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German Volume Training
- Thread starter Lguy00
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Increases ability to have lots of injuries and overtrain.
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i was gonna start a thread about htis too, i was gonna maybe try it out for like a month to mix it up but not go past a month b/c too long would seem like overtraining. im also curious of others results, i foudn some on search engine, but what about ohters.
also i have some quesitons on the course, is it just one exercise for every bodypart, 10 sets for 10 reps each set at 60% of 1RM for each bodypart, is that all? because i have also heard one mass building exercise for each bodypart and one isolation exercise, but that seems too much, which is right? also does anybody have a link to the original program??
also i have some quesitons on the course, is it just one exercise for every bodypart, 10 sets for 10 reps each set at 60% of 1RM for each bodypart, is that all? because i have also heard one mass building exercise for each bodypart and one isolation exercise, but that seems too much, which is right? also does anybody have a link to the original program??
Doktor Bollix
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110%, you forgot the best part, exactly 60 seconds between sets. I did it a few years ago for squats for a couple of months. I'm not saying it doesn't work, it's great for conditioning. I wasn't aggressive enough with the weights I used so I don't think I got as much out of as I could. I had never done 20 rep squats before so to gauge my weight I did 20 reps with 225lbs one after the other and almost blacked out, it was weeks before I added enough weight that I couldn't make all 100 reps. Your 20 rep maximum for breathing squats would be more appropriate. I didn't really overtrain doing these because I was only working out twice a week and I coulda gone heavier, but my hip flexors were permanently sore. I didn't get any bigger or stronger at the time, but I did get into 20 rep squats which did get me the results I was looking for.
coolcolj
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I think it depends on your muscle makeup. If your Fast twitchy like me you'd hate volume stuff. I lose strength rapidly after the first set. And unlike most people who get weaker gradually after each passing rep, my strength drop off from fatigue goes down in a exponential way, ie slowly with each passing rep and then boom I can barely lift the next rep 
If your mainly slower twitch in makeup then volume traning may help you gain size and stength. Its pretty endurance orientated as you can guess
If your mainly slower twitch in makeup then volume traning may help you gain size and stength. Its pretty endurance orientated as you can guess
