One-Exercise-Per- Workout Programs The massive quads of Tom Platz. Platz built his leg muscles by often doing just one exercise for as many as 50 sets! I have often extolled - on more occasions than I would even be able to remember - the benefits of one-exercise-per-bodypart training. There really are few choices better for building muscle mass - or an outrageous amount of strength on an exercise such as one of the three basic powerlifts - than one-exercise-per-bodypart training programs. If you’re a bodybuilder, or someone who is only after building muscle mass and “looking good”, then you really can’t do any better than a 10 sets of 10 program, an 8 sets of 8 routine, or even something like 20 sets of 20 reps on occasion (this is actually a REALLY GOOD program for growing massive quads, but you’ve been warned: it’s also HELL!). And if you’re solely after strength, then multiple sets of 3s, doubles, or singles on any exercise is one of the best ways to ...
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