Bodybuilders first popularized the German Volume Training (GVT) method in the 1970s, when they realized they could gain lots of lean muscle mass by subjecting their muscle fibers to a tremendous ...

Back in the 1970s, the coach of the German national weightlifting team came up with a novel plan to bulk up some of his lifters. The routine was characterized by intense, rigid work and rest ...

German volume training is an old-school method of strength training that involves doing 10 sets of 10 reps of a weight training move. The gist of it is this: 10 sets of 10 reps of a strength training ...

In the world of fitness training, there’s a school of thought that says that in order to grow your muscles, you need to first “shock" them. Shocking the muscle would mean to introduce a new and ...

If, like most MH men, bigger, stronger muscles are part of your training objectives, then you're likely to have tested varying training principles in order to reach your goal. But, it's equally likely ...

Popularised by the late Charles Poliquin, German Volume Training (GVT), is one of the most battle-tested methods for adding mass. Built around the basic — but brutal — concept of performing 10 sets of ...