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…
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…
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…
How can you approach your workouts in a progressive manner? The most popular way is simply to increase the weight of your lifts, which is called progressive overload, or simply, “loading.” You will find that some lifters deliberately increase other…
A Typical Short Workout The body by science method, which was discussed in the previous article, is based on short workouts. It’s not a law that applies in all cases, but most people who use the body by science method…
There are different degrees of minimalism when training with weights. One version of minimalism is to perform three short workouts per week. The first workout would consist of working up to a heavy set of squats, the second workout would…
When choosing a strength training program, careful planning will give you the ability to create a substantial variety of volume, load, speed, and intensity within a single short cycle. This can be achieved by creating a short cycle which consists…
