training that—in the words of the great Bradley Steiner—the “mature muscle man” should take. Steiner recommended that the seasoned lifter should know beforehand what exercises he would do in a workout, and what days he would train, but not use a pre-determined number of sets and reps for the workout. Rather, you should let how you feel once you begin your workout decide what you do in the training session. And, in my recent article “ Skill Training as Size Building ,” I wrote about the training perspective of approaching your lifting sessions as a skill to be developed rather than a “war” to be waged against your muscles—or a “battle” or an “onslaught” or whatever pseudo-military campaign term that modern bodybuilders like to use when discussing muscle-group training. I also suggested that one of the best ways to do this is to uti...

Marvin Eder’s Mass-Building Methods

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The 1-5 Program

Develop Mass and Power with This Unique Wave Loading Method In my recent article “ Skill Training as Size Building ,” I introduced the concept (on the blog, at least) of the “90% rule.” I believe it’s one of the most effective ways to make consistent gains in the gym, whether you’re after strength, strength with a size side-effect, or hypertrophy alone. Basically, the method involves doing the majority of your sets in a workout with 90% of a certain rep range. This doesn’t mean 90%, necessarily, of your 1-rep max, though it most certainly would if you were to do multiple sets of singles—as we will be doing in this program. In our previous article, the workout programs I suggested utilized 90% of one’s 5-rep max and 90% of a 10-rep maximum using “cluster sets.” If you want to know more about what those programs look like, then, please, read that article. Also, it wouldn’t hurt, if you haven’t done s...

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