is this ever a proper way to lift?? my current trainer has more chest workouts for me than leg workouts right now for example since I specifically mentioned that I have issues growing chest. he says it's individualized based on the person's needs. he's telling me that may change down the line and not a permanent ratio of body part training. I was always under the impression that you're supposed to train all body parts evenly.
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03-04-2024, 03:28 PM #1
prioritizing certain body parts over others when putting on size??
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03-04-2024, 06:02 PM #2
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This logic makes sense until you really think about it... So, in essence, to grow a muscle faster than others you hit it more frequently... why not just increase muscle training frequency on all muscles? Strategic undertraining is necessary for SOME as they are preparing for a show to create symmetry after the fat has been shreded and some muscle imbalances are more evident but this is so rare and usually only evident if you are taking gear.
For beginners and intermediates NOT stepping on stage, there is no value in this I'd argue.https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=180003183&p=1635918623#post1635918623
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I would absolutely devote a little more priority/volume to bring up my weak points. I'll otherwise keep things as even as I can, cause hey I want those proportions exploding as great as I can. But that's just me though, somebody else might not have to go to those lengths, they might already have a good look going and if so congratulations to them. But I can't relax like that, I have to put that kind of work in otherwise I won't get anything out of my time bodybuilding. It's just how it is.
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03-06-2024, 08:07 PM #12
Advanced lifters can definitely benefit from specialization cycles. Ie being too strong to bring everything up at once.
Under 5% of lifters ever make it to an advanced level. Most lifters are beginners or early intermediates. Most people who think they are advanced have really just been farting around in the gym for 20 years and have a training age of zero.Last edited by TAWS6; 03-06-2024 at 08:12 PM.
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03-23-2024, 07:31 AM #17
It’s not irrational to train the chest more if it’s stated as lacking in progress.
If they’re doing goblet squats then there’s probably a critical issue hip stability/mobility.
In these kind of cases we don’t look to the most efficient and optimal mass gaining principles, especially when it’s the ones that are in spite of proper strength development.Costco junkfood warrior
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This thread is asking if that’s ever a proper way to lift. Yes, it is. It’s not the most basic or necessarily quickest forms of mass building regimens, but there are suitable applications of it for either advanced or beginning trainees.
The issue has more to do with our ability to scrutinize the program specifically and beyond just saying it’s not fierce five and most trainers are snake oil salesmen.Costco junkfood warrior
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03-24-2024, 06:40 AM #22
I answer threads based on the specific poster and the full mix of information across all threads from the poster that I have available to me. If you want to answer this thread generally in a vacuum, that's fine by me. I'm only responding to you because you're specifically criticizing my responses.
You're entitled to your general opinions, and I'm entitled to my specific ones towards OP individually.
Your stated "issue" above has nothing to do with what I've said here.
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I see absolutely no issue in training the body part you want to grow most harder than the rest. But train with the same intensity, just to extra isolation lifts with the things you want to grow most.
That way you’ll get to where you wanna be faster. There’s no one perfect way to train.
People worry about all this technical nonsense when the only thing that REALLY matters is that YOU WORKOUT CONSISTENTLY.
IMO, if you’re worried about the small stuff, you haven’t been going long enough. Over a long enough time frame, the results will be there. I didn’t realize what this meant until my last few years. I’m nearly 34, started at 17.
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