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I imagine constant tension with cardio is a nice way to improve functional performance as well as gain some mass. For example, long-term jogging with a backpack or parachute, or kickboxing with ankle and wrist weights. Watch out for the flying pink band! :D Actually, I think that's a really...

Xarx, that's a very application of clustering you used. How did it work for you? How sore/"tight" did you feel after your sessions? Sisco's theories were actually wrong (very, very wrong in fact), but it did turn out that static contractions (as he and Mentzer highly advocated) and...

Ah, I'm sorry. I meant (I think) page 2 or 3 of this thread where I yap about how to do skulls, flies, calf raises, etc. for maximum stretch. cheers, Jules

Ah, I'm sorry. I meant (I think) page 2 or 3 of this thread where I yap about how to do skulls, flies, calf raises, etc. for maximum stretch. cheers, Jules

Basically, you just want to find a machine that can get your heart rate up with as little "percieved effort" as possible. Usually this means a machine that recruits most of your major muscle groups. The Versaclimber emulates ladder climbing, in other words, you're stepping with your...

Not so much fat loss per se, but kicking up the nutrient partitioning effect, specifically glycogen supercompensation. That in turn enables a cleaner bulk. cheers, Jules

Workouts ideally should be no longerthan 75 minutes or so. But if many of your workouts are long (90-120 minutes), your body does eventually adapt and average cortisol levels does drop. It's just that initially (say, after SD), your body really can't handle a superhigh work load. Sipping an...

Actually, I'm not sure. I haven't used a rowing machine in years. I use a Versaclimber for cardio. Beyond 20 minutes, you're better off just doing steady-state. It's easier on the nerves. The truth is, fat-burning is more about what equipment you choose than what style you use. For example, a...

Cluster where you can't use negatives or partials. I think your choices are mostly correct. You can use unilateral negatives with leg press, calf raise, and leg curls. If you do pulldowns, you can switch the grip to do negatives instead of partials. You can use partials with upright row...

I really don't like HIIT on bikes, because bikes put way too emphasis on quads in order to elevate heart rate. That's fine with steady state, but with HIIT, you have to dry-hump the pedals in order to generate the appropriate intensity. Real HIIT really ought to be done with a full-body...

I may be an Expert; DKM may be a Pimp; Bryan may be The Bryan. But there is only one Philosopher King! :D DOMS is an inflammatory signal, usually associated with significant microtrauma in muscle (i.e. provided you're rested and eating correctly.) This relationship seems to be one way, though...

There can only be one V . . .

It's probably the HIIT on the bike (Sigh, what's with HIIT being done on bikes . . .) that's causing the soreness. Especially if you like to do stimulated "hill training" on a bike, that would do it. Keep the leg press down to 3x-a-week. If you still have problems, lower the HIIT...

If you do them by yourself, you could add steady state cardio afterwards (30 minutes roughly), and make that Wednesday your carb refeed day.  In that case, be very generous with your total carb intake that day. Followin pulse workout, in addition to your burn set versions of your 5x5 program...

If you do them by yourself, you could add steady state cardio afterwards (30 minutes roughly), and make that Wednesday your carb refeed day.  In that case, be very generous with your total carb intake that day. Followin pulse workout, in addition to your burn set versions of your 5x5 program...

For cutting, I'd probably do 70-90g of dextrose (plus vinegar) and possibly a short HIIT session after the workout. Then significantly drop carb intake for the rest of the day. cheers, Jules

You can increase the concetric rep portion to increase total metabolic stress.  That is the basis for modalities like superslow.  For example, a person can do a 15-rep burn set, start very slow, and speed up as it gets harder and harder.  Most of us instinctively do this anyway. Slowing down the...

You can increase the concetric rep portion to increase total metabolic stress.  That is the basis for modalities like superslow.  For example, a person can do a 15-rep burn set, start very slow, and speed up as it gets harder and harder.  Most of us instinctively do this anyway. Slowing down the...

Yes, because there's something of a "free ride" with carbs after a workout. That is, if you eat excess carbs, you'll enjoy more glycogen supercompensation than at any other time in the day. The more metabolic stress you apply during the workouts (15s/burn sets, pulses, post-WO cardio...

Depending on the length of your workout and saturation of glycogen storage, I'd at least double or even triple the amount of dextrose (or some less GI-aggressive sugar) in your post-WO shake. Perhaps 40-60g of whey before your workout. cheers, Jules