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Squatting with your heels elevated does put more stress on your knees, but it also places much more stress on the quads, shifting the emphasis away from the glutes. This is because it allows the knees to travel much further forward. The center of the bar is directly above your feet (if your...

I was diagnosed with a herniated disc about 10 years ago. I was told that as it was quite a big rupture, surgery was the only option if I wanted to stop the pain in my left leg. I was reluctant to go down that route, seeing as a relative of mine had been left with a worse problem after the...

I think he is talking about doing it on his 5s, not 15s. It is just another way of reaching a total of 15 reps other than 3 sets of 5. No one is advocating breaking up a set with a sub 15rm weight into several sets of 3 or 4 reps. The approach described by Totentanz is a good one, and one I...

This is definitely true of some people. However I can say for sure that this is not the case with me, or a couple of people who I used to live with. I always consume over 300g of protein per day, and sometimes as high as 400g, and when I am bulking I keep my calories above 4000. I know that this...

I think you are getting me mixed up with zoomz, the person who started this thread. But to answer your question, yes, my most recent cycles have been much longer - the last one was around 12 weeks. I much prefer a longer cycle, mainly because of the fact that I lose muscle and strength so...

I have done around 20 cycles, but can get away with a very short SD (about 7-8 days), after which I feel sore from the light weights again. I have experimented with cycles of all different lengths, and even after the very long ones I only seem to need a short SD. There just seems to be a lot of...

Yes, precisely. The fact that Larry Scott started out 98lb, and then progressed to the top of his sport, proves that with regards to building muscle, his genetics are exceptional. Of course it also took a lot of determination and dedication to fulfill that genetic potential. Rob

Genetically gifted may be too strong a term - genetically above average would probably be better (depending on what exactly you are defining as 'really big' ). It is not surprising that you know lots of people with above average genetics, just as you probably also know many people who are above...

Yes, this is definitely true. Some people can build muscle far more rapidly, and to a much greater degree than others, even with the same training and diet. I have encountered this many times over the years. There is no way anyone can become a pro without good genetics in this respect. I have...

He didn't say anything about the number of sets - 40-45-50-50-55-55 are the weights he is planning to use for each of the 6 workouts in the 10s for DB Bench. Rob

I eat plenty during my SD. Notice that I said that I lose 8-9lbs of lean mass over the course of 3 weeks. I also put on a significant amount of fat - my actual weight does not change by much. And all this happens while keeping my protein at around 300g per day. Over the years I have become...

I am very jealous of anyone who can take over three weeks off from training without losing significant muscle mass. If I have a break that long, I can expect to lose about 8-9 lbs of lean mass (this translates to about an inch on my arms), and it then takes me a couple of cycles to get back to...

Yes, I much prefer a shorter SD. I just lose far too much muscle in two weeks, to the point where I find am spending most of the next cycle just trying to get back to where I was at the end of the previous one. Over the course of about 20 cycles I have found that, for me, 7 days is sufficient...

Everyone is different in terms of which muscles grow easily, and which require a lot of work to see even minimal results. Many people can get away with just doing compound movements and never training their arms driectly, but others, like myself need plently of direct arm work in order to see...

This I completely disagree with - I would say that the exact opposite is true. The 'claimed' aromatase inhibitors in Post-Cycle are: Calcium D-Glucarate: 25 mgs 5,7-dihydroxyflavone: 500 mgs Piperine:5mgs There are no peer reviewed studies that show the efficacy of any of these (in humans) as...

Absolutely. Every single one of the pros takes AAS. Obviously they also have to work very hard and have great genetics, but they could not achieve anything like their current sizes without the drugs. This is not just speculation, but a well-known fact. Arnold has even admitted to taking...

Volatile, I really wouldn't worry too much about it. Seeing as the point of insertion for the long head of the biceps is actually above the shoulder joint, one of its functions is to bring the elbow forward. So doing curls where your elbows travel forward slightly at the beginning of the motion...

I completely agree with Vince and Lil Popa Pump that these so called stabiliser muscles are not specifically stabiliser muscles, they just happen to be being used for stabilising in a particular movement. In a different movement, they may actually be the prime movers, and can therefore be...