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Heridity is probably the largest factor in how vascular you appear. Some folks are just born with their veins closer to the skin than others. Beyond that bodyfat levels is probably the next largest factor. Niacin can help to some degree, but the biggest boost is relatively short-lived and it...

I played thru college and one year of pro ball and I always found it very hard to train properly during the season. In fact, I even came down with mono while trying to train 3-5 days per week while still practicing and playing games. I found I could only train with weights once per week during...

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Many of the proteins powders are getting smart about this and adding things like fructooligosaccarides to aid digestion and help with the production of bacteria in the digestive tract. If you have difficulty getting enough fiber to make things work smoothly you could simply add something like...

I'm pretty sure someone has been having fun with their Photoshop.

I'm pretty sure someone has been having fun with their Photoshop.

Depending on the angle of the bench preacher curls will provide a good stretch for the biceps. Stretch = good!

Steph, I always use the light weight of the 15s to focus on form and do fairly slow, perfect reps. Slowing down and squeezing the contractions tends to make me feel the workout more. In fact, I'm always glad to get to the 10s and start accelerating the weight more because those 15s can get...

"I am planning on using the example my next cycle, no more clustering , or working with linear increments , just plain ole simple effective HST." Is that due to any dissatisfaction with what you were doing, Dan, or do you just want a change?

Double post. Technology is so cool ... when it works.

Aside from a few self-published pamphlets like "A Muscle has Four Sides" I think the only real book from Gironda was "Unleashing the Wild Physique", which may have been co-authored by Bob Kennedy. Vince was a very interesting guy. Do you suppose it has something to do with...

Jules, I'm not sure which I liked better ... Your HD2 explanation or your movie review. I first met Mike Mentzer in 1978 and trained with relatively high intensity ever since. I always looked better when I did a 3-way split and trained 6 days a week, though. The problem was I could only do...

In 1996 I had been training for more than 20 years, mainly 4-6 times per week. Mike Mentzer put me on his abbreviated routine of about 4 sets every 4 days, and my strength shot up a tremendous amount and I gained 17 lbs. in the next 5 months. Knowing what we know now with HST principles and...

Isn't one of the key factors here that they had them perform 3 sets of exercise TO FAILURE? I might even regress on a routine like that ...

"You could try a 7 or 8rm, but I would imagine growth would suffer." That's what I'm afraid of. I'd rather deal with some joint discomfort than give up muscle tissue. I'm not really talking about any debilitating injuries ... I just sort of ache and feel a general lethargy like I...

V-Man, I have alternated between flax and fish oil ... I'm currently just using the fish oil.

As I work up closer to my 5 rep max I start to feel the workouts differently, and I'm not sure it is a good thing. I tend to start feeling things more in my joints and connective tissues and feel less stress and strain in the muscle. I'm not having trouble doing the reps in good form, I just...

Anyone have any experience or opinions regarding ISS Research products? I'm specifically interested in their Micellar Matrix protein powder product. Thanks!

I've always done rather slow (6-10 second) negatives, too ... but haven't there been some studies shown here that quicker negatives are actually more beneficial? I've been doing them more like 2-4 seconds since reading this forum. And heavier, of course!

I just checked the labels on two different brands of peanut butter and both of them list "partially hydrogenated vegetable oils" as the third ingredient after peanuts and sugar. They don't list the exact quantity, but that is enough to scare me off. Besides, I like the taste of...