How to Make More Mass-Building Gains and Continued Progress Over Months and Years In this essay, I want to go into detail over a subject that I’ve touched upon in other articles and essays over the years. By using the methods that I will propose, you will make more muscle gains and continuous gains for weeks, months, and years to come. This is one of the ways to ensure that you progress continuously with little in the way of ruts or plateaus. We are often shortsighted, not just as bodybuilders but as humans. Although it is important to focus on the present moment and the current workout that you are doing, you need to have a long-term vision regarding your training that will ensure that you make continued progress. Many lifters start on a basic, muscle-building program and make good gains. Maybe a lifter starts his training journey with a full-body routine or, at the least, a limited split routine ...
Uncommon Training Associations for More Size and Strength Build Additional Mass and Power with Some Unique Training Combinations Certain objects, items, and concepts are associated with other objects, items, or concepts. Peanut butter is associated with jelly. Texas is associated with BBQ, longhorn cattle, and cowboy hats—and nostalgic memories of garage power workouts with Uncle Kirk while we dipped Copenhagen snuff if you’re me. China is associated with kung-fu and acupuncture. Japan is associated with samurai, sushi, and creating the first fuel-efficient cars. Italy is associated with pizza and carb-laden, cheesy pastas. And so on and so forth. I could go on and on (and on). We make associations without giving much thought to it, whether we know it or not. If I ask what you associate with French fries, I bet you’d say ketchup. Maybe salt. Okay, if you’re from the Carolinas, you might...