Some Simple Methods and Workouts for Easy Mass Gains My son Garrett displays the kind of NATURAL physique that can be built using the methods in this article. Modern lifters can often be quite confused about what makes for an effective, result-producing workout. They think that if their training is “hard” or if it fatigues their whole body or if their muscles “burn” during a tough set or if their workouts made them sweat profusely—I could go on and on—then, surely, that must mean that their training is effective. But this simply isn’t true. Now, don’t get me wrong, it could very well be that a “good” workout program does contain some of the above “symptoms” but not necessarily. Let me explain. When lifters train under my personal direction—and this is especially true for any bodybuilders that I’ve worked with—they are often doubtful that what I have them doing will be effective. Sometim...
Essays on Old-School Strength Training, Classic Bodybuilding, Traditional Martial Arts, and Budo Philosophy