When a lot of bodybuilders initially enter a gym, the goal isn’t to get shredded with low body fat composition. Most don’t even care about the body proportions. They couldn’t even care less about creating defined striations in muscle groups. The main goal of a bodybuilder is typically to get as massive as possible. The second they are able to achieve this, and maybe even compete in a couple bodybuilding shows, they start to understand that even though pure unadulterated size is great to have, it’s truly the well-defined bodybuilders with deep striations and muscular detail that tend to win bodybuilding shows. Once their goal inevitably changes from amassing large amount of muscle to adding definition and detail, a new rulebook must come into play. Here are a quick few additional strategies to the “get big!” ...

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Q: When people call a physique “dense” what do they mean? Is it overall size – the guy is big – or is it something else? I know that sounds stupid, but I guess I always wondered how to define that and what it means. A: No dumb questions here. We question so we can understand. It’s also a nebulous term that people throw around a lot so it’s good to actually question, “Hey, what do you mean by that? Do you even know?”  I remember back in the 80’s and 90’s people threw around the term “Muscle Maturity”.  I always knew what they meant; case-by-case, looking at someone on stage or in a magazine, but it wasn’t something anyone could actually describe definitively.  Density is a kind of quality that denotes a thick, full muscular development, but also looks a little turgid.  A good ...

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