Greg Sushinsky Bodybuilding
Fitness, Nutrition & Health
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Expert:
In The Rader Master Bodybuilding and Weight Gaining System, Peary told us about a
program he developed that could add up to 3/4 of an inch to a trainees arms in one
day.

The program goes like this - pick a day when you can do nothing but train, eat and
rest. You use just two exercises, one for triceps and one for biceps, and you do a set
of each every hour for 12 hours. Use a weight lighter then your usual poundages,
and do not work to failure. Eating some protein every hour, massaging the muscles
after each workout and to resting all you can, were also recommended.

This program has worked for many and we could continue to use it exactly the same
way to get a quick increase in arm size, but Peary gave us a hint of the full
usefulness of this method. He stated "Most men use it on their arms since no one
ever seems to have as large arms as he would like. However it will work on any
muscle. We hope that some day when we have a greater understanding of muscle
growth and the controlling factors, a similar method can be applied to men and
women in a specialized session of perhaps a month and give them a physique that
today takes years to acquire." So we can see that Peary had a lot of hope for this
method.

I believe I have a program that would be useful for advanced hardgainers who would
like a quick increase in size all over their body. It would go something like this, you
pick six exercises that cover the entire body, for example squats, bench press, over-
head press, rows, calf raises and curls. For about 4 weeks you workout twice a week
,wed and sat, (this is to get used to these exercises and avoid extreme soreness
when you begin specialization) do 2 work sets for each exercise, then on week five
on Wednesday you do your regular workout but on Saturday you take the first
exercise (squats) and do one set an hour for 12 hours, use about half of your usual
poundage the idea as Peary said was "Working on the principle of flushing the
muscles with blood and keeping them flushed all day long, the muscles will grow
unbelievably for a short time.", so we aren't trying to push to maximum on these sets.
Keep the Wednesday workouts the same as the first 4 weeks, and every Saturday
take the next exercise in your program and hit it for 12 sets in 12 hours.

This program is still admittedly experimental, but all signs seem to show that it
would bring about a big gain over the 10 weeks it takes to complete. The most
important thing is that you don't get overtrained, do only two workouts a week, and
give the most days rest after the specialization day, hence the wed and sat schedule.
The other thing is to do the hardest exercises like squats early in the cycle when you
recovery ability is strongest and as the cycle progresses you work your way down,
and at the end of the cycle you are doing the least taxing exercise like curls. The
volume per exercise is high one day a week but the overall volume is kept at about
12 sets a workout, which is still not too bad for a hardgainer.

If you are a beginner, or intermediate stick to the basics like 20 rep squats, heavy
deadlifts, presses, at al., you will grow plenty fast if you work hard, and eat and rest
enough. But, if you are getting close to you potential and would like to get a quick
burst of size, try this routine and see how it works for you. Tell me how it goes.

About The Author: Paul Becker is a natural (steroid free for life) bodybuilder and
fitness consultant. He is the author of many ebooks and courses on training and
diet. For more information visit his website at
http://www.trulyhuge.com

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