I found the quickest way to increase “dumb” mass is
6 reps at the lower extremes of repetition
6 reps at the higher extremes of repetition
and 7 reps through the entire repetition.
Of course this makes you look bulky, but the same guy working hard on increasing muscle fibre and maximum strength is going to kick your ass in the same amount of time assuming all things squal 
No, I meant to say what I said. It is not possible. OK, it is possible in the “anything is possible” sense, but it is not bloody likely. It is possible to concurrently increase size, strength, speed, and endurance, but not optimally. If this was indeed possible, it should then be a relatively simple matter to create the ultimate universal athlete.
Again this is an assessment of somebody using the outdated Western-periodzation model. Generally this states, you must break up hypertrophy, speed, and strength into cycles because you can’t optimally do it all at the same time.
Nothing could be further from the truth though. Thanks to our Soviet counterparts and the men here that have translated their work, we now know that it is quite possible to train multiple factors such as speed, strength, mass, and endurance all at the same time. This is called a Conjugated Periodization approach. Online info on such an approach can be found at:
http://www.testosterone.net/html/133per.html
Please excuse the machismo in the article as it was trying to explain a highly scientific training approach to the average body builder. More info on Westside Barbell, who has extensively used this appraoch to eclipse power lifting records can be found at:
http://www.elitefitnesssystems.com/
In their articles and q&a section.
As I said in a previous post, “Super Training” by Mel Siff breaks down conjugated periodization quite well. It is technical reading though and aimed people familiar with scientific terms associated with fitness training.
This post has been removed because the people that are responding to it are not reading it thoroughly anyway.
Originally posted by BrentCarey
Muscular hypertrophy is accomplished in two ways. One way is to grow additional muscle fibers, the other is to volumize (enlarge)existing muscle fibers.
Currently there is no concrete evidence in existence to support the fact that you can grow additional muscle fibres. This is the hyperplasia theory (sp?) and it is just that, a theory. So to date, it is accepted that you are genetically stuck with a set amount of type I, IIa, and IIb fibre types. All you can do is cause them to grow or not. Hence the definition of the word hypertrophy itself, which has nothing to do with increasing the number of muscle fibre types whatsoever.
Brent,
Sorry. I didn’t think you were trying to state an obvious fact that even a chimp knows. Obviously to become elite in any endeavor what-so-ever, you must train specifically for that endeavor. Talk about symantics.
EP,
Don’t forget an increase in muscle sarcoplasm as well. 
Originally posted by Ford Prefect
[B]EP,
Don’t forget an increase in muscle sarcoplasm as well. [/B]
I’m unsure what sarcoplasm has to do with muscle hyperplasia Ford? 
Remember, hyperplasia deals strictly with the number of muscle fibres, not their size.