"I wouldn't advise anyone to max triples or doubles or singles every week, every month, every year. You'll be in a wheelchair by the time you're my age."
"I trained that way (conjugate) myself, and now wish I didn't because it certainly shortened my career."
"I trained Monday, Wednesday and Friday, always to failure. Monday I did narrow-stance squat and narrow-grip bench press down to doubles or triples, followed by leg press and incline press for 8-10 reps. Wednesday was power clean with push press and top-end deadlift down to the doubles or triples, followed by stiff leg deads and strict press for 8-10 reps. And Friday was for t-bar rows, bent-over rows, pulldowns, pull-ups, dips. I did running and throwing on the weekend.
"About every six weeks I tried for maximum singles personal records in the powerlifts and overhead press. I was actually never fresh and niggle-free."
"I changed my training in the early to mid 90s after numerous career-threatening injuries and never clawed back to the very top. But today, I'm healthy and strong and walk with a good posture. I have life away from heavy weights. I remember when I tore my bicep off trying to deadlift 387.5 kg in the gym in 1990 - only a masochist would want to feel that pain again."
"I trained that way (conjugate) myself, and now wish I didn't because it certainly shortened my career."
"I trained Monday, Wednesday and Friday, always to failure. Monday I did narrow-stance squat and narrow-grip bench press down to doubles or triples, followed by leg press and incline press for 8-10 reps. Wednesday was power clean with push press and top-end deadlift down to the doubles or triples, followed by stiff leg deads and strict press for 8-10 reps. And Friday was for t-bar rows, bent-over rows, pulldowns, pull-ups, dips. I did running and throwing on the weekend.
"About every six weeks I tried for maximum singles personal records in the powerlifts and overhead press. I was actually never fresh and niggle-free."
"I changed my training in the early to mid 90s after numerous career-threatening injuries and never clawed back to the very top. But today, I'm healthy and strong and walk with a good posture. I have life away from heavy weights. I remember when I tore my bicep off trying to deadlift 387.5 kg in the gym in 1990 - only a masochist would want to feel that pain again."