In the Footsteps of Legends - Part 6: Upper Leg Training Golden Era Training Secrets, Tips, Techniques, Methods, and Workouts for Building Massive, Symmetrical, and Defined Thigh Muscles We have reached the 6th, and penultimate, part of my on-going series on the training methods and workouts of the golden era bodybuilders, the champions of the ‘70s and ‘80s. Although not necessary, it would be helpful to read the other parts before you delve into this one. At the very least, read the first two parts, which cover the “overall” golden era methodologies (though Part 2 also covers shoulder training). If you’re interested, here are the links: Part One - Overview of golden era training Part Two - Methods not discussed in part one along with shoulder training Part Three - Chest training Part Four - Back training Part Five - Arm training After this one, I will conclude the series with a final article on calves an...
A Golden Era-Inspired High-Volume Mass-Building Program but with a Twist Since I started working on my recent series on the training methods and workouts of the golden era bodybuilding legends, I’ve had a lot of old-school routines, ideas, and plans running through my mind. Those thoughts led me to write the program here. This is a routine that uses some of the golden era methods but does so in a way that will better allow the bodybuilder to recover while still taking advantage of the various benefits with higher-frequency, high-volume training. If you’ve read at least a couple of the articles in my on-going series—I have two more still to go—then you realize by now, if you didn’t beforehand, that most of the old-school bodybuilders, particularly those from the 1970s, favored training antagonistic bodyparts in the same workout session. These days, many bodybuilders favor training just one muscle group at a wo...