What do you think is the best set/rep scheme for bulking? Do you think you will go back to MAX-OT when you start your next bulk? If not what will you do?
Nice lifting Derek for 3 weeks out you are doing great.
I was wondering about alternating opposite muscles- like chest and back. I have been doing it for the past 4 weeks, training each muscle 2 times a week, and I have seen some decent mass gains. But I am almost done loading and soon I will be starting new workouts. Do you think I should keep alternating exercises or just do straight sets for the next routine? Could you perhaps give me a link to an article or something that I can look up exaplining pros and cons to this type of training?
Originally posted by sword chucks Nice lifting Derek for 3 weeks out you are doing great.
I was wondering about alternating opposite muscles- like chest and back. I have been doing it for the past 4 weeks, training each muscle 2 times a week, and I have seen some decent mass gains. But I am almost done loading and soon I will be starting new workouts. Do you think I should keep alternating exercises or just do straight sets for the next routine? Could you perhaps give me a link to an article or something that I can look up exaplining pros and cons to this type of training?
Thanks in advance, and keep training hard!
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It all comes doen to personal preference in the end. Just do what feels better. It helps if you want to save time too.
Originally posted by meathead198 ***Dereks backup service*** lol
It all comes doen to personal preference in the end. Just do what feels better. It helps if you want to save time too.
Man, who is this guy
Pretty much what I would have said.
With straight sets, there is a greater metabolic stress since you will have less time between sets. But you will not be as strong as you would if you alternated. Try both and see what works better for you.
I have been completely wiped out these past few days. I think I hit a new level of glycogen depletion. I definitely noticed a decrease in performance at the end of this week.
Saturday
AM- Uphill sprints
PM- Low-Intensity treadmill for 30 minutes
I am wiped out, so I decided not to do Uphill sprints Sunday morning (I decided this the night before). It was pouring rain when I woke up, so I guessed my decision worked out.
Originally posted by Beast I have been completely wiped out these past few days. I think I hit a new level of glycogen depletion. I definitely noticed a decrease in performance at the end of this week.
Derek, when you do these sprints/rest, is your "rest" just normal jogging on the elliptical or do you literally stand there and rest then when your time comes to sprint again, you sprint? Thanks.
Originally posted by Gr8Ape the weights you use are what i expected from you (high)
except one.....incline dumbell press
80 pounds 8 reps?? its weird because thats what i do, but all your other lifts are higher
im not flamin, im jsut wondering if theres a logical explanation to this.....nonsense
I could do the 100's for reps while bulking. I think it has to due with joint stability. A big part of using DB's is the stabilization required. There is less fat surrounding/in my connective tissue, so the joint is weaker. That's why powerlifters are usually fat as it creates an optimal environment for lifting heavy.
Originally posted by Beast I could do the 100's for reps while bulking. I think it has to due with joint stability. A big part of using DB's is the stabilization required. There is less fat surrounding/in my connective tissue, so the joint is weaker. That's why powerlifters are usually fat as it creates an optimal environment for lifting heavy.
That makes sense to me. I noticed that you aren't the only one that this happened to during one of your workouts as you leaned down. I read over in str8's journal a while back that the same thing happened to him on incline db press. So that is solid reasoning behind it in my opinion.
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LOL its pretty damn near accurate generalization,, sorry i just have some pent up anger from training next to powerlifters, while i was precontest dieting, and hearing them talk about clearing out the local buffet.....
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Originally posted by James5567 LOL its pretty damn near accurate generalization,, sorry i just have some pent up anger from training next to powerlifters, while i was precontest dieting, and hearing them talk about clearing out the local buffet.....
No it was not..
A wise man once said," Don't criticize a man until you step into his shoes.
Quote speakes for tiself.
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Pridg, Calm down. Most powerlifters are fat (compared to bodybuilders) because as I stated, it is easier to lift heavy weights when your body has "padding" around the joints. No one said their looked like sumo wrestlers. What good would being at 4% bodyfat be for a powerlifter?
hey pridge, i didnt mean to rustle any feathers, just most pl'ers ive been in contact with prety much let themselves eat whatever they want, it sux when your watching every calorie and you hear someone talkin about how they almost put a buffet restaurant out of business...ive seen your diet log and unless uve contest dieted before i dont think u have the slightest idea how hard a contest diet can be... i regress, im not attacking pl'ers at all, different strokes for different folks....i know there are pleanty of pl'ers with relatively low bodyfat,,, the strongman champ on ESPN is quite lean!
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Originally posted by Beast Pridg, Calm down. Most powerlifters are fat (compared to bodybuilders) because as I stated, it is easier to lift heavy weights when your body has "padding" around the joints. No one said their looked like sumo wrestlers. What good would being at 4% bodyfat be for a powerlifter?
Anyways, it's not important here, so we'll just drop it.
What you mean is most American powerlifters are overweight....And that's usually the superheavy weight. The rest of the world is different...
Now, about the "padding" myth you claim..You have not given really any sufficient evidence the claim. You're real reason for going lijgt on the dumbells is because of you have a contest coming up...No need to injury yourself.
If you really feel that you need "padding" aroundf yourt joints to lift, maybe you shoudl invest in supplements that support the cartielege and joints, not theory(Surprised that you haven't yet).
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Originally posted by James5567 hey pridge, i didnt mean to rustle any feathers, just most pl'ers ive been in contact with prety much let themselves eat whatever they want, it sux when your watching every calorie and you hear someone talkin about how they almost put a buffet restaurant out of business...ive seen your diet log and unless uve contest dieted before i dont think u have the slightest idea how hard a contest diet can be... i regress, im not attacking pl'ers at all, different strokes for different folks....i know there are pleanty of pl'ers with relatively low bodyfat,,, the strongman champ on ESPN is quite lean!
I don't have a diet log...Unless you mean the one on onefast.....That was for fun...and for prodift testing..
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for 3 weeks out you are doing great.
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