Finished with DC... Strenght going down

[CB38AC]

I don't see how its over training...

I go every other day or 2 on 2 off...

I will proabbaly take 5 days off and do animal mass' or 5X5

 

[Numani]

It sounds like overtraining.

Its not that you are training too much i.e volume.

cos DC training is low volume.

its simply that right now your body can not recover from the demands of training that you are applying to it.

take some rest. I bet the gains will resume at a faster pace than now when you have rested.

best of luck with whatever you decide though.

 

[b fold the truth]

The major problem I see with DC training is CNS overtraining...

You can't go balls to the wall on everything like that, consistently, without gear (IMVHO).

B True

 

[Debaser]

It's not fair to DC for people to talk about it when they don't fully understand the program.

There is a reason you are supposed to cruise for 2 weeks. Like he said, people fail on his program because they decide to make changes to things they do not believe will have an impact.

 

[CB38AC]

debaser I think you got me wrong here... I love the program but the last week to two have been disapointing...

And I'm doing lower dose gear and made great gains its just hard to think about more than 4=5 days off when the last 7 weeks have been my best training ever... My body would NEVER go over 215 and liked 210 but now I'm hovering around 220 with less BF... Definetly believe in this program but just upset with my regression

 

[b fold the truth]

It's not fair to DC for people to talk about it when they don't fully understand the program.

There is a reason you are supposed to cruise for 2 weeks. Like he said, people fail on his program because they decide to make changes to things they do not believe will have an impact.

Agree, as it is with most any program.

B True

 

[bignate73]

it sounds like the minute this program (or you) fails you are ready to try something else. dont get frustrated. you have made gains that you didnt think possible. give your body time to recuperate and come back to it with a fresh head. if you are getting bored, then by all means try another style, but dont blame DC training for stagnation. the body can only take so much. and yes, the CNS does take a pounding and needs a break.

 

[Zander1983]

Like Lord_Suston said, take a week (or two) off. Eat, sleep, and be lazy.

 

[Toozee]

Any program seems to work better for me if after 6-8wks or so I take a week or two off.

When I come back, my weights/reps have gone up.
Your "new workout buzz" comes back as well. Like everyone else is saying, its a CNS thing. Your brain/ motor neurons have to rest too.

 

[guldukat]

debaser I think you got me wrong here... I love the program but the last week to two have been disapointing...

I experienced something similar after about seven or eight weeks of DC training.

My solution was to take a week off and train lighter for a week thereafter. If I was really thinking straight I would probably still be training somewhat light.

And I'm doing lower dose gear and made great gains its just hard to think about more than 4=5 days off when the last 7 weeks have been my best training ever... My body would NEVER go over 215 and liked 210 but now I'm hovering around 220 with less BF... Definetly believe in this program but just upset with my regression

Even with guys on sauce, DC recommends 4 weeks "on," as in on gear, and on top of your training; after that, you take two off--off gear, training [like a jerk] off.

I understand how you feel, not wanting to take time off given your success with the program...but then again, as you just said, it's not working for you right NOW, is it?

There is a reason for that. Overtraining. On a workout by workout basis, no, it doesn't seem likely, but stress is cumulative. If nothing else, it's mentally draining to have to be at maximum output for months on end. TAKE A BREAK!

When you return to hard training, you will thank yourself for doing so. You won't lose anything from a few days off and training light for a bit. It's the only way you can set yourself up for another big push later on.

Sorry to be a bit redundant, but you need to accept the fact that you're momentarily overtrained before you can take an informed course of action, be it take some time off and ease up in the gym (good idea) or switch to a different routine (IMO, not such a great idea...your CNS still needs the down-time).