What's the number 1 training mistake that prevents people from achieving

maximal muscle gains?

 

After reading pro bodybuilder Ben Pakulski's MI40 program (again) this

week here's my answer....

 

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Mistake number one is never knowing what the right amount of exhaustion is.

Have you ever left the gym wondering if you could have done more?  If you
should have done more? I know I have. Heck, there has even been days
when I comtemplated going back in the gym because I just didn't KNOW
that my muscles were exhausted. That's a terrible feeling.

I don't know about you, but when I go to the gym I want to KNOW that
my time is well spent and im not wasting my days and getting less results
than I am after.

Here is the next cutting edge intensifier in muscle building: NOS

NOS stands for Neurological Overload Set. The set that overloads the body
and creates the optimal hormonal environment for growth inside the muscle!

Hormones like testosterone, growth hormone, IGF-1 are responsible for
growth. The best way to stimulate these hormones is through intense exercise
that takes muscles to their limit.

NOS is the single most effective way to take a muscle to its complete
physical exhaustion.

As many of you already know, TIME under TENSION is the number one
most highly correlated factor with muscle hypertrophy (growth).

NOS start out by putting you in the exact optimal range for muscular growth
via optimal Time under Tension (40-70 seconds)

8 repetitions done with a 4010 cadence (5-second reps) . For those of you
unfamiliar with this cadence reference, it is very simple. It means 4 seconds
DOWN(negative/eccentric portion) , 0-seconds pause, 1-second explosive
concentric (contraction), and then 0-second pause.

The "0's" tend to be most confusing for people, this simply means DON'T STOP.
Use continuous motion and no rest or pause at the top or bottom of the rep.

Once you have completed 8 repetitions with 5-second reps, IMMEDIATELY
decrease the weight by 20% and keep going. No cheating, no extraneous
movement, just strict executed form.Repeat this 20% drop in weights 2 more
times for a total of 3 decreases in weight.

This process will take your muscle to complete physical exhaustion. The lactic
acid will be uncomfortable but find comfort in knowing that more lactic acid is
correlated with more growth hormone, bigger muscles and a leaner, harder
physique.

Keep training hard,

 

Mike Westerdal

CriticalBench.com

 

P.S. Today October 5th is the last day to get the MI40 Program for $30 Off.

This program is awesome...you need to own it if you don't already.