How to Build Strength Without Mass – Train Hard Fight Easy magazine article, issue 5

July 18, 2011July 18, 2011 by Nick Tumminello

Check out my article titled “Build Strength Without Mass” in issue #5 (June/July 2011) issue of Train Hard-Fight Easy magazine on pg.56-59.

Looking like a herculean beast may suit heavyweights like Overeem, yet many athletes would rather be the freight train of their weight class by gaining strength without piling on the muscle. Here’s how:

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