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The X-Frame Protocols: Bicep Basics

April 25, 2013 By Monte Spicer 15 Comments

By Monte Spicer Muscle growth requires muscle stimulation. I know I’ve been saying this for every body part we’ve covered so far, but it works the same way with every muscle. Your workouts, and the exercises you choose, have to stimulate growth by stimulating your muscle fibers and stimulating a … [Read more...]

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The X-Frame Protocols: Shoulders

March 26, 2013 By Monte Spicer 10 Comments

By Monte Spicer To find out more about Monte Spicer’s X-Frame series, read the introductory article here. To build your X-Frame physique, we have to take advantage of angles. When you train any body part, the goal is to hit it from every conceivable angle. Doing things this way accomplishes two … [Read more...]

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The X-Frame Protocols: An Introduction to Excellence

March 20, 2013 By Monte Spicer 8 Comments

By Monte Spicer Clear your mind. Now, picture the letter X—an X with the caps lock on, and not the lowercase version. Look at the structure of the X. Examine its design. It’s wide on top, narrow in the middle, and wide again at the bottom. … [Read more...]

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Gold’s Gym Manifesto: What I Learned in Venice

February 27, 2013 By DH Kiefer 7 Comments

By Monte Spicer Bodybuilding is dead. The sport is still around, and people still compete, but the atmosphere around the game isn't even close to what it used to be—and it never will be again. When I talk about training atmosphere, my frame of reference from my bodybuilding career is the time I … [Read more...]

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The Secret Weapon: An Interview With Monte Spicer

February 13, 2013 By DH Kiefer 3 Comments

“When you’re talking about the training of athletes, the fitness industry can be a very strange place. On one side, you have a lot of people making a lot of noise about how athletes should be trained and treated—and as it turns out, most of these people don’t actually train any athletes, and they … [Read more...]

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Top Seven Fitness and Nutrition Experts

November 30, 2012 By DH Kiefer 31 Comments

I have a bone to pick with the Buddha. Here was a guy who spent his entire life living outside of society, giving lessons to people about how to live in society. How hypocritical is that? The Buddha is probably the first person in history to open the door for those with absolutely no experience on a … [Read more...]

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BioJacked #1: Meet Monte Spicer

April 1, 2012 By DH Kiefer 9 Comments

This past Tuesday, March 27th, we quietly announced in the morning on Facebook that we'd be going on live internet radio to do our first radio show EVER*. … [Read more...]

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