Today we have a recent interview I did for my buddy Keith Scott.

Jay, everyone thinks they know how to build muscle mass. But as you and I know, most people never really even get close to their true potential regarding strength and size. What is the biggest mistake people make when trying to get big and strong?

They follow the same old, traditional bodybuilding routine. That means they are training each body part with way too much volume, not enough intensity, probably too much intensiveness, and not enough frequency. Just so everyone is on the same page, when I say intensity I am referring to percentage of one rep max. That means that they aren’t lifting heavy enough. Intensiveness refers to perceived intensity of effort. Too many weak, skinny guys continually go to failure and beyond, using forced reps, drop sets, negatives, etc. because that is what they think is hardcore and what they read about in some muscle mag. Training hard and training smart are two entirely different things.

You want to provide the muscles with a growth stimulus and then get out of the gym and start recovering as soon as possible. This takes far… …continue reading.