I just posted a new episode of The Dr Clay Show in which I answer a question about training splits. The reader whose split I critiqued made a common error that can significantly compromise your chest size (and strength) progress. Learn more my watching this brief (3 min 48 sec) video. Episode 52: Bodybuilding Training [...]
Finishing with High-Rep Pump Sets
December 7, 2009 By 4 Comments
Weight-training Question: Say on a day when i do arms, would it be such a bad thing to drop and hit 2 sets of say pushups, each set until failure? To fully exhaust my tri’s ? Although i can do alot of pushups, so i would end up doing way over 10, but would this [...]
How Far Should You Lean Forward on Low Pulley Cable Rows?
November 24, 2009 By 1 Comment
Question: When doing low pulley rows how far forward should the torso lean? i’ve seen vids of arnold doing them and he goes pretty much all the way forward. in other vids i’ve seen the guys stay almost completely upright. i know you really can’t always train like these guys, but what is the proper [...]
Don’t Squats and Leg Presses Work the Same Muscles?
October 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Question: This may be a dumb question, but don’t leg presses cover the same muscles exercised by doing squats? They seem to be the essentially same motion to me. Answer: You are correct in that squats and leg presses do stimulate approximately the same muscles. However, squats utilize more muscles because of the stabilization required. [...]
Building a Back like a Bodybuilder
September 24, 2009 By 3 Comments
“Saying you’re going to train your back is like saying you’re going to train your front. You gotta’ get more specific if you want to progress.” Just in case you don’t go to T-Nation.com (a.k.a. Tmuscle.com) every day like so many people do, I just wanted to let you know that my latest article was [...]
