Interesting Pavel Tsatsouline quote. Would like ur thoughts

[cockywop]

T: But how are we supposed to build muscle with low rep training?
Pavel: I shall sum up the energetic theory of muscle hypertrophy without using any big words: If you get a pump with heavy weights you shall grow. You need the volume to really deplete the muscle, but you need the tension to increase the amino acid uptake. Now if you lift really heavy like a powerlifter and rest for five minutes in between sets, you have the tension but don?t have enough fatigue. If you start using the little color coded dumbbells and do a hundred reps, you have the fatigue and the pump, but not the tension. You may build some "virtual" muscles, but nothing else.
But if you set it up like this, if you use a heavy weight and do reps of five (not taken to failure) with only one or two minutes of rest for up to twenty sets, you?re going to be able to use a heavy weight and get a great pump. Every bodybuilder who?s tried this approach has reported sensational gains.

[rbtrout]

Basically, it's German volume training. 20 sets is overkill in my estimation - gvt is 10 sets of 10 reps (if I remember).

[N@tural1]

cockywop

May I ask from where you got the quote, was it an internet site? if so would you please link it? Thx

[bango skank]

10x3 kinda works under this premise.

[jdmalm123]

Basically, it's German volume training. 20 sets is overkill in my estimation - gvt is 10 sets of 10 reps (if I remember).

No, it's not.

Pavel's PTTP routine (strength) is to do 100% of 5RM x5 then 90% of 5RM x5.

He says that if you want to get bigger, add a set of 80% of 5RM, then as your recovery allows, keep adding sets of 80% of 5RM x5.

So, a bench press might be:

Warmup
200x5
180x5
160x5
160x5
160x5
160x5
160x5
160x5
etc...until you can't get 5 reps.

cockywop

May I ask from where you got the quote, was it an internet site? if so would you please link it? Thx

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10x3 kinda works under this premise.

Yes.

[buddymander]

So if i did 5 sets of 10 reps waiting 20 seconds between each rep of one set and waiting 2 minutes between each set i would be lifting heavy and getting a pump and therefore be following pavel's theory of building muscle fast?

If so then Pavel's theory would seem to fit perfectly with rest pause training combined with high volume.

[rbtrout]

You would not be lifting heavy, guaranteed. You might get pumped, but the pump has nothing to do with muscle building.

[buddymander]

You would not be lifting heavy, guaranteed. You might get pumped, but the pump has nothing to do with muscle building.

Um...

How would i not be lifting heavy?

A 10 rep set doing 1 rep every 20 seconds could be done using your 85%, and your 80% easy.

Just waiting 10 seconds between each rep you can do a lot more reps.

20 rep breathing squats are an example of what I'm talking about.

[bango skank]

Um...

How would i not be lifting heavy?

A 10 rep set doing 1 rep every 20 seconds could be done using your 85%, and your 80% easy.

Just waiting 10 seconds between each rep you can do a lot more reps.

20 rep breathing squats are an example of what I'm talking about.

Agreed

[vicjg]

Um...

How would i not be lifting heavy?

A 10 rep set doing 1 rep every 20 seconds could be done using your 85%, and your 80% easy.

Just waiting 10 seconds between each rep you can do a lot more reps.

20 rep breathing squats are an example of what I'm talking about.

Squats maybe, bench/oh press not so much.

[buddymander]

Squats maybe, bench/oh press not so much.

I would agree that its more effective for bigger compounds.

However, i have found that by waiting 20 to 30 seconds for smaller compounds like the Bench you can get about the same effectiveness as you would a big compound like the squat waiting just 10 seconds between reps.

[vicjg]

I would agree that its more effective for bigger compounds.

However, i have found that by waiting 20 to 30 seconds for smaller compounds like the Bench you can get about the same effectiveness as you would a big compound like the squat waiting just 10 seconds between reps.

Where would the bar be for 20 secs, would you rerack it?

[buddymander]

Where would the bar be for 20 secs, would you rerack it?

Yes always, except in the case of 20 rep breathing squats.

[cockywop]

It's just a quick interview from T nation.

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online_..._speaks_part_2