posted June 07, 2000 01:11 PM         

Thanx for the tip (I think) I will try it too, and I dont do pussy weights. I go with the theory, if you wanna grow, you ALWAYS gotta go with the most lbs you can.

posted June 07, 2000 01:24 PM            

What he meant about not using pussy weights is you must go with a weight that will cause you to pause between reps starting at 12reps all the way to 20...

posted June 07, 2000 02:58 PM         

STRETCHING

"Many bodybuilders feel that this extra effort devoted to fexibility is not necessary, but others, like Tom Platz, rely heavily on stretching to enhance their workouts. When Tom is limbering up for a workout, those gargantuam legs of his twisted like pretzels beneath him, it is almost unbelievable to watch. He spends the first part of his calf workout stretching his calves as far as possible, often using very heavy weights, because he realizes that the more they stretch, the more fiber becomes involved in the contraction."

LEGS

"Tom Platz had a method of exhausting the endurance capacity of the legs as well as blasting the muscles. When he was doing Leg Extensions, for example, he would do as many full reps as he could. Then, as he began to tire and couldn't do full-range movements anymore, he continued the set, moving the weight just as far as he could--three-quarter reps, half reps, quarter reps. Finally, he ended up lying back on the machine, totally spent, but you could see his legs still contracting, moving the weight only inches at a time. He didn't stop till his quadriceps were so literally exhausted that he couldn't move the weight even a fraction of an inch. This was how he used partial reps, a method in which Tom cut down on the range of motion raather than lightening up on the weight.
Platz demanded more of his legs, which is why he got so much more than other people. For example, he would do as many as 35 reps of Squats with 315 on the bar, another 25 reps after less than 60 seconds' rest, several sets of total exhaustion Leg Extensions and Leg Curls, Hack Squats and Leg Presses, brutal calf work--and then go out and ride his bicycle for 20 miles to finish off his leg workout."

I copied this directly from The New Encyclopedia of Modern Bodybuilding. It ran me $25 books and worth every damn penny. Hell of a deal considering it's several books in one and has nearly 800 pages. The book is huge too. I think you could get a decent pump just from toting this thing around. Seriously I recomend this book to anyone that's into weightlifting. It has everything from exercises and examples to posing tips. Plenty of pictures and diagrams but the best part is it reads really good and Arnold shares a lot of stories and background info.