In the last article, we talked about the optimal triceps volume, if you haven’t checked it out yet definitely give it a read. 2/3 of our arms are composed of the triceps. So, why would you not want to know everything for optimal triceps growth? 😉 But I know you’re all waiting for this article.
After we covered most muscles of the front and rear upper body, it’s time address one, if not the most moonstruck muscle. Well, yes I am not talking about massive calves, even though plenty of guys would kill to grow their calves. Obviously, I am referring to the arms, more precisely the triceps since I
The second article of our volume series will take a look at the optimal back volume. This article series will cover all crucial parameters that concern the optimal volume. This facilitates the process of developing your very own training program. If you’re not yet familiar with what volume is and how it affects the muscle-building
After we have covered the most important basics about the optimal volume for hypertrophy, we’re now going more in-depth into each muscle group separately. If you haven’t read the aforementioned article yet, definitely check it out if you still have any questions concerning the volume parameters. Alright, so what can you expect from this article
In weight training, the training volume indicates how much work we did or how much weight our muscles moved during one workout. But what’s the benefit? To put it simply: By knowing the volume, we can compare our workouts and assess if we have become stronger or weaker. According to the result, we determine if
How to Gain Muscle: The Definitive Guide This is the definitive guide to building muscle mass. And let me be clear about something beforehand: there is no shortcut that will let you put on muscles “fast”. Yet many self-appointed experts and fitness coaches promise seemingly impossible results within no time at all. I am bored
In strength training, you have to consistently push yourself even further. Creating reasons so that your body reacts and adjusts itself to the new condition. In other words, steady and consistent progression will eventually lead to muscle growth because our body reacts to heavier weights with building bigger muscles. That requires a great deal of
For muscle and strength building it is necessary to make progress over time and thus, increase training intensity and volume continuously. However, it should be clear to everyone that progression cannot be linear and that in an advanced stage of each and everyone’s training career improvements become smaller and smaller and require tremendous effort. For
Sooner or later, each of you will come to this point, the training stagnates. Until then, steady and easy training has worked and brought good results, but most likely this condition only lasts beyond the beginning. Thus, the question arises as to how to proceed in such a phase. What possibilities are there to rekindle
How long should the breaks between sets be in strength training? This is a question that you will not get a clear answer from most trainers. But why is there no clear answer to such an important and basic topic? That’s just because they did not devote themselves to it. Most folks decide on how
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