Mind Over Muscle: the 5x5x5 Program
The ‘3 to 5’ Method: Strength Training for Special Weapons and Tactics Teams
Make a Quantum Strength Leap with ‘Progressive Movement Training’
Hardgainer? – I’ll Fix It.: A DeLorme Method Inspired Six Week Hypertrophy Cycle
‘Fatigue Cycling’: Another Secret of the Russian Bodybuilding Underground
The Presence of Power and Three Super Squat Techniques to Develop It
Bench Press Training, the Russian National Powerlifting Team Style
‘Holistic bodybuilding’? – No, power bodybuilding!
What does it mean, “training the nervous system?”
Is traditional power cycling obsolete?
Build might and muscle with the classic ‘countdown to power’
Russian sets and reps for power
What do the Russians think of pyramids?
A PTP/ladder hybrid to jump start your bench
Moscow bench press champion’s program
‘Interval circuit training’ for power on a tight time budget
The RKC Ladder: a shock program for shoulder strength and mass
To pause or not to pause the deadlifts, that is the question
Jurassic training revisited: building tendon and ligament strength
What are the ‘high-tension techniques’?
High-tension techniques – not just for the gym
‘Lifting the weight’, ‘feeling the muscle’, or…?
Know your max without testing it?
Use your head for max power, muscle, and safety
‘Active negatives’ for power, muscle, and safety
Heavyweight advantage for the lean
Boost your bench… with shrugs!
Protect your back with a ‘virtual belt’
Drills that rule, drills that drool
A no compromise home gym on a budget
Can single joint exercises build strength?
Section Two: Training Planning
Divide and Conquer: Designing the Perfect Split
The upper body solution for ‘high intensity’ bodybuilders
Planned vs. free style training
Twice-a-day training: the edge or overtraining?
The perfect split for the ‘Strong as You Look’ series
Why can the abs be trained daily and other muscles cannot?
Turning lemons into lemonade: overtraining for gains
Is varying exercise tempo worth the trouble?
Not satisfied with your rate of progress?
Calling for Back-Up! (the ‘Strong as You Look’ Series)
Lats: the Secrets of the Russian Bodybuilding Underground
Is the deadlift the king of back exercises?
Don’t feel your lats? – We’ll fix it!
Spread your wings and max out on the pullup test with ‘tactical pullups’
“Injury prevention by imperfection training”
The McKenzie Method for a healthier back
How do the abs protect the back?
Is the trap bar better than the straight bar for deadlifts and shrugs?
Legs of Steel (the ‘Strong as You Look’ series)
Can you build good legs with plyometrics?
Russian farmer walk for stubborn calves
Shoulder friendly heavy squatting
No more bowing knees in the squat!
Heavy lifting, easy on the knees
Can you let your knees slip forward when squatting?
Section Five: Neck & Shoulders
The secret of Paul Anderson’s powerful neck
Shoulder training on the twenty-rep squat routine
The Sots press: an extreme shoulder workout without an extreme weight
Build cannonball delts yesterday with an old time strength feat
The shoulder friendly see-saw press
The neck and traps, the hallmarks of an elite athlete
Cannonball delts without direct delt work?
Lateral raises minus the headache
Alternatives to the press behind the neck
Rotator cuff work, is it worth the trouble?
Seated presses for a touchy back?
Armed and Dangerous (the ‘Strong as You Look’ Series)
Frequently Asked Questions about Arm Training
The Top Ten Russian Arm Training Secrets
Russian powerlifting triceps blaster
Elbow friendly straight bar curls
Forearm specialization for the pipe masters
Clubbells™: for totally awesome forearms
Build huge biceps with… the bench press!
Are squats needed for big pipes?
A Chest to Stand a Glass on (The ‘Strong as You Look’ Series)
Frequently Asked Questions about Chest Training
“I don’t want my pecs to look like breasts!”
How to train for ‘old-timer pecs’
Having a hard time recruiting your pecs? – We’ll fix it!
Powerlifting secret of pec power
Section Eight: Naked Warrior
STRONG ANYWHERE, ANYTIME WITH BODYWEIGHT EXERCISES
The Russian Special Forces Ladder to Power
The Evil Russian’s ‘Hit the Deck’! Program
Grip-ups, Spider-ups, and Pinch Grip Pushups
How to make bodyweight neck bridges harder
Gymnastic rings for bodybuilders
Ace the Marine pullup test with ‘the Russian rest/pause’
Should I do weighted pullups to up my bodyweight pullups reps?