Just finished a book and had some questions...

[FritoFace]

I finished reading the Josh Bryant book titled "The Saga of the Tijuana Barbell Club," and it's a short semi fictional book that uses a story to introduce the reader to weight training and weight training methods. I thought the info might be a bit dated since the book mentions ****totypes and ****totypes have been debunked.

Are these things still up to date? Are they used by people today or have they been debunked?

Cluster sets
Rest-pause training
Wave loading
Shock training

[WolfRose7]

They all have potential uses, pros and cons.

I'd suggest picking up something like Eric Helms muscle and strength pyramids as a real training textbook

[FritoFace]

Thanks just wanted to check and see if it's still relevant.

[conorellis]

I finished reading the Josh Bryant book titled "The Saga of the Tijuana Barbell Club," and it's a short semi fictional book that uses a story to introduce the reader to weight training and weight training methods. I thought the info might be a bit dated since the book mentions ****totypes and ****totypes have been debunked.

Are these things still up to date? Are they used by people today or have they been debunked?

Cluster sets
Rest-pause training
Wave loading
Shock training

I have been taught ****totypes in a physiology lecture, I don't feel that ****totypes have been debunked just that people can sometimes incorporate characteristics of one or more ****totype within their build.

Rest pause training is good for increasing explosive power, in a powerlifting meet you would want to practice rest-pause benching as its specific to competitive endeavours.

The shock method I would say it depends on which sporting endeavour you're aiming for, whilst cluster sets seem to be a more advanced technique with linear progression being more useful for novices and new intermediate lifters.

Wave loading seems great but very fatiguing, it would depend what this is specific for too

[latverian41]

Get Arnold's enclypedia of modern bodybuilding bro.

Bought it at 16 and it's a great book

[Gaston40]

I have been taught ****totypes in a physiology lecture, I don't feel that ****totypes have been debunked just that people can sometimes incorporate characteristics of one or more ****totype within their build.

Rest pause training is good for increasing explosive power, in a powerlifting meet you would want to practice rest-pause benching as its specific to competitive endeavours.

The shock method I would say it depends on which sporting endeavour you're aiming for, whilst cluster sets seem to be a more advanced technique with linear progression being more useful for novices and new intermediate lifters.

Wave loading seems great but very fatiguing, it would depend what this is specific for too

That's not what rest pause is...

[FritoFace]

Thanks for the advice and book recommendations. After SS I was going to read Arnold's book on bodybuilding.

[WolfRose7]

Thanks for the advice and book recommendations. After SS I was going to read Arnold's book on bodybuilding.

I would read Helms muscle and strength pyramid on training first