The principle of specificity of exercise states that exercise must be specific for a certain purpose. In simple terms, if you want to build muscle and get stronger, you use a progressive resistance style of training, with the most efficient being weight training.If … [Read more...]
Should you train to muscular failure? by Jerry Brainum
Although no record of it exists in human history, the first incidence of training to failure likely occurred when a prehistoric man attempted to move a heavy rock without success. While such an activity may not fall in the category of organized training, the fact that … [Read more...]
Natural Bodybuilding Training: The finer points by Jerry Brainum
In the inaugural issue of Applied Metabolics, I discussed the best evidence-based nutrition techniques for natural bodybuilders. To reiterate the meaning of the term "natural," that refers to a bodybuilder who doesn't resort to using any type of pharmaceutical … [Read more...]
Pre-exhaustion training: Does it work? by Jerry Brainum
In 1970, Arthur Jones, an entrepreneur and former filmmaker from Florida, suddenly appeared on the bodybuilding scene, and began making the heretical statement that bodybuilders were working against themselves. Jones, who had no formal training in … [Read more...]