How to Gain Strength

1. Lift Heavy- If you perform thousands of reps in the gym with hundreds of sets, you may get bigger, but you will not get stronger. Lifting heavy weight with speed increases the recruitment of the nervous system, which is where true strength comes from. Muscles are simply there to act upon the stimulus from the nervous system.

2. Eat Heavy- Eating 6 meals daily is a myth. If anything, you will get fat from eating that way. For proof, look at cows and look at lions. Cows eat all day long and are fat. Lions eat once or twice a day and are lean and muscular. Which one would you rather be?

3. Sleep Heavy- If you don't get enough sleep (8-10 hrs), then you won't secrete enough anabolic hormones such as HGH and Testosterone. The highest amounts of both hormones are secreted during sleep. This means you gain muscle and strength while you sleep, NOT while you are working out.

The perfect example of a creature that practices all three principles of building strength is the majestic lion. The lion sits on his ass for 20 hours a day while the lionesses do the hunting for him. He then proceeds to eat first before the lionesses and the cubs. They get what's left over. Although he doesn't life weights, he can run 35 miles an hour, jump 35 ft high, and has a bite strong enough to crush a bull's spine, all while weighing 400-500 lbs.

The perfect example of a creature that doesn't practice all three principles is the cow. It eats all day, doesn't sleep for long stretches of time, and is docile. For this reason, the cow has been domesticated by humans for thousands of years and the little strength it has is insignificant compared to other animals in the wild.

If you don't like learning from animals, then consider this. Arnold Schwarznegger, the best body builder in history, followed a strength routine. In this routine, he did 5 sets of 5 reps for squats, deadlifts, bench press, barbell rows, and shoulder press. He got this routine from his mentor, Reg Park, a bodybuilder from before the era of steroids. For those that are interested, this source goes into further detail concerning the 5x5 routine.

Enjoy tearing up the gym and watching others, as well as yourself, become shocked at the amount of strength you possess.


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