Fear overtraining with WSB?

[DOM]

yep tarheel.

however I don't know about biking. Biking will contribute greatly to your GPP but while I'm at school I have to bike 5 - 10 miles a day, and I think that was hurting my recovery times rather than helping it, usually had to take an extra 1 or 2 days off and I think this was one of the reasons. Like I said though, it increased general physical preparedness a lot -- I'm in way better shape than I'd be if I didn't have to bike around.

 

[spatts]

In theory, yes. I prefer bands because there's no eccentric. So no reripping the fibers. Allows them more time to heal. My AR doesn't feel like a workout. With the bands, you're contracting the muscle, but oddly enough it feels like a stretch. Keeps fresh blood and oxygen pumping through the muscles....and I can do it anywhere. That's why I do it. IMMV.

 

[BigD50]

Spatts-Finally someone agrees with me on the un-true Westside CNS theory.

 

[spatts]

BigD...I didn't know westside ever said anything about it. I thought it was a bunch of bunk physiology made up to prove a point otherwise misunderstood by the general public.

 

[BigD50]

Read some of Louie's articles. I was just looking at a PowerliftingUSA mag from a few years ago and one of Louie's articles talks about it. I think I have also seen it many times in Westside articles on Dave Tate's website.

The Westside friendly meets like the Westside Invitational and others like it or the meets where a core group of WS lifters show up with double ply groove breifs and dbl/trpl ply suits and shirts and so juiced up they are totally red faced from high BP and get nose bleeds and squat above parallel and the lifts get passed. Oh wait maybe I dreamt the last part.

 

[spatts]

Oh, gotcha on the meet thing.

I remember so articles talking about improving firing rate of the nerve, and it IS hard on the CNS...but not without also being hard on the muscles that they fire. I have all the videos. Perhaps I'll go back and listen for exactly what is said.

 

[makedah]

I think a modified system of Westside and others ways along with breaks from the heavy lifting is the only way to consistantly make progress.

That's sure what I do!