If the reader has the patience and perseverance that he should bring to the work of Jui-Jitsu I will offer him a suggestion that is of great value. Do not attempt to learn more than one trick at a time; do not be in haste to go to another. In this way he will be able to work his way to ever increasing speed.
Several bouts of practice should be devoted to the repeated - even if monotonous - rehearsal of the feat that is under consideration. Jui-Jitsu tricks, in order to be of real value to their possessor, must become in their execution as second nature. The student who departs from this rule, and who tries to make haste, will be sorry for it later on.
The first desideratum is to be able to execute a feat with unvarying precision. Make sure that you can always perform the feat in exactly the same way. Precision counts for nearly everything in the effect that is to be produced on the opponent.
Pay so much attention to precision as not to be in haste to get up speed. When precision has become second nature, then speed will follow quickly. Do not try for speed until it is unnecessary any longer to pay particular attention to the matter of precision.
At this point there is another mistake of which most students are naturally guilty, and it is one that should be rigorously avoided. When working, at last, for speed, do not feel that, for the time being, the matter of precision may be overlooked in favour of rapidity of execution. Never, even temporarily, slight precision for the sake of speed.
Consider the gaining of speed as a matter of no importance when it is acquired at the least expense in the way of precision. After all, patience and the willingness to progress only as rapidly as is consistent with thorough work are the most valuable traits for the student to possess at this point in his training.
After the work of picking up speed, as an addition only to precision, has been gotten fairly under way, it is much better for the student if he can practice with a man well versed in boxing. The boxer, when he has seen the jiu-jitsu method of stopping him, will be able to suggest many other ways in which he might have an opportunity of downing the Jui-Jitsian. And thus, by practice and study against the traps of the boxer, the student is able to teach himself much.
Bear in mind always that speed has not been developed to perfection until the Jui-Jitsian is able to stop a rapid and skilled boxer. It is possible for any agile student to reach this stage of development, for the feats that are employed against the boxer can all be used with greater swiftness than is possible in delivering boxing blows. Hence the student will know when he has gained the right amount of speed with a given feat; it is when he is able to move quickly enough to prevent the boxer from defeating him.
And the student should constantly encourage his boxing companion to suggest all possible ways of delivering the blow so that Jui-Jitsu might not stop it. This affords rugged and varied drill for the novice in Jui-Jitsu.
Of course agility is one of the main factors in gaining speed, although it is not the only requisite. Quick vision, intelligence, and a very considerable degree of automatism are also needed. For making agility there is no better exercise than practicing the feat of taking away a club from an opponent who makes an attack with that weapon. Nor is it at all difficult to learn how to get the club every time.
However, this feat, as in any other in Jui-Jitsu can only be acquired with great patience and self-control.
To answer this question you need to know that no amount of physical activity can give you your desired body if it is not coupled with bodybuilding nutrition and a body total workout. Actually, it is the bodybuilding nutrition that is the most vital factor in building the best body. But I will give you ten rules for building muscle.
1. Use Free Weights for all Heavy Sets
As heavy as some machines might feel, they do not involve as much of the ancillary muscles areas as do free weights and, therefore, do not build as much compound mass.
2. Utilize Compound Movements
How you perform an exercise is perhaps the most important dynamic in building mass. If you want full, hard bulk, do not isolate. Instead, use what Dave Draper calls 'body thrust' to compound the involvement of all the muscles in the area. Also, don't fall for the theory that cheating robs you of separation. On the contrary, it augments the compound benefit and builds even greater size so that there's more muscle in which to carve separations.
3. Find areas of improvement
Assess your physique to determine which muscle groups need to be brought up in size, then go to the gym with that in mind, concentrating on working those areas first. Begin your workout with a barbell movement and follow with dumbbells. If you use cables, do so at the end of your workout. Never count cable sets as muss building sets.
4. Experiment to find your best mass building exercises
I used to perform lots of squats, and I became incredibly strong with them, going as high as 40 reps with 315 pounds. But there came a point where, even at that level of intensity, my legs weren't growing to my satisfaction. I discovered that my lower back and hips were taking too much of the stress; the solution lay in working my quads more exclusively. I therefore stopped squatting and switched to leg presses and hack squats instead. My legs are now better than ever.
5. Avoid injuries
Be wary of dangerous exercises. Squats and flat bench presses, for example, possess the highest injury potential, so I stay away from them. I can't count the number of individuals whose bodybuilding careers were ended by torn pecs, slipped discs or strained erectors. With proper knowledge and execution, you can get commensurate or even better growth from exercises that work those muscle groups thoroughly without placing undue stress on tendons and ligaments.
6. Utilize optimum sets
Use a range of 16 - 20 total sets per bodypart.
7. Don't count exercises
There is no optimum number of exercises. Most bodybuilders prescribe four sets each of four or five different exercises per bodypart, but for some muscle groups, there might be only one or two movements that work them effectively. In those cases, you should do 16 - 20 sets of one exercise, or 8 - 10 sets each of two exercises.
8. Perform optimum reps
I like to train heavy, but I also like to use lots of reps. I recently performed incline barbell curls with 405 pounds for 10 reps, but I consider that to be medium to light weight, and, therefore, not mass training. My favorite number of mass reps on a regular basis is 10, to failure, of course. However, that doesn't mean you should avoid going as heavy as possible now and then.
9. Flirt with maximums
Check out your strength levels every so often by maxing out with one or two reps. Remembers, though, that any time you play around with benchpress poundages above 405, you flirt with danger. The body cannot consistently take that type of training. When you want to test your max, do not take big jumps. Rather, work up gradually to keep your body accustomed to the changing forces and their deflections at each level. For example, I go up to 500 pounds for two reps on the incline barbell press, but I do not jump directly from 405 to 500. Instead, I make sure I can do 465 for at least four reps before I go to my max.
10. Eat your meat
The more protein you eat, the better, and the best form of protein for mass is meat, especially red meat. That's where you get your muscle building nutrients, your strength reserves and the necessary fats for joint protection. Make all of these tenets second nature to your bodybuilding lifestyle and you will gain good solid mass.
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