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German Volume Training
By: Mario Mavrides
German Volume Training (or G.V.T. as it’s known to its friends) is a simple yet brutally effective training method used by thousands of bodybuilders over the years to tremendous effect. In this installmentQUESTION: I watched an old video with a pro bodybuilder bench pressing with his feet crossed and raised in the air. What’s the point of this?
ANSWER: If there was ever something that made me want to point and yell “SHENANNIGANS” in a
QUESTION: How does one go about developing a training program?
ANSWER: An effective program has to consider so many variables. It’s often easier to just roll some chicken bones in a bowl while praying to some obscure Cimmerian god (for all you Conan The
QUESTION: I know stretching is important for flexibility, but when should I stretch? Pre-workout? Post-workout? Morning? Before bed?
ANSWER: Oh, boy, I’m going to get a lot of hate mail for this! You ask when should you stretch? I ask WHY should
