Strength/nosize

[leatherface]

Ok here is my question. Lets say that I wanted to lift for strength only, and no longer wanted anysize(atleast for certain muscle groups)...what program/rep range/volume/rest period would you recommend? This is for lots of strength and not really size. I was thinking maybe like 5 sets, 3 reps and 3-5 minutes rest(depending on what exercise)... followed by 2sets, 1 rep, and then 2 sets, 5 reps.... that is all for 1 muscle group. What do you guys think? I would really appreciate some input on this because I can't afford to gain too much more size in certain areas(due to kickboxing/martial arts).. Ok thanks alot, if you know anything about this please post!

 

[muscledog95]

bump for ya....kinda curious myself as i am a judo student

 

[R CRUSHER]

1-3 reps for tendon & ligament strength
also CNS conditioning.

but don't expect too GROW much.

 

[leatherface]

Would you care to xplain CNS conditioning please?

Also, the only problem with just 1-3 reps, would be that..i know i need to vary my routine alot, like every 2 weeks, so with only doing 1-3 reps, that doesn't give me many options. I'm sure I can work around that though. Does anyone else have an opinion on this? Any other strong martial artists here or anyone that knows what im talking about?!? thanks

 

[leatherface]

b-fold, spatts, thaibox, needsize...anyone with massive amounts of lifting knowledge!!! someone has to know I need to plan out a new routine and would really appreciate it if someone knew the answer to my question and posted thanks alot guys !

 

[spatts]

I couldn't tell ya. I lift for strength and get both.

 

[he-man]

isnt it kind of hard to increase your strength w/o increasing size? - your body will grow in response to heavy lifting

 

[spatts]

Too bad we can't ALL catch on to that.

 

[leatherface]

to an extent yes, but you can gain alot of strength without gaining that much size..look at people like Andrzej Stanaszek who weigh 114 and squat 640 lbs and benches almost 400, or Lamar Gant who weighs in at 123 and deadlifts 640, these are just a few examples though. I was just curious if any of you had information to this. I know that I will have to grow a bit when i gain strength, but you can certainly cut that down. Sorry I wasn't trying to make this out to be another newbie post, I just really wanted some good info on this.

 

[saint808]

strong people have strong tendons... also some people do have natural strength to begin with... some people are just freaks.