Building Muscle

How do maximum security prisoners manage to add muscle?

I’ve often wondered about this. And recently, a customer gave me a very important clue to this puzzle.

Here’s the deal:

First of all, it’s important to note that the idea of huge, muscular prisoners is very much a “Hollywood” image.

via How Convicts Get Buff.

Recently, I stumbled across a proven workout plan from way back in 1978.

The author – a Scottish man – outlined how he boosted his squat from 70 pounds for one rep all the way to an incredible 400 pounds for 20 reps.

In this article, I will reveal how you can build muscle and gain strength with this old-time plan.

via An Ancient Scottish Muscle Building Plan.

The pushup is probably the first muscle-building exercise most guys ever master, and also the first one they abandon. At some point they discover the bench press, come up off the floor, and never look back. But if you want a truly athletic physique, that’s a big mistake.

via 8 International Pushup Variations: Men’s Health.com.

In 1995, my cousin and training partner at the time bought me The Complete Book of Butt and Legs because, in his words, he’d “never met someone so obsessed with training his glutes.”

via T NATION | Dispelling the Glute Myth.

Dumbbell exercises for abdominals target the upper and lower abdominals as well as the oblique muscles.

Browse through the various dumbbell exercises for abdominals below:

via Dumbbell Exercises for Abdominals | www.dumbbell-exercises.com.