In the last article, I discussed my belief that you can take a very simple workout, learn how to perform it with precision, and then repeat it over and over again in order to make substantial long term progress. I…
I have been weight training for decades and have tried multitudes of workouts and methods. Nonetheless, I haven’t tried everything there is to try as that would probably take 1,000 lifetimes to do so. Since I have always been curious…
I will post a new book called, Escalating Loading Ramps to the homepage of this website by the end of the week. Loading ramps supply a little more variety in terms of volume and load than linear loading. If you…
There are several techniques that bodybuilders use to build muscle size. Powerlifters and strength athletes can also benefit from these methods as an increase in muscle size often correlates with an increase in strength. Since muscle size is an important…
Once you start the 4 x 8 Power Workout, you must be willing to add weight. There seems to be two basic types of people when it comes to adding weight. The first is the person who is only partially…
If you have been around weight lifting as long as I have, you will start to notice weight training trends. The trends seem to come and go according to a bodybuilder, powerlifter, coach, or an authority figure who is popular…
Arnold, Lee Haney, Dorian Yates, Ronnie Coleman, Jay Cutler, Phil Heath. These are the Mr. Olympias that most people are familiar with. Lou Ferrigno never won the Mr. Olympia, but his part in Pumping Iron and his role as the…
This is the fourth article out of a four-part series of articles that explain how to use the ramp up method in regard to four different training variables. The first article discussed ramping up on training volume. The second article…
This is the third out of a series of four articles about a weight training technique called ramping. The first article addressed ramping up on training volume. The second article addressed ramping up on training frequency. This article will address…
Ramping is a weight training strategy that refers to step by step increases to a specified training variable. The increases can occur from workout to workout, or from week to week. In the last article, I discussed how to ramp…
