To all that swear by the WESTSIDE

[DaPit26]

i'm going to start the West side PL style soon but i'm a little nervous since right now my splits are down to a science. i spent a lot of time creating my own routines and always have the idea, if it ain't broke- don't fix it. i'm having decent gains but want to try something new and everyone who does this westside program seem to be satisfied with it. I'm just worried because it doesn't seem like enough lifts. like on chest day i'm used to doing decline, flats, incline dbs, etc, and training tri's on a totally seperate day to make sure i'm getting the most out of them. Is this a good routine for someone on AAS or should i keep to my original routine? like i said i'm not doing too bad with everything now. bench 355, squat 455 and i'm not doing deads because it feels like my guts are gonna bust. Any critiquing on the westside style, i'd appreciate it. thanks bros

 

[riverrock]

Westside till I die!!

 

[curgeo]

When you do Max effort work, you are trying to recruit as many muscles as you can to fire at once. All your muscles are synchronized for one powerful lift. It really stresses your central nervous system when you do this.

Most bodybuilders I have found that come over to WS or a powerlifting routine try and do too much and get burned out. It takes a while to work up to a high volume while powerlifting. Bodybuilding training is about isolating muscles while powerlifting is about muscular recruitment. Your fatigue while powerlifting will not be through muscular soreness, but cns fatigue which is much harder on you. You will be exhasted.

You can add in another day during the week to do some dumbell work for chest or some bicep work...that's cool and I do it sometimes, but you have to understand that powerlifting isn't about getting big, it's about getting strong. If you do as many sets on WS as you do in bodybuilding, your body will not be able to recover.

 

[DaPit26]

yeah that's the thing, i do want to get stronger but also a little bigger. that's why i'm on a cycle now. being strong is important to me but when you're at the beach and look like a puss that's no good either. I could probably add some of that into my routine now, couldn't i? like one week train westside style and then the next go back to my routine?

 

[b fold the truth]

yeah that's the thing, i do want to get stronger but also a little bigger. that's why i'm on a cycle now. being strong is important to me but when you're at the beach and look like a puss that's no good either. I could probably add some of that into my routine now, couldn't i? like one week train westside style and then the next go back to my routine?

Hey man...I'm on Holidays right now (and hurt) but I have a few ideas for you.

I'd like to hear what works best for you, what does not work for you, what your routine looks like now, and what a few of your goals are.

It may take me a day or three...but I'll do all I can to help.

B True

 

[fortunatesun]

I've also had success in switching over to Westside. Since I gain better with a lower rep scheme, I found that I was adding more mass than before, even though I started on it to get stronger. What really opened my eyes, though was how much more generally physically fit I became while at the same time less exhausted from having blasted away on 1 particular body part. Since I don't train for competition, I feel free to incorperate the occaisional BB technique if I feel a particular body part is lagging, instead of,say, extra tri or hamstring work, where I'm a bit stronger. Maybe a little hybrid, but I feel it stays within the spirit of Westside by emphasizing those areas in which you are weak.

 

[bignate73]

i fall asleep if i do more than 8 reps....so switched to PL'ing.

i think i've found my niche!!!

 

[Madcow2]

i fall asleep if i do more than 8 reps....so switched to PL'ing.

i think i've found my niche!!!

I can't even count that high.


dapit26 - my best advice is to give it a try. As you've noticed, no one is unhappy with their results. As far as a good program for AS, well - Westside has never laid out the claim of being drug free so take that for what it's worth. As for putting on size, most people that train this way don't seem to have an issue with gaining weight if that is their goal. The same can't be said about most BBing style programs. Probably more importantly for a pure BBer, training with different styles during the year promotes gains. Even if only pure strength accrued during your WSB phase (not true but for the sake of argument), switching back to a more standard hypertrophy program will see this accrued benefit transfer into higher rep ranges and promote more hypertrophy. Here's a write up that touches a bit on some of that: http://forum.mesomorphosis.com/showpost.php?p=50&postcount=5

 

[Illuminati]

if you switch to WSB, go with the template! you will not need to do all kinds of crazy amounts of extra work when you first start out. this will lead to over training.

 

[wnt2bBeast]

if you switch to WSB, go with the template! you will not need to do all kinds of crazy amounts of extra work when you first start out. this will lead to over training.

i would do Tate's 9 week intro

i can tell you are not i the right frame of mind for WSB dont think in terms of chest day and tricep day..It doesnt work like that..think in terms of a max and a speed day theres is plenty of room for hypertrophy doing WSB..there really arent too many "small" guys that train at WSB..hell CV is small at 220-240ish muscualr and cut as well

christ look at Ruggiera's tri's and tell me if those things are small

 

[DaPit26]

alright guys, i'll give it a shot. i guess i should just get the sand outta my pussy and do it. thanks all yall for the info! i appreciate it