Mike Israetel

They went on vacation – well, back in the Eastern Bloc days, you couldn't leave the country – you know, had whatever kind of leisure time you have in communism, all the kind of good stuff. And then after a few months, they would start this long process of getting in shape again.

And it was a long process simply because they didn't want to get hurt, but they could easily be back in good shape in two months. But they took their time. And then by the middle of the year, they were at regionals. They were at the equivalent of states and nationals breaking records again. They As soon as worlds were over, they would just take months off.

And it was a long process simply because they didn't want to get hurt, but they could easily be back in good shape in two months. But they took their time. And then by the middle of the year, they were at regionals. They were at the equivalent of states and nationals breaking records again. They As soon as worlds were over, they would just take months off.

And it was a long process simply because they didn't want to get hurt, but they could easily be back in good shape in two months. But they took their time. And then by the middle of the year, they were at regionals. They were at the equivalent of states and nationals breaking records again. They As soon as worlds were over, they would just take months off.

It's something that we in the free Western world, because we're engaged in training purely voluntarily in almost every case, it's not like none of us are getting paid to fucking do this. We do this because we love it. And because as far as I can speak for myself, a variety of psychosocial disorders about my body and so on and so forth, and a lot of rage to get out of these barbells. Fuck.

It's something that we in the free Western world, because we're engaged in training purely voluntarily in almost every case, it's not like none of us are getting paid to fucking do this. We do this because we love it. And because as far as I can speak for myself, a variety of psychosocial disorders about my body and so on and so forth, and a lot of rage to get out of these barbells. Fuck.

It's something that we in the free Western world, because we're engaged in training purely voluntarily in almost every case, it's not like none of us are getting paid to fucking do this. We do this because we love it. And because as far as I can speak for myself, a variety of psychosocial disorders about my body and so on and so forth, and a lot of rage to get out of these barbells. Fuck.

you dad you know shit like that um and then so because of that we never really take a lot of time off and because we're paranoid about it we think any time off is going to fuck us up but it really just reality is the very very opposite of that and i think that's just wonderful news

you dad you know shit like that um and then so because of that we never really take a lot of time off and because we're paranoid about it we think any time off is going to fuck us up but it really just reality is the very very opposite of that and i think that's just wonderful news

you dad you know shit like that um and then so because of that we never really take a lot of time off and because we're paranoid about it we think any time off is going to fuck us up but it really just reality is the very very opposite of that and i think that's just wonderful news

Yes, that's when he never trained ever before or used steroids during the experiment. And he managed to gain 89 pounds of muscle in three and a half days exclusively due to Nautilus equipment. Yes, yes.

Yes, that's when he never trained ever before or used steroids during the experiment. And he managed to gain 89 pounds of muscle in three and a half days exclusively due to Nautilus equipment. Yes, yes.

Yes, that's when he never trained ever before or used steroids during the experiment. And he managed to gain 89 pounds of muscle in three and a half days exclusively due to Nautilus equipment. Yes, yes.

It looks like a few sets per muscle group a few times a week is going to get you like a humongous fraction of gains. So like if you do three sets of work for your quads. Two times a week. And each one of those sets is pretty fucking hard, close to failure. You can do that for literally years and see continued radical improvements and just get really, really great results.

It looks like a few sets per muscle group a few times a week is going to get you like a humongous fraction of gains. So like if you do three sets of work for your quads. Two times a week. And each one of those sets is pretty fucking hard, close to failure. You can do that for literally years and see continued radical improvements and just get really, really great results.

It looks like a few sets per muscle group a few times a week is going to get you like a humongous fraction of gains. So like if you do three sets of work for your quads. Two times a week. And each one of those sets is pretty fucking hard, close to failure. You can do that for literally years and see continued radical improvements and just get really, really great results.

Are they going to be your best results? No, your best results would be doing 30 sets per week. But the difference between good results and best results is like maybe double. I mean, the degree to which there's a hyperbolic kind of asymptotic relationship of how much work you put into how much jackness you get is really impressive.

Are they going to be your best results? No, your best results would be doing 30 sets per week. But the difference between good results and best results is like maybe double. I mean, the degree to which there's a hyperbolic kind of asymptotic relationship of how much work you put into how much jackness you get is really impressive.

Are they going to be your best results? No, your best results would be doing 30 sets per week. But the difference between good results and best results is like maybe double. I mean, the degree to which there's a hyperbolic kind of asymptotic relationship of how much work you put into how much jackness you get is really impressive.

A little sad for those of us who want to be exotically big, because it's like, look, if you want to get 20% bigger, you have to do one and a half times the work. The fuck? That doesn't add up. You want to be twice as big. You have to do like four times the work. Like, oh, God damn it. But the opposite end of that is really good news.