Dr. Squat - Finding The Ideal Training Split!

**webmaster** · 05-15-2003, 05:46 PM

Some people tend to thrive on very little exercise, while others seem to be incapable of making gains no matter how hard, long and frequently they train. Learn how to design a program custom tailored to your needs.

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TonyPessegueiro · 05-16-2003, 01:50 PM

Interesting read, and a good article.

raczyk · 05-16-2003, 02:44 PM

White muscle fibers (fast twich/low oxidative) recover quicker than slow twitch muscle fibers. Keeping this in mind...

Why in the "Chart Of Days Of Recovery Required For Each Body Part Before Training It Again", under fast gainers have a longer rest time required then the slow gainers? Don't fast gainers have more fast twich muscle fibers which recover quicker then the slow twich muscle?

Info got from this site, look at the third point under "1. The Principle Of Individual Differences"
http://sportsmedicine.about.com/libr.../aa050901a.htm

paranjape58 · 05-17-2003, 05:44 PM

Interesting article, however, one reading the article must remember the distinction between a bodybuilding regiment and that of a athletic training regiment. While both have remenants of each other in their routines, the basic foundations of both routines differ from one another.

Dr. Squat points out that the essence of bodybuilding is to continually finde new ways to push oneself and force the body to constantly adapt to new routines, however, athletic routines are different.

Constant adaptation is beneficial, however, these adaptations must be made in the direction of improving athletic performance.

Anyway, an interesting read regardless.

DoctorX2k2 · 05-18-2003, 10:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by raczyk
White muscle fibers (fast twich/low oxidative) recover quicker than slow twitch muscle fibers. Keeping this in mind...

Why in the "Chart Of Days Of Recovery Required For Each Body Part Before Training It Again", under fast gainers have a longer rest time required then the slow gainers? Don't fast gainers have more fast twich muscle fibers which recover quicker then the slow twich muscle?

Info got from this site, look at the third point under "1. The Principle Of Individual Differences"
http://sportsmedicine.about.com/libr.../aa050901a.htm

Because the article says that Fast Gainers should train explosively... which requires more recovery.

phuuma · 05-18-2003, 11:41 AM

Well I was reading this article and thought it very interesting and thought I would try out Dr. Squat's little ideas therein. Then I got to thinking, isn't 80% of your max usually around 7-8 reps, I mean isn't that practically how you compute your 1RM? I mean if you could do 21 reps or even 15 with 80% then that really wouldn't be 80% of your max, it would be mor elike 60%. So far with me and everyone that I know who has tried it (not a lot of poeple but still) we all are in the 7-9 rep range and none of us really train the same, eat the same, look the same, nada. It just seems a little impossible for this scheme to work. For example, if you bench 225 ten times, your max is rughly 300 and 80% would be 240. Now, who in the heck is gonna get more reps with 240 than 225?? Anyone you know? I think not. Everyone will be in the easy gainers bracket according to this formula...If my logic is totally off please feel free to correct me.

raczyk · 05-18-2003, 01:02 PM

If fast twitch muscle fibers are the ones that grow large, why would it matter if you are a fast or slow gainer. To stimulate the fast twitch muscle we all have to train heavy and with explosive force. So does that mean we should all train alike, no matter if you are a slow or fast gainer..?