I train every body part twice a week

[spatts]

LOL...and GHR's don't do SQUAT for me. Weird how it's all relative.

 

[b fold the truth]

Well its BECAUSE I do them those extra times at lower intensity...that I can handle hitting them hard twice a week without getting sore. Work Capacity....which reminds me. Have you been dragging the sled??

Actually...yes I have been. Trying to increase my cardio capacity also...and it is working well.

You show my point exactly...a bodybuilder mostly trains to all out failure with their intensity. Maybe even several sets to failure on that exercise. I don't think that you can do GHR's to failure (one or many sets) more than once per week...or maybe twice.

There must be an intensity vs recovery ratio somewhere...

B True

 

[spatts]

Oh, B...I did reverse, uphill, ankle drags the other day.

WOW.

GOOD STUFF!

 

[b fold the truth]

Oh, B...I did reverse, uphill, ankle drags the other day.

WOW.

GOOD STUFF!

And where did you feel those? I sometimes wonder if sled dragging is more important to bringing up the deadlift than gym work...

B True

 

[spatts]

HAMS HARD and glutes too. LOVED it. Very few things seem to fatigue my hammies.

 

[Japanese machine]

JP I could write a book on this, so many different programs I used, changed it almost every three weeks.

ill bump one...

yeah i know what you mean, its a never ending quest to finding what works best for YOU. Like, i recently discovered my lats respond much better to high reps (10-12) ive been doing 6-8 since i started~ just when you think you know..........hmm~

 

[MarshallPenniford]

BFold - it is *because* you only do them once per week that you get sore as shit. Train more frequently and it's bye-bye soreness (for the most part).

Obviously you're having ome pretty decent results though, so whatever you're doing is working for you!

 

[b fold the truth]

MarshallPenniford: I am growing a lot at the moment because I am relaxing a lot more and eating A LOT more than usual. Thank goodness for Rice A Roni and Skinless Chicken...and whole milk

I can do them more often, and not get sore but my strength goes down. It keeps me tired and worn down...when to be strong you need to be just the opposite. I need to be completely fresh and full of energy...and "itching" to train in order to be strong and set PR's...not tired or worn down.

B True

 

[spatts]

C O N D I T I O N I N G

 

[b fold the truth]

C O N D I T I O N I N G

Conditioning is one thing...and constantly working towards my long term goal is another. I feel that there is a reason why people don't train the week before a pling/strongman contest...because total rest is very important. I took an extra day off (with total relaxation) and felt strong enough to pull a PR on Monday. Total rest is important...for a lot of things.

If nothing else...total rest is important because it makes me want to train so badly that I attack the weights. When I take the week off before a contest...come Saturday I am about to go nuts inside...I can't wait to train.

B True