CANADIAN PHYSIQUE ALLIANCE SEPTEMBER || ISSUE 38 | Page 57

FIVE MONSTER
MOVEMENTS FOR
MAXIMUM
MUSCLE MASS
BY DARREN MEHLING
As many of you transition into the off-season
phase of your training, almost everyone wants
to know how to get bigger. Proper nutrition,
sufficient recovery, and intense weight training
are all vitally important. In this article, I want to
discuss the five exercises that I feel should be
the foundation of any hypertrophy phase.
Barbell Squat
If you want to get bigger, you have to squat. It’s
that simple! I’ve heard all of the excuses:
“Squats hurt my knees”, “Squats hurt my lower
back”, or “My legs are too long to squat”. All of
this is BS! Get your ass off of the leg extension
machine, have a certified strength &
conditioning specialist assess your body
mechanics and flexibility, and then help you
apply that information to correct your squat
form.