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07-13-2009, 08:43 AM
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Training 5x5 vs 3x8-10?!
I got some trouble gaining weight. I increased my calories and started with a gainer.
Training: In the last months I changed to a 5x5 for shoulders/chest/back/legs and 3x8-10 for arms, 3 times a week and then 2 times a week.
I don't know if continue that way or switch to the 3x8-10 three times a week. I red in another forum here about the hst training...3 times a week 2 sets for 10 reps...full body Wich focus on hypertrophi.
I always heard only good things about the 5x5 to gain mass and weight...I'm searching something to increase it more.
What do you advice?
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07-13-2009, 09:13 AM
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My first advice is to stop switching routines so often. Just pick one, and then work it for 2-3 months.
Constantly changing stuff will get you nowhere. The only effective routine is the one you stay with, work hard at, and progress the weights with.
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07-13-2009, 09:18 AM
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If you just increased your cals, don't change anything other than the amount of weight you're pushing week to week. Time is the name of the game now.
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07-13-2009, 10:05 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ironwill2008
My first advice is to stop switching routines so often. Just pick one, and then work it for 2-3 months.
Constantly changing stuff will get you nowhere. The only effective routine is the one you stay with, work hard at, and progress the weights with.
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^^^^
Could not have said it better myself.
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07-13-2009, 10:37 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CookAndrewB
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Could not have said it better myself.
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07-13-2009, 11:26 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by merkong
listen to the lady... she knows best.
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Ah, you are in St. Paul? I'll be up there in two weekends. Where do you train?
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My training log: http://www.marunde-muscle.com/forum/showthread.php?t=14263
"No one could make a greater mistake than he who did nothing because he could do only a little." -Edmund Burke
"Tired? Fatigued? Unmotivated? Don't feel like training?
- Yeah, welcome to the human race. You're going to deal with all of that stuff anyway in your daily life whether you train or not." -John Woods
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