The glossy bodybuilding magazine routine of three sets of tens reps from the 1990’s is played out. Unfortunately, its biggest benefit is nostalgia.
While a stroll down memory lane is fine, we need results and that routine won’t cut the mustard for the serious powerbuilder.
Thankfully, there is a better way and that way is cluster sets!
For over 70 years, record-setting strength athletes have reaped the benefits of cluster sets and more recently so have smart bodybuilders.
So, what exactly is a cluster set?
Cluster sets mean a set is divided into several parts. That intraset rest period allows you to lift more total weight, for more total volume—the ultimate recipe for gains in strength and size!
The bottom line is cluster sets are superior for powerbuilding.
We teach you all about cluster sets with the most effective powerbuilding program ever assembled.
Along with ISSA certifications in fitness training, nutrition, and conditioning, Josh has been awarded the prestigious title of Master of Fitness Sciences (MFS). He was also recently named the ISSA Director of Applied Strength and Power Development. In addition to being certified by the NSCA as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and by NASM as a Performance Enhancement Specialist (PES), Josh completed his Master’s degree in Exercise Science, with an emphasis in Performance Enhancement and Injury Prevention at California University of Pennsylvania. He is the co-author of the elitefts™ best-selling eBook, Metroflex Gym Powerbuilding Basics.
As an athlete, Josh won many national and world titles in both powerlifting and strongman. At 22 years of age, he was the youngest person in powerlifting history to bench press 600 pounds raw. He squatted 909 pounds in the USPF, officially bench-pressed 620 pounds raw, and officially deadlifted 810 pounds raw. In 2005, he won the Atlantis Strongest Man in America competition.
Concise and on-point as always. Josh never disappoints.
Cluster sets are another tool in the arsenal to become Gas Station Ready. If you desire to get strong and be more jacked, learn from Josh.
Maybe you aren’t an athlete or a competitive powerlifter but you just want to be strong for yourself and your family—after all, this is the best reward at the end of the day.
Read, study, learn and apply a variety of Josh’s methods to make yourself hard to kill. You won’t be disappointed.