Blueprint Blog
When I got to college, I had my first real taste of free weight training, big eating and big sleeping. As it turned out, our college gym was nothing more than an oversized closet, consisting of little more than 3 benches, 1 power rack, 2 leg press machines and a universal station. There were DB’s…
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Question You’ve talked about Intensity being the most important training fundamental, yet at the same time you’ve said “a certain amount of volume is necessary for growth”. Then last week you mentioned Mike Mentzer said volume is always a negative. Plus you talk quite a bit about frequency. Assuming all of this is correct, how…
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Question I keep seeing ads for various Essential Amino Acid blends. I recall you saying that some EAA formulas don’t contain all 9 essential aminos, going back to the time you rolled out Synthagen. Are things still like that, or what should I be looking for? Answer It’s still a fact that many EAA formulas…
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Question If you could only take one thing to build more muscle, what would it be? Answer First and foremost, knowledge is the single most important factor in being successful – in any endeavor. Having said that, it’s not steroids. It’s not protein. It’s not even hard and consistent training. It’s calories. Why Calories Are…
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