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High-Volume, Low-Frequency Training for the Ultimate in Mass Building, Part Two

High-Volume, Low-Frequency Training for the Ultimate in Mass-Building Part Two More of Dennis Du Breuil’s “Ultimate Bulk and Power” Rules      After my brief interlude into the world of high-fat “anabolic” muscle-building diets, it’s time to continue with some more of Du Breuil’s old-school wisdom on building bulk and power, with some more than occasional comments from Greg Zulak, along with my wisdom—for what it’s worth—on the matter.   (If you haven’t done so by this point, read Part One first.) Rule 4: Use plenty of isolation movements in your routine.   Of all of Du Breuil’s “rules”, this one is going to be the most controversial for many of you reading this.   It goes against a lot of the stuff you’ve read in other places—heck, it goes against a lot of what I’ve said (or seems to) over the years.      But I think it has plenty of merit—for the advanced lifter, at least.      First off, Du Breuil believed that beginner and intermediate lifters did need to f