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Featured Plateau Busting Article

Don't Be Afraid To Try New Things For Muscle Growth! By: Natural Muscle Magazine Get over the fear of implementing a new training strategy if you are looking for even better gains. See what my new routine is and why I designed it the way I did. Try something different! 1869 Words - Date Added: May 22, 2006

16 Most Advanced Intensity Building Techniques!
By: Nick Nilsson
Intensity techniques are not for everybody. They allow you to go beyond conventional failure in order to work the muscle harder, providing a stimulus to get larger and stronger. The following is a list of advanced intensity techniques and how to use them. 2976 Words - Date Added: Aug 12, 2003

5 Plateau-Busting Workout Routines For Greater Mass!
By: Alex Stewart
Below I am going to highlight 5 of my favorite workout routines for each muscle group. Break through that training plateau and start putting more muscle on your frame. Use them now and see the growth! 3588 Words - Date Added: Oct 22, 2008

7 Easy-To-Do Tips That Will Immediately Improve The Quality Of Your Workouts!
By: Skip La Cour
Below are seven simple tips that are easy to implement and will quickly help you take your training efforts to a higher level. Read on to improve your training goals. 1433 Words - Date Added: Dec 27, 2005

7 Steps To Steady Progress!
By: Matt Danielsson
Ever wonder why some guys keep growing every year while others seem to take one step forward, then two steps back? It's all a matter of sticking to a basic set of common-sense rules and habits that help keep you on track. Learn how! 1747 Words - Date Added: Jun 25, 2004

8 Easy Ways To Increase Training Intensity
By: AnimalPak
Regardless of how you train, one thing should remain consistent: intensity. Learn why! 830 Words - Date Added: Jan 22, 2003

A New Method To Build Muscle Fast... And Avoid Injuries!
By: Pete Sisco
There are simple ways to avoid injuries and one of them is fantastically effective at building muscle. What? A safer way to lift that increases muscle building? Yes. Here is the full description and sample workouts for a few exercises. 1204 Words - Date Added: Jun 03, 2002

A Quick & Dirty Approach To Micro-Weights!
By: Charles Ridgely
One of the fundamentals of weight training is load progression. Find out how you can up your weights on every workout! 1119 Words - Date Added: Apr 05, 2004

Achieve Bodybuilding Gains By Adopting The Mindset Of A Successful Bodybuilder!
By: Hugo Rivera
Here are some problems that may happen if you quit a training program altogether. Included are ways of improving the situation, a split training routine and a meal plan for men and women. 2275 Words - Date Added: Feb 16, 2006

Add 1 Pound A Week For Continuous Gains!
By: Cyberpump
Are you tired of not making any gains? Learn how adding 1 pound a week can help you set new personal records and improve your ego! 1368 Words - Date Added: May 12, 2003

Advanced Training: Switch Things Up!
By: Matt Danielsson
When things are getting a little too comfy, it's time to yank your ear and start doing something truly challenging. You're not in the gym because you love the smell of old socks in the locker room, right? You're there to train and get results. 1012 Words - Date Added: Apr 07, 2003

Anti-Gravity Training Offers Fast Track To More Muscle And Less Fat!
By: Scott H. Mendelson
Each trainee is different requiring a unique approach to training; my customized programs make use of an advanced assessment process helping me to determine the fastest path to new muscle and less fat... Learn more. 2138 Words - Date Added: Aug 13, 2008

Are You Immune To Your Training Program? Try This 12-Week Training Program For Huge Gains!
By: Mike Mahler
Don't let your body become immune to training like people become with advertising. Get a 12 wk training program right here that will assure your routines never become ineffective? Check it out! 2535 Words - Date Added: Oct 30, 2006

Are You Making These Common Mistakes In The Gym - Part 1?
By: Chris Goulet
Avoid looking like a rookie and improve your results by following these corrective techniques. 1638 Words - Date Added: May 27, 2004

Are You Stuck In A Rut?
By: Mike Hajoway
In this article, I plan to discuss different aspects of training your body to help you break through that plateau. Gaining muscle is not only achieved by training hard but also by training smart. 1676 Words - Date Added: Feb 10, 2004

Are You Using These In Your Workouts? If Not, You Should Be!
By: Jim Brewster
All of the following examples will allow you to mix up your routines a bit and spark some new growth. Try the following exercises and techniques to see if they work for you. Learn more right here. 2158 Words - Date Added: Mar 27, 2006

Ballz 2 Da Wall!
By: Bryan Locke
People are trashin' the way I workout and I am sick of it! People who are using HIT think that my way of training is wrong. I will prove them wrong with this article! 2415 Words - Date Added: Apr 11, 2002

Barrier Buster: Tips For Busting Through Plateaus!
By: Hardgainer.com
Sticking points are bad news, but everybody suffers from them from time to time. Sometimes the cause is staleness, brought on by overtraining, and the cure, simple though it is, is usually hard to take. Learn how specific exercise training is the key to breaking plateaus! 1452 Words - Date Added: May 21, 2003

Break Through Your Plateau With These 4 Training Techniques!
By: Roger Lockridge
You are getting frustrated, it is very understandable. What is going on? Well, you have hit what is called a plateau. Try these 4 training techniques to break out of your plateau and get back to crushing the iron. Learn more. 1551 Words - Date Added: Sep 17, 2009

Breaking Plateaus
By: Phano Som
Whether you are a beginner, intermediate, or more advanced lifter, there are some rules which are universal. Today, I would like to address the importance of breaking plateaus in your training. 1469 Words - Date Added: Oct 19, 2001

Breaking The Mold!
By: Dave Draper
Break your plateaus! Here is a Draper Diversion you are permitted to enjoy from time to time. It's not exactly a box of chocolates, but then it's not sardine and onion pie either. 1375 Words - Date Added: Apr 16, 2003

Breaking Through Plateaus.
By: ISSA
You need to assess your current program as far as your nutrition and training if you want to break through your training plateaus. 1000 Words - Date Added: May 09, 2003

Bucking The Trend: Break Your Plateau!
By: Hardgainer.com
During a recent training rut, I spent time pondering over why I wasn't progressing. Find out how I broke my plateau... 1606 Words - Date Added: Jul 14, 2004

Change, Is It In You?
By: Dean Goudie
Variety is the key to any workout program. That is what most bodybuilders will tell you, and of course they are correct. In order to continue your gains you must change your program. Learn why! 1422 Words - Date Added: Jun 10, 2003

Changing Your Workout Routines!
By: Mike Murphy
Learn how changing your workout routine can help break a plateau and get huge gains! 610 Words - Date Added: Jan 21, 2003

Controlled Cheating!
By: Phano Paul Som
You always hear about "form" when discussing how to correctly perform an exercise. "You must use strict form" , "form is everything", "no cheating". I believe this to be wrong, wrong, wrong! Learn how to use cheating to your advantage! 1256 Words - Date Added: Jul 01, 2001

Crank Up Your Progress Now!
By: Gregg Gillies
If you are feeling a bit burned out or stale on your current program, if you need a change, or if you just want to stimulate new and impressive gains in muscle and fat loss, here's a program you just have to try. 1038 Words - Date Added: Jun 17, 2003

Creative Drop Setting - A Dozen Ways To Use Them!
By: Tom Venuto
I personally believe that drop sets are the best high intensity bodybuilding technique of all time. Read on to find out why and to learn twelve ways to use drop sets for some of the most amazing muscle growth you've ever experienced. 3056 Words - Date Added: Jul 07, 2003

Don't Be Afraid To Try New Things For Muscle Growth!
By: Natural Muscle Magazine
Get over the fear of implementing a new training strategy if you are looking for even better gains. See what my new routine is and why I designed it the way I did. Try something different! 1869 Words - Date Added: May 22, 2006

Double Shock Details
By: Big Dog Seth
I'm going to introduce phase 3 of the double-shock system later which takes advantage of supersetting opposing muscle groups after a thorough outline of phases 1 and 2. Phase 3 is for testing the boundaries of strength built in phases 1 and 2. 1173 Words - Date Added: Dec 21, 2001

DROP SET AND GAIN
By: James Sadek
This article will be about a method of changing the way you train to make sure you keep putting on mass. When you wont grow anymore, you don't want to train, you are sick of the gym and putting all your hard work into bodybuilding and getting no results. 451 Words - Date Added: Mar 07, 2002

Eccentric Training!
By: Bryan Locke
Eccentric training (also known as negative training) is a technique that allows you to push your muscles past their normal point of failure and allows you to lift (eccentrically) 30 to 40 percent more weight that you could normally handle concentrically. Learn how to perform them to bust through your plateaus! 1601 Words - Date Added: May 06, 2002

Effective Anabolic Training...
By: Sean Quade
Sure, food is the raw materials for your body to work with, and sleeping actually makes you recover, but these two aspects are useless if you don't stimulate the body to gain muscle in the form of lifting weights. Learn about: Reps, Sets, Failure and Splits, The Pump, Workout Time and Progressive Resistance, Intensity and the Weider Principles, Plateaus, Machines vs. Free Weights and more! 1154 Words - Date Added: May 16, 2002

Eight Torturous Training Techniques!
By: Jonathan Deprospo
In this article I am going to outline eight extreme training techniques that can be used to shock muscle groups into further growth. Learn how these can improve lagging body parts. 2089 Words - Date Added: Feb 27, 2006

Exercise Selection and Routine Order
By: Joe Corleone
This is a unique training article that explores the need to do the most difficult, most productive exercises first in your workout to ignite the sparks of the fire known as muscle growth. So get some wood, a match, and a little lighter fluid and prepare yourself for the inferno ahead. 992 Words - Date Added: May 29, 2001

Fail-Safe Ways To Shatter A Strength Plateau!
By: Other Writer
With these methods for preventing a strength plateau, there is no excuse for failure to grow. Select a method and apply it for all exercises during your workout. Break your plateau right now! 738 Words - Date Added: Nov 26, 2003

Fitness & Nutrition Radio Podcast: F.I.T.T. Principle - Overcoming Weight Loss Plateaus.
By: Dave DePew
Fitness And Nutrition Radio Podcast! Hear interviews with the top minds in the fitness industry, as well as special topics by distinguished Dave DePew. Fitness and nutrition insights aplenty! THIS WEEK: Breaking through weight-loss plateaus with the F.I.T.T. Principle! 171 Words - Date Added: May 01, 2006

Forced Reps!
By: Other Writer
How important is it to go heavy? I suppose every bodybuilder is entitled to their own ridiculous opinion. In my opinion, it is the one thing that I am most consumed about throughout my workouts. If you want to grow, you gotta go heavy that is. 464 Words - Date Added: Dec 21, 2001

Gain Muscle Like A Pro, WITHOUT The Drugs
By: Zach Marcy
Many people don't know how to dedicate their free time to make significant changes in their bodies. Learn what I did to break my plateau and how I gained 54 lbs of lean mass! 1470 Words - Date Added: Jan 22, 2003

Get Tweaked For Maximum Gains!
By: Muscle Media
Small adjustments to your exercise program can lead to massive gains. Calculator and sample programs included! 1735 Words - Date Added: Oct 21, 2004

Going Heavy
By: Big Red
When most guys ask how to get big, the usual response is eat big and lift heavy. This is the best simple advice one could give, but what does it mean to go heavy? Does it mean to lift heavy weights? Or does it mean grunting and heaving weights for a couple reps? In this article I'm going to talk about going heavy; what it means, the right ways, the wrong ways, and most importantly, rag on some of the people I see at the gym. 775 Words - Date Added: Aug 16, 2001

Got Power? Try The Max Fusion Training Program!
By: Curtis Dennis Jr.
Learn about the MX training program that helps you to get bigger, stronger, and leaner all at once. And the best thing of all, NEVER HIT A PLATEAU AGAIN! 1324 Words - Date Added: Jan 23, 2003

Great Exercise Variations
By: Big Dog Seth
Push it to the max with high intensity training techniques! Be prepared for the most amazing results you will ever see 695 Words - Date Added: Mar 07, 2002

How Should One Alter Their Workout Routine If They Are Not Growing?
By: Workout Of The Week
How should one alter their workout routine if they are not growing? If you are frequently hitting the gym and not making progress you need to step back. Breakthrough the plateau with these great tips for success! 4284 Words - Date Added: Mar 17, 2009

How Should One Alternate Their Workouts To Avoid Adaptation?
By: Workout Of The Week
How should one alternate their workouts to avoid adaptation? If you continue to follow a workout without any change, it can place you in a tough plateau... See what our forum members have put together to keep making gains! 8308 Words - Date Added: Aug 14, 2006

How To Become A Better Bodybuilder!
By: Shawn LeBrun
In fact, I could end this article with that said (some of you probably wish that I would. 445 Words - Date Added: Nov 14, 2002

How To Boost Strength In The Bench Press, Deadlift And Squat
By: Randy Herring
Suppose you wish to excel in a specific exercise or increase your strength, like in the bench press. 845 Words - Date Added: Jul 09, 2002

How To Get In The Lift Heavy Zone!
By: Shawn LeBrun
Have you ever had one of those workouts where everything seemed to just click and all of your lifts were great? Learn the secrets on how to have this happen EVERY workout! 960 Words - Date Added: Jan 30, 2003

How to Pick Up the Intensity
By: Aaron Ciak
I want to talk about a few principles that you might want to try in order to pick up the intensity. Blast your muscles to new levels! 551 Words - Date Added: Jun 01, 2001

Huge Gains in a Short Time
By: David Knowles
A year ago I weighed 190 pounds. Two-and-a-half weeks later I had gained 10 pounds and dramatically increased my strength. This may not sound very impressive, but at the time I was 20 years old (no more growth spurts) and I had reached a plateau in my training. Here is what I did! 1037 Words - Date Added: May 01, 2002

Hybrid High Intensity Program
By: Curtis Dennis
HIT, Max-OT, Power Factor are all great training systems and I've tried just enough to gather knowledge about my own training system someday. Hybrid Training is the basic combination of bodybuilding and powerlifting. Here is what it is all about! 1671 Words - Date Added: Feb 08, 2002

In A Rut? Don't Just Sit There: Bust Out Of Your Plateau Now!
By: Tim Wescott
Some folks don't even realize they're in a rut, as they religiously plod along, training day after day, convinced that everything is fine... Well everything is not fine! Here are some great tips on breaking out of that plateau! 1324 Words - Date Added: Oct 22, 2007

Incorporate Variable Sprints For Maximum Fat Loss!
By: Shannon Clark
You've have followed your training program and cardio routine to a 'T', but that dreaded plateau has just kicked in. The fat is not coming off anymore... Try the following variable sprint routine to break out and burn more fat! 1213 Words - Date Added: Apr 24, 2008

Intensity
By: Phano Som
You've heard it once and you've heard it again, INTENSITY is crucial in bodybuilding success. Now while all avid gym goers believe that their training intensity is good enough, I can almost assure you that it is not. Are you training with intensity? 1278 Words - Date Added: Sep 25, 2001

Intensity Building Technique Videos!
By: Other Writer
View our online videos for supersets, drop sets, and dozens more of the top intensity boosting techniques! WMV, Real Player, and Mpeg. 1758 Words - Date Added: Oct 21, 2003

Intensity Techniques That Will "Kill" You AND Make You Stronger!
By: Nick Nilsson
Intensity techniques are among the greatest weapons in your arsenal for building a truly astonishing physique. Intensity techniques allow you to push beyond conventional failure in order to work your muscles harder, providing an irresistible stimulus for the muscles to get larger and stronger. Learn why. 1511 Words - Date Added: May 28, 2003

Jack Kunkel Podcast Interview: Natural Bodybuilding.
By: Daniel Gastelu
Podcast Interview: In this episode, Dan Gastelu interviews guest Jack Kunkel. Listen to training secrets from a successful natural bodybuilder and contest promoter! 570 Words - Date Added: Sep 14, 2006

Juggernaut Training!
By: Jamie Hale
Take your training to the upper limits of physical preparation with juggernaut training. In addition, to physical conditioning the preceding workout will build a tough as nails mental set. 362 Words - Date Added: Sep 05, 2003

Jump Start: Stimulate Your Muscle Growth
By: Matt Danielsson
It's easy to get stuck in a comfortable routine - you know what's coming up, and you know that you can handle it. Why disrupt that comfortable state of things? 1093 Words - Date Added: Jan 09, 2003

Keeping Training Fun With Kettlebells!
By: Mike Mahler
Lets face it; sooner or later bodybuilding can get boring and lead to burnout. After all, week after grueling week of barbell squats, deadlifts, and weighted dips is no joke and requires a serious commitment. Try this kettlebell program that you can do two to three times a week for four weeks as a break from your current routine! 1145 Words - Date Added: Jul 09, 2003

Learn The Key To Triggering Muscle Growth!
By: Gregg Gillies
A high intensity effort, other than genetics, is the most important factor in getting favorable results from your bodybuilding and weight training. 789 Words - Date Added: Mar 19, 2004

Living Beautiful Radio - Living Beautiful Radio Show: Episode 14.
By: Living Beautiful Radio
Living Beautiful is the HOT new radio show created to quench the appetites of the modern-day, multi-faceted woman. This episode will cover the Importance of Stretching, Stability Ball Exercises, The Cone, Toy Parties and more! 98 Words - Date Added: May 01, 2007

Lose 13lbs In 35 Days!
By: Planetmuscle.com
This 35-day, blast routine also helps motivate women with a quick start to losing fat and adding muscle. Learn how to utilize this program to maximize your fat loss and muscle gains! 750 Words - Date Added: Feb 03, 2003

Mass Crash Course Tactics - Phase Training!
By: X-Rep.com
Are you overtraining? Are you undertraining? These and many other questions arise when training is leading nowhere fast. Learn here about phase training and what you can do to break out of this lag in your training. Read on... 1360 Words - Date Added: Oct 16, 2006

Maximize Your Results!
By: James Cipriani
Are you frustrated with busting your butt in the gym hour after hour, month after month, and year after year with little or no results to show for it? Learn how to break your plateau! 2037 Words - Date Added: Feb 04, 2003

Metabolic Potentiators!
By: Other Writer
At the present time, it is spoken on miraculous diets and promises much of fast losses of weight. Many of the people are going from a diet to another one, without having the looked for results. 522 Words - Date Added: Jun 07, 2002

Mix It Up To Keep The Gains Coming!
By: Josh Dickinson
I need a way to minimize the price and maximize results of hardcore training. Is there such a method? Here are some principles, methods and a chest routine to prove there is. Learn more! 2234 Words - Date Added: May 15, 2006

Most Successful Training System
By: Big Dog Seth
I like to call it "double shock" because it is brutal and lasts for a two day period for the targeted bodypart. I arrange my workout split according to which bodypart needs the wake-up shock the most. 704 Words - Date Added: Oct 21, 2001

My First Ever 'Proper' Off-Season
By: Ryan Mackie
After nine years of bodybuilding I am finally embarking on my first 'proper' off-season. I realize that sounds quite strange, because by now I should have mastered the art of building solid new muscle in the off-season. 1533 Words - Date Added: Jul 22, 2002

My Take On High Intensity
By: Yogi Isbell
After all this time I am still learning about bodybuilding. It has been the most positive influence in my life. 1397 Words - Date Added: Jun 06, 2002

Never Hit A Plateau Again
By: Shawn LeBrun
We need an in-depth look as to how to fully recuperate and ensure max recovery. Here are some steps you can use immediately to avoid over training and hitting a plateau. 1783 Words - Date Added: Oct 21, 2002

Never Stop Growing!
By: Ron Harris
Ask yourself, is this exactly the way you wanted to look? I didn't think so. Don't worry. I'm not going to leave you hanging. 2402 Words - Date Added: Sep 07, 2002

Overcoming Roadblocks
By: Phano Som
Here are THIRTEEN things that may be holding you back. Learn what they are and how to overcome them. Watch your results skyrocket! 1904 Words - Date Added: Jun 01, 2001

Overload With Aussie-Tank Scott Diedrichs!
By: Other Writer
Well we now know to go as heavy as possible with good form to get maximum muscle overload and hypertrophy and we also know that routines need to switched regular to prevent the muscle adaptation process. Find out what else you need to know to continuously make gains! 897 Words - Date Added: May 24, 2003

Partial Rep Training For Full-Powered Results!
By: Nick Nilsson
Training in a partial range of motion can be the key to blasting your way past strength plateaus quickly. Find out why always using a full range of motion may actually be hurting your progress! 1744 Words - Date Added: Sep 25, 2003

Plateau Buster: A Look At Goals And IIx Fibers!
By: Ryan Patrick
The pursuit of an Adonis-like physique is often punctuated by several periods of frustration - building serious muscle is hard. Break plateaus with performance-based goals and heavy weight. Interested? Learn more. 2964 Words - Date Added: Oct 16, 2008

Plateau Busters! Ultra-High-Intensity Specialization Methods
By: Bodybuilding.com
Have you reached a plateau? Having trouble gaining additional mass? Are you stuck in a rut and can't move up? These Ultra-High-Intensity Specialization Methods may be just the the thing to force BIG GAINS! 2621 Words - Date Added: Dec 20, 2001

Plateau Busting
By: Todd Blue
The long dreaded plateau. They will strike at anytime and to any body, it may not be able to be prevented but you can limit the length that they last. If you read the message boards and listen to guys at the gym it seems like there are a lot of people suffering through a plateau. 583 Words - Date Added: Dec 21, 2001

Plateau Busting - The Sadek Way
By: James Sadek
I understand what people go through, I have gone through it but I wouldn't call it a plateau, that words definition 991 Words - Date Added: Aug 27, 2002

Power Rack Training!
By: Mike Mahler
Once I hit a training plateau I began doing some research, and I realized that the power rack that most gyms do not have was the key that I was looking for. Find out how to improve your weakest links with the power rack! 1207 Words - Date Added: Jun 23, 2003

Pre-Exhaust Training
By: Randy Herring
Pre-exhaust, as the name implies, is pre-fatiguing or pre-tiring a certain muscle of a body parts. 643 Words - Date Added: Jun 04, 2002

Progression
By: Bryan Locke
To build a top notch body, it is important that you learn to train smart . By training smart, I suggest putting emphasis on learning techniques that will increase the intensity and efficiency of your training. 806 Words - Date Added: Mar 02, 2002

Pushing to the REAL Limit of Your Strength
By: Big Dog Seth
Push it to the max with high intensity training techniques! Be prepared for the most amazing results you will ever see! 600 Words - Date Added: Nov 14, 2001

Refresher Course: Say Goodbye To Your Weakest Link!
By: Mike Mahler
Aside from getting your nuts trapped in a vice, there's nothing worse than hitting a training plateau. Learn the secrets of building your lagging body parts! 2082 Words - Date Added: Feb 24, 2003

Rip Yourself a New One!
By: Seth Pauley
Attaining workout intensity should be top priority for anyone interested in physical training. It will determine your results more than just about any other factor involved in a successful program. This is more of a mental challenge than a physical one. 1274 Words - Date Added: Dec 21, 2001

S.H.I.T. Method!
By: Phano Paul Som
Super High Intensity Training: If you're anything like nearly all seasoned lifters, then you're probably always searching for a better way to produce the most gains in the least amount of time as possible. I, too, am guilty of this but this is a good thing. Here are the 10 guidelines for my SUPER program! 1214 Words - Date Added: Jul 10, 2001

Set A Personal Record By Using Strong Range Of Motion
By: Pete Sisco
By limiting the range of motion you are able to work with much heavier weights and that stimulates new growth. If you've never used this technique, you're in for a very big surprise! 1163 Words - Date Added: Jul 04, 2003

Shocking Lagging Body Parts
By: Big Red
For all of those whose gains have either slowed down or stopped, I know how frustrating this can be. Here are some shocking techniques for bring up your weaker body parts. 1425 Words - Date Added: May 02, 2001

Shocking Your Muscles to Stimulate Growth!
By: Phano Som
If you are one of the many avid lifters who train on a regular basis, then you should be well aware that muscles require a "shock" in order for them to grow. Here is the lowdown on Drop Sets, Super Sets, Giant Sets and Forced Reps. GROW! 1295 Words - Date Added: Apr 25, 2002

Slumpbusters: Get Out Of Your Plateau!
By: Dave Draper
As these sticking points plague all of us frequently, we are wise to press on with our prescribed workout, giving it plenty of time to work. Those who endure these apparent voids - plateaus - have heart; they carry on to grow in both muscle and character. Find out how to break your plateau. 1489 Words - Date Added: Feb 12, 2004

Spice Up Your Workout With Some Basic Techniques!
By: Ryan Swan
It's always a challenge to keep your workouts exciting. One week will be amazing, the next will be satisfactory. It happens to the best of us. Here are some ways to change up your workout to keep the intensity up and avoid boredom in the gym... 1534 Words - Date Added: Dec 03, 2004

Static Contraction Training
By: Pete Sisco
Using this method, the test subjects added an average of 9.0 pounds of new muscle (one subject added 28.9 pounds!) in just 10 weeks and increased their full range 1-rep max by 27.6%. Learn how this "minimum dose" training can can lead to maximum agains! 846 Words - Date Added: Sep 12, 2002

Static Rep Training
By: Curtis Dennis Jr.
Everybody has heard of negatives, burnouts, supersets and giant sets. Those have been used by every lifter imaginable and frankly most lifters want more for their training and variety. I found and tried a new type training called Static Rep. 357 Words - Date Added: May 29, 2001

Strategic Deconditioning: Priming Muscles For Growth.
By: HST
While utilizing Hypertrophy-Specific Training techniques, our goal is to present the muscle with a growth promoting stimulus at the moment the muscle is physically susceptible to microtrauma. When is this exactly? Find out here. 844 Words - Date Added: Aug 16, 2003

Stuck In A Plateau? Bust Through With These Strategies!
By: Shannon Clark
If you are having problems getting out of a plateau then the five strategies I've put together here will help you breakthrough to a new level of training and growth. Read on for more... 1316 Words - Date Added: May 08, 2006

Stuck In The Mud: Why You Aren't Making Progress!
By: Josh Henkin
Many lifters quickly hit a wall where everything stops! What happens? Let's examine some of the more common dilemmas that hinder our progress and simple solutions so we can hit our goals. 1082 Words - Date Added: Jan 22, 2004

Supersets
By: Andy Heyer
What is a superset? A superset is performed when two exercises are performed in a row without stopping. When you start doing these for the first time, you will find that your endurance may be a problem, but before long you will learn to love them. 727 Words - Date Added: Dec 29, 2001

Supersets For More Growth
By: James Sadek
I think the best time to experiment is when you are young and you have a set schedule that is the same day in and day out. 412 Words - Date Added: Mar 07, 2002

Supersets for Super Size!
By: Bryan Locke
What would you say if I told you there was a method of building more muscle mass, in less time? For those of you who are interested, I'll attempt to explain a very underestimated training technique that will shock your muscles into extreme growth. 803 Words - Date Added: Apr 09, 2002

Take A Break!
By: Chris Zaino
In my experiences over the years I have been training, taking a total week off from the gym has been a major contribution to my longevity and constant progress in bodybuilding and health in general. 773 Words - Date Added: Jan 02, 2003

Taking Your Workout To The Next Level: Incorporating The Principle Of Pre-fatigue!
By: Shannon Clark
For those of you who have been working out for a while now, you might be finding that you're no longer progressing to the next level. Well if you would like to change that and are open to suggestion then read below about the pre-fatigue principle. 1041 Words - Date Added: May 25, 2005

Tempo & Tension Maximization For Advanced Bodybuilders!
By: Tom Venuto
The body will adapt to any training regimen in time, so tempo prescriptions should be varied just like any other training variable. Find out how it can help you! 2358 Words - Date Added: Nov 06, 2003

The Advantage of Opposing Muscle Group Supersets
By: Big Dog Seth
Push it to the max with high intensity training techniques! Be prepared for the most amazing results you will ever see! 840 Words - Date Added: Jan 04, 2001

The Best Exercises You Aren't Doing #1
By: Josh Henkin
It is not uncommon to see most people in the gym performing the same exercises day after day, week after week, year after year. This is one of the most common reasons people never see results and quit. Here are pictures and descriptions of the best exercises that you should be doing! 769 Words - Date Added: May 29, 2002

The Devils Triangle For Great Gains!
By: Peter Knopfler
This workout is for the hardcore lifters. These three basic movements performed consecutively, incorporate total body and mind. The devil's triangle, is also cardiovascular, gets your heart pumping and endurance. 944 Words - Date Added: Jun 29, 2004

The Dirtiest Word In Bodybuilding: PLATEAUS
By: Dorian
So you hit a plateau, or have you? Now what do you do about it? Let's look at what it means to plateau and see exactly how to get past them as quickly as possible! 1471 Words - Date Added: Nov 11, 2001

The Great Pyramid!
By: Joe Corleone
The training technique of pyramiding weights is one of the best to use in bodybuilding whether you have been training for months or years. Its purpose is to allow the muscles to be prepared for heavy training with low reps, the type which as been lauded for ages as one of the most productive in gaining strength and muscle size. Learn how to do it for the best results! 1281 Words - Date Added: Jun 25, 2001

The Secrets Of Plateau Busting!
By: Kevin DeHaven
After three months on my old traditional mass program, I had hit a plateau. Find out what I did to break this plateau! 825 Words - Date Added: Feb 07, 2003

THE U.S. Navy SEAL Workout.
By: Brent Vlcek
The SEALs take a different approach to training, they are concerned with strength and endurance, not symmetry and hair loss products. 943 Words - Date Added: Mar 07, 2002

The Weider Principles
By: Jay Horowitz
This article will attempt to explain the Weider principles of bodybuilding, created by Joe Weider, whom I consider the father of modern bodybuilding. The principles which follow are not for use by all. Learn these great intensity principles! 831 Words - Date Added: Oct 07, 2000

Think 'Negative' To Grow!
By: Christopher Mohr
When hitting the iron, many consider only the movement or exercises, with no regard to the speed, eccentric portion, or time under tension. This week I'm going to discuss eccentric muscle actions and the importance to an overall lifting regimen. 1337 Words - Date Added: Dec 14, 2005

Top 10 Keys To Physical Progress!
By: Matt Danielsson
Learn the top 10 keys to physical progress from Matt Danielsson. From consitency to listening to your body, learn them all! 917 Words - Date Added: Feb 04, 2003

Training Negatives Can Be Positive!
By: Matt Danielsson
When we're talking about gym training, the negative phase of a range of motion can be very positive. Learn the terms, the benefits, and the proper way to execute negatives right now! 609 Words - Date Added: Jun 18, 2003

Training Techniques For A Shock
By: Big Dog Seth
You always hear things like "emphasize heavy compound movements" and "only low reps build mass" and this is good advice for the beginner. After time, the body will adapt to anything and these simple methods will not shock the system and cause a muscular response the way they used to. You must then do something different! 626 Words - Date Added: Dec 21, 2001

Training With Dynamite: Avoid Getting BURNED.
By: AnimalPak
The key to making progress is to keep thing as simple as you can. Stick with basic movements. Use strict form. Forget the dynamite and stick with the laser. Whether it's your chest or any other bodypart, you'll see some real results. 950 Words - Date Added: Apr 25, 2003

Tri-Set And Grow!
By: James Sadek
This article will be about a method of trying to get out of flat spots. When you wont grow anymore, you don't want to train, you are sick of the gym and putting all your hard work into bodybuilding and getting no results. 433 Words - Date Added: Mar 07, 2002

Use Fear To Your Advantage... And Keep Growing.
By: AnimalPak
In this installment I am going to be talking about fear. Learn how to break out of any plateau and make those great gains with this killer workout. 1268 Words - Date Added: Sep 15, 2005

Volume Manipulation: Overtraining For Overgrowth
By: IDS Sports
Volume manipulation can help you make new muscle and strength gains. Use this four week program of overtraining and then tapering down back to normal to bust through your current plateaus! 1558 Words - Date Added: Mar 18, 2003

Want to Try Something Different?
By: John LeMare
Do you want to try a program that is totally different to the all out on every exercise that people recommend? For this program you will have three cycles. Try it out for great results! 253 Words - Date Added: Mar 12, 2002

Weider Principles
By: Aaron Ciak
There are many different principles those Amateurs all the way to the top of the pro ranking use. You may be using Principles and not even know it. Here are some Principles you can use to either add a little flare in your workout or to help you get over that barrier. 652 Words - Date Added: Sep 05, 2000

What Is The Best Way To Break A Plateau?
By: Topic Of The Week
You have been working out for awhile now and your family and friends have taken notice. Motivation is up and you are making serious gains. Then all of a sudden you hit a wall and the gains disappear. To learn more read the information below. 7460 Words - Date Added: Apr 29, 2005

Why Are You Not Making Gains?
By: Clayton South
Millions of people the world over are trapped in bodies they are desperately trying to change, without success. Learn how to continually make gains! 7803 Words - Date Added: Mar 08, 2003

Working Pyramid Sets Into Your Workout!
By: Shannon Clark
Straight sets after a few months, using the same weights, will need to change if you want to grow. No change means no gains. Try mixing in pyramid sets to help stimulate growth. Learn more about them! 1512 Words - Date Added: Dec 12, 2005

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