Subject: IRON MAN E-Zine: Issue #791:
Before-After Photos: 4X Muscle-Mass Gains (amazing 14-week results)
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Before-After Photos: 4X Muscle-Mass Gains (amazing 14-week results)
Q: I’ve just started using the 4X mass method. Feels awesome. My aching shoulder already feels like it’s healing and the pumps are super huge. But should I try to use some heavy weights on exercises I can do without pain? I just want to make sure I get bigger. Will 4X alone do it?
A: In a recent e-zine we mentioned that 54-year-old natural pro bodybuilder Dave “Texas Shredder” Goodin used 4X almost exclusively after his shoulder surgery to get back in phenomenal shape. That’s because he couldn’t use heavy weights on most exercises…
He did 4X sequences–15RM weight, do 10; rest 30 seconds, do 10 more, etc. for 4 sets. And he also did some high-rep sets similar to TORQ on a few moves. Here are his results after 14 weeks (after photo by Lloyd Terry)…
Pretty incredible. Remember, that was ONLY 14 Weeks with workouts dominated by 4X. Dave was focused on the Europa physique competition, and he looked incredible when he hit the stage, as you can see.
We will get his exact training routine soon, but for now know that he often started with high-rep sets, especially for his recovering shoulder…
“I remember during the first few weeks of contest prep I was performing 25 to 30 reps of overhead DB presses with a 30-pound dumbbell (pre-injury I could do 10 reps with 80-pound DBs). Obviously I felt that I needed to lift a heavier weight (since I could do that many reps). But, when I tried to lift the 35-pound dumbbells, I got a sharp stabbing pain in the shoulder. So I stayed with the lighter weight and just kept doing very high reps [on presses].”‘
He followed that TORQ-like first exercise with 4X sequences on most of his other shoulder moves. In other words, mega heavy weights never came into play. It was moderate-weight growth-threshold training all the way. Yet he looked mighty good after 14 weeks. Here’s another before and after…
We’ve been following his lead and using TORQ to begin many of our bodypart workouts with great results. For example, starting shoulders with a 30-20-15 sequence on machine presses, 45 seconds between sets. The pump is unreal–and on the exercises that follow, you get a better mass-building feel.
We’ve had shoulder-joint problems in the past (thanks, heavy bench presses), but with this style of training every joint feels great. And delt mass is still moving forward at a rapid rate.
To be fair, Dave was regaining muscle, but still, his return to massive form was an incredible feat–and at age 54. In fact, we think he looked bigger than ever…
We encourage everyone to give TORQ and 4X a try to increase muscle size. It works. Ask the Texas Shredder.
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Till next time, train hard–and smart–for BIG results.
–Steve Holman and Jonathan Lawson
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This Special Report was submitted by Jonathan Lawson and Steve Holman.
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