Q&A with Stuart

Big muscles: how hard to train? Muscle growth is the goal, not high intensity training per se. But you must train hard enough in order to

I want to offset some reduction in training intensity by increasing training volume. Won’t that work? Perhaps, depending on how much offsetting you do, and

Will leg extensions define my quads? Only losing fat from around your thighs will define your quads. And that’s done primarily through dietary measures. You

What’s the best type of leg press machine? Leg presses are a less effective exercise than properly performed squats or parallel-grip deadlifts. But squats or

INCLINE CHEST MACHINE My gym has just got an incline chest machine, with independent arms akin to a pair of dumbbells. I normally use a

MUSCLE MASS MONSTERS I’ve been a fan of bodybuilding for many years. But over recent years it seems like bodybuilding has become more of a

“I can’t build muscle no matter what I do. Am I a zero-gainer?” I’ve counseled many bodybuilders who told me that they couldn’t build muscle no

BODYBUILDING AND SMOKING Do any of the pro bodybuilders smoke? The two best physiques at the gym where I train both smoke. They work out together,

I know you don’t like freestyle barbell rows. Which rows do you like? Those that don’t expose the lower back to injury. Of course, with terrible form,

UPRIGHT ROW What’s the best width of grip for the upright row—on the smooth part of the bar, or on the knurling? Some perform the