In many books and articles about bodybuilding, this is presented as a step-by-step method. This method is expressed by the gradual decrease of the working weight, once we’ve reached failure. (Don’t confuse this with drop-sets) Usually, after the point of failure, there are one, two or three (3 is the upper limit) weight reductions following
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Cheating Principle
The cheating principle is an intense method supposed to be taken as means of increasing the workload, and not making it easier to overcome. The main idea here is pointed to the strict completion of the given exercise, up until failure. After reaching failure, you start using inertial movements (cheating) to help yourself reach the
Emotional Principle
Every bodybuilder knows that when you’re feeling emotionally fulfilled, the workout feels way better, lighter and easier overall. Even more to that, heavy sets until failure are not something you fear, but rather something you plan and look forward to in your “emotionally fulfilled” workout.
Sparing Principle
This is a principle, created by the famous 3 times Mr. Olympia – Frank Zane. It is a principle, that is best used by middle aged/older trainees. However, the ideas of the principle can be applied by beginners, advanced and elite athletes. The main idea of the sparing principle, is reducing and removing everything that’s
Instinctive principle
The main idea behind this principle is doing what you feel like during your workout, without analyzing anything in regards to your training split.If this principle was viable for everyone however, the bodybuilding methodologies, that were developed throughout the past decades, would be totally irrelevant and inapplicable.
Sets Until Failure
This principle is the main idea of other intense methods like cheating, forced reps, prolonged sets, as well as flushing, super-sets, combinations, etc. This is a premise for us to not consider it a separate principle, but rather a foundation and an inevitable part of our body building approach. In reality, this principle is best…
Chest Dumbbell Workout
Crowded gyms are the worst nightmare for every trainee, especially when the gym is not well equipped, and has no more than 2 bench presses.
This is the exact moment when a dumbbell workout is most appropriate- you don’t
Contrast Principle
Anatomy researches on the skeletal musculature According to anatomy researches, during the last 30 years, the skeletal muscles consist of two main types of muscle fibers- Fast-twitch muscle fibers (white) and slow-twitch muscle fibers (red). The ratio of white to red muscle fibers is genetically predetermined. It is also important to note here, that fast-twitching…
Core Exercise For Bodybuilding: Why Are They Important?
Anyone who has ever tried working out or done bodybuilding must have heard about core exercise. They have a basic idea of what they mean, but are not quite sure about their importance. Or better, their importance in bodybuilding and
Critical Bench Review
Those intent on developing a serious Schwarzenegger-style chest should look no further than Critical Bench, the world’s most successful chest building workout regime ever!
Critical Bench founder and coach, Mike Westerdal, owns several bench press records thanks to this mean regime, in which he guides you exactly through how to train properly and gain impressive chest muscle growth and strength.