Posted in Build Muscle, Gain Weight on Jan 26th, 2011
NOTE by Mehdi. This post was written by StrongLifts Member Harrison aka “Maslow” (24y, USA – page 69 inside the 5×5 report) who has so far gained 32lbs and increased his Deadlift from 130lbs to 380lbs in less than 2 years. ### I might as well call this “how I got bigger and stronger.” I started [...]
Posted in Build Muscle on Nov 26th, 2010
Last Tuesday I wrote that heavy Squatters almost always have bigger arms than non-Squatters. I want to talk more about this today. First, let’s put things straight: if you want to build really big arms, then you’ll need direct arm work like – yes – biceps curls. There’s no way around this. Second, if you [...]
Posted in Build Muscle on Nov 11th, 2010
Few guys want to accept the harsh reality – muscle mass is directly related to strength gains. This isn’t just a scientific fact, but also an anecdotal one: legend Arnold Schwarzenegger and his mentor Reg Park could both Deadlift over 700lbs and developed world class physiques as a result. Few guys understand that pump, soreness, reaching [...]
Posted in Build Muscle on Oct 4th, 2010
Last Friday I explained why losing fat is easy. Today: how much muscle can you gain in 1 month naturally? Before I give you the answer, understand my question. When I ask how much MUSCLE you can gain, I’m not asking how much WEIGHT you can gain. That means I’m not taking into account… Fat [...]
Posted in Build Muscle on Sep 30th, 2010
Yesterday I told you that you need to focus on building muscle rather than on losing fat even if you want to achieve both. Today I’m going to give you an example of an elite bodybuilder who has used this method successfully. This guy is the most influential bodybuilder that ever existed. He was a [...]
Posted in Build Muscle on Sep 29th, 2010
2 goals at a time is a bad idea as I’ve explained yesterday. Especially if your goal is to build muscle while losing fat – there’s only 4 cases in which you can do that anyway. Today – what if you want to build muscle AND need to lose fat? Then build muscle first. And [...]
Posted in Build Muscle on Sep 27th, 2010
I’ve explained that unless you lack a foundation of strength, the only way you can build muscle while losing fat is if you’ve trained before, are a genetic freak or use steroids. Otherwise it’s almost impossible. Today I want to show you how snake oil companies try to fool you into buying their stuff by [...]
