Hypertrophy Quest

Arms are the Sign of a Bodybuilder The difference between bodybuilders and other fitness endeavors is a mindset. That mindset is shown primarily in their results. A strength athlete will have a big and strong torso, but smaller arms. A calisthenics athlete will have a large back and well developed shoulders and abs, but will have smaller legs, and a bicycler will have large and developed quads.  But a bodybuilder will have all of the above, and more. Of these muscle groups, one stands out among the rest. The arms. A lifter with large and muscular arms will stand out in a crowd. A large chest, back, and legs will be hidden under clothes in the crowd. But arms are displayed to the world. They fill the sleeves and make a figure look more imposing. When someone looks at a bodybuilder with large arms, they can tell that they lift. If you are on a hypertrophy quest, you better be working your arms. Minimal compound movements will not optimally grow your arms. You must treat them as a pri...

 In this article, I'll try to keep it short as there is nothing complicated about this topic at all. As a natural lifter, you only need to apply the way you progressively overload your other muscles to your abs. Abs are muscles, and muscles grow when stretched. Therefore, it must be logical to conclude that abs will grow if we progressively overload the stretching component of the muscle using a mixture of reps and weight. It's as simple as that. For this article, I won't even touch on machine work for abs because I don't use them. I have never tried a machine (mostly because I don't have access to one) because ab work is hard enough when done properly. I'm going to list 3 movements you can do that I guarantee will be enough to get all of the hypertrophic abdominal development you could ever want. Sit-ups with Decline Bench or with Weight or Both When done properly, sit-ups are probably the best movement you can do. All you need to do them is either something he...