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The principles behind the programme

• Minimalist Strength Training→
• Mike Mentzer Routines — Heavy Duty Philosophy→
• Mike Mentzer Training — Zero Sets and Sticking Points→
• Hardgainer Training — Tips for Non-Responders→
• Why Weight Training Too Hard is Hurting Your Gains→
• One Movement Workouts→
• Higher Reps for Strength and Size→
• The Doug Hepburn Method — Add 120 lbs in a Year→

History's greatest lifters — and what they can teach you

• Eugene Sandow — The Standing Miracle→
• Marvin Eder Routines — The Biceps from the Bronx→
• Bruce Lee Body — Physique, Stats, and Strength Feats→
• Bruce Lee Fitness — How to Train Like Bruce Lee→

The king of exercises — and everything around it

• Barbell Squat Exercise — King of Exercises→
• Squat Training — A 1930s Secret That Still Works→
• Benefits of Squats — Deep Breathing Squats 1940s Style→
• 20 Rep Squats for a Lean Body — Iron Man Style→

The greatest overall growth exercise — and how to use it

• Deadlift Exercise — The Greatest Overall Growth Movement→
• Deadlift Technique — How to Deadlift for Power and Safety→
• Deadlift Tips — 3 Ways to Safeguard Your Spine→
• 20 Rep Deadlift Workout — Power and Size→
• Romanian Deadlift — The Posterior Chain Builder→
• Stiff Leg Deadlift — Five Steps to Strength and Power→

Pressing, pulling, and the movements that build mass

• The Dip Exercise — Build Pecs Like Marvin Eder→
• How to Build Bigger Biceps — 1950s Style→
• Bent Over Barbell Row — 5 Secrets from a 1930s Pioneer→
• Barbell Shoulder Press — Strongmen Style→
• Shoulder Strengthening Exercises — 1960s Style→
• Upright Row Exercise — Why It Savages Your Shoulders→
• Shrugs Exercise — The 1940s Heavy Breathing Secret→

Building the foundation

• Lunge Exercises — How Lunges Halt Lower Back Agony→
• Lunge Exercise — Research Proves Lunges Outperform Squats→

Complete workouts and tested systems

• Best Full Body Workouts — Mass Building Routines from Yesteryear→
• Muscle Building Exercises — 3 Keys from the 1930s→
• Isometric Exercise Routine — 6 Seconds to Strength→
• Dumbbell Workouts — How They Built The Strongest Man on Earth→
• Olympic Clean and Jerk — A Practical Guide→

What you need — and what you do not

• Hex Bar — 3 Training Tips from Pro Athletes→

Training for life — not just for now

• Strength Training Over 50 — How to Injury-Proof Your Body→
• Lower Back Pain Remedy — How Exercise Defuses the Time-Bomb→
• Weight Training Routines for Women — Building Muscle 1950s Style→