Guest guest Posted April 3, 2007 Report Share Posted April 3, 2007 Your doing something I cant I have been body building for 10 years and am 48 years old now – while I have an impressive body and have made substantial gains in size and strength I have not significantly gained size in my biceps since Nov 2002. I am 14 ½” on both arms non pumped. I have been using the bullworker (+ free weights on days I don’t use the bullworker) for 1-2 months and while I have got harder in the muscles and have certainly gained power and strength size increase alludes me. I eat a good diet and do cardio. But no way I can get to 15” arms least lone 16” I used to take protean powder but still could not get much bigger than I am now. I read your article and it made me a little depressed – but then I have been told size is not everything by my wife – but being a man and a body builder I think size is important. I am 5’6 ½” so my arms do look big. I have also been told a fat person can have 18” arms but is fat not muscular. Without steroids I see no chance of significant increases in size. On the weekend with an EZ bar I cleaned and jerked 74 Kg put it on my shoulders and squatted, I weigh 77 Kg – my best ever clean and jerk with an EZ bar was 80 Kg when I weighed 76 Kg. Your going to have to tell me your secret of how you jumped from 13” arms to 16” arms. I think I could have 18” arms if I cut the end of the tape measure off or put a finger between my arms and the tape. Is this an honest reading? Or what is your secret? Without taking steroids. Thanks Kumar. This sounds like a very effective routine. Have you made all your gains using only the Bullworker or do you also lift weights or do bodyweight exercises? What about legs? Bob > > When one looks at the old BW charts and manuals, there > were 28 exercises at 7 seconds each. Did that provide an optimum > workout in 3.2 minutes? > > > > How about the X-5 charts which incorporate an inner/middle/outer > range of exercise... 40 exercises @ 7 seconds = 4.3 minutes? > > > > When one looks at some of the newer charts, 7 major muscle groups > at 7 seconds each, does that constitute the optimum workout at 49 > seconds? > > > > If one is only using 70% of their strength for optimum results... > when are the muscles ready for another workout? > > > > The Dynamic Tension programs had one exercising in almost every > function of the day. Sitting at the desk... walking to the bus stop, > waiting for an elevator... even sitting at the dinner table… all day > every day. Heavy weight training has every other day off for > fatigued muscle groups. > > > > That being said, the question pertains to the isometric aspect of > Bullworker, not comparing to other exercise routines. > > > > I pose this question on the following premise... the size of the > Steel-Bow has allowed me to take and use it in situations I never did > with the X-5. It is not unusual for me to have several exercise > routines daily, some longer than others, but several times more than > once daily or every other day. > > > > I have found with the increased use, muscular tone and definition > has greatly increased. Because the exercises are at 60-70% exertion, > there is not the total muscle fatigue that would result in the > necessary time off for the muscles to recoup. With a minimum one > hour between use, I feel fresh in using the SB each time, albeit in a > different manner, and usually with some Iso-Motion involved, but > still fresh. With the completion of a single or multiple set of > exercises, does not matter which, I can feel the muscle fatigue from > the set. That is always a constant. > > > > This experiment came about because when I did the 40 exercise X-5 > routine, one after another with very little rest between exercises, > the results were more evident than with the 7-exercise or even the 28- > exercise routine. All the routines produced results; just some > results were better than others. > > > > It appeared more was better. > > > > So which was the most beneficial; the rapidity of the routine… or > the increased number of exercises… the several times a day or an > extended exercise routine? > > > > > > Bullworker USA > > > > --------------------------------- > > Get your own web address. > > Have a HUGE year through Yahoo! Small Business. > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > We won't tell. Get more on shows you hate to love > > (and love to hate): Yahoo! TV's Guilty Pleasures list. > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Need Mail bonding? > Go to the Yahoo! Mail Q & A for great tips from Yahoo! Answers users. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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