Many questions that are asked are related to what time under tension is the ideal, the total time of training or the rest times between sets and, on these questions we summarize on this topic of the mistakes you make when training Raúl Carrasco . In talking about this, the main mistakes made in training…
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How the Rest-Pause Technique Works
Raúl Carrasco, our IFBB Pro shows us how to develop a training with the rest-pause technique (pause-rest). The Rest-Pause technique divides a heavy series into several short series, which can be used in a variety of exercises, being specific to recruit those muscle fibers that are essential to keep the muscles in the definition stage…
The Tactics of Heavy Duty
Bodybuilding undoubtedly got a lot from Mike Mentzer, an incredibly influential bodybuilder of the 1970s and advocate of the Heavy Duty method (HIT). Nearly 20 years after his death, Mike Mentzer’s Heavy Duty high intensity training philosophy still sparks a lot of debate among bodybuilders. In his books, Mike claimed that his Heavy Duty training…
Protein synthesis by Rober Castellano and Raúl Carrasco
An always hot and controversial topic is protein synthesis and its functionality around hypertrophy, do you want to debate with them? Muscle growth combining several things with resistance training and intake of nutrients such as protein; muscle protein synthesis provides us with the means to evaluate the effectiveness with which these interventions work protein synthesis…
How to grow muscles?
There are many essential elements that must be included in your training program if you want to know how to grow muscles progressing. The key point does not refer to just knowing how to train in the gym, having the motivation and perseverance to follow a diet or rest as the manuals say. The question…
The best training system by Rober Castellano and Raúl Carrasco
In a Face to Face developing some time ago, our experts and bodybuilders Rober Castellano and Raúl Carrasco tell us about the best training system . When we refer to what is the theory about the training system most effective? Cuchos refer to techniques such as HST, HIT, Rest-Pause, Hybrid, 5 × 5, Max-OT, GVT…
The effectiveness of supersets by Raúl Carrasco
supersets are called the performance of series of two different exercises in a row, but can they be effective for hypertrophy ?. supersets are one of the oldest strength training techniques, but unfortunately, one of the most misunderstood and misapplied. In one case, enthusiastic beginners and even intermediates often put together arbitrary exercises in an…