Unilateral Leg Training, Part 4: Correcting the Imbalances
By Ian King
In part one of this series I raised the two challenges I faced in the 1980s - first, that there were inadequate numbers of exercises being used in single-leg format, and second, that the few exercises being used were predominantly…
Unilateral Leg Training, Part 3: 7 Key Practical Strategies
By Ian King
Now that everyone is utilizing single-leg training, surely they have figured it out. But I suggest not. As I outlined in part two of this series, there are many ways that the majority are undermining the power of single-leg training.…
Unilateral Leg Training, Part 2: Challenging the Overreaction
By Ian King
In part one of this series I shared a historical review of single leg training. In this second installment, I will focus on what I call the overreactions to the single-leg training trend that I triggered with my published works…
Unilateral Leg Training, Part 1: Historical Perspectives
By Ian King
Everywhere you look in the training world today you see single leg exercises. You could be forgiven for thinking that it was always this way. It wasn’t.
The purpose of this article is understand how we arrived at this point…
The Wave Loading Manifesto
By Ian King
Volume vs. Intensity
You could say there are two main schools of thought when it comes to getting bigger: the school of volume and the school of intensity. Volume refers to the sets and reps in the training process, whilst intensity…
Ian's Top 10 Mass Makers
The best exercises for scary size gains!
By Ian King
No Limit Thinking
Have you ever said, "I don't want to get, you know, too big"? Well, don't worry about it. With that attitude you never will! Not everyone wants to be massive, I understand.…
Big Muscles, Busy Schedules
How to Build by only Training Two Days a Week
by Ian King
The program below is best suited for those who are already familiar with Ian's work here at T-mag. It's not because the program is all that advanced, but because the newbie may not…
The Thinking Man's Guide to Ab training
Everything you always wanted to know
about abs but were afraid to ask
by Ian King
The average guy in the gym puts about as much thought into his ab training as he puts into tying his shoes. In other words, he throws in a few sets…
How many sets should I do per exercise?
By Ian King
The following is an excerpt from Ian King's "Get Buffed!" This great new book is fairly unique in that it teaches trainees how to construct their own extremely effective, extremely logical training programs. While other books…
High Intensity Versus High Volume
By Ian King
In the red corner, we have high intensity. In the blue corner, we have high volume.
High intensity looks aggressive, ready to fight, but many ringside experts wonder if he's a little too punch-drunk to put up a good fight.…