Inspired by JerrytheJuicers comments on never training for than 2 days in a row, it got me thinking.
Maybe some of are overtraining. How many days a week do you train?
I train on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Every week. I may throw in an early training seesion on a Friday (if I can drag myself out of bed).
BBZ
A great man once said, "Jam a gram and enjoy the ride".
I just switched from doing Monday, Wednesday and Friday(then wouldnt train again until monday) to Monady, Tuesday and then Thursday, Friday. I added the extra day while on.
Monday through Saturday, Sunday off. 5500 to 6000 cals a day keeps me from overtraining.
Frequency for me, each part at least 3xweek, but low sets, 3-5sets.
If I rest too long between workouts for same part, gains slow. Tried everything from Mentzers 1 set, to GVT. frequent low volume works best for me
3 times a week......mon weds fri...
Monday, Wednesday, Friday... 2 day split doggcrap style. One exercise, 1 set for each muscle group.
Then every 5-6 weeks cruise with light weights for a week and a half.
Fuck the volume shit... overtrain and gets me no where except when I was newbie.
I tend to go Mon Wed Fri with cardio in between and 1 full rest day a week
Seems fine for me
Step, how you finding the doggcrap style? I was thinking of trying it.
This really is the $1,000,000 question isn't it? If only we knew THE answer.
Personally, I think I spent most of my life over-training. As I progress in years, I simply do not have the energy for this type of mistake any more. I have been doing very brief workouts. Day 1 = legs, day 2 = chest and arms, day 3 = shoulders & back, then repeat from the beginning. I can do this for 5 days in a row and piling in the food, (to the point of nausea), and making steady progress, but I think that this is even too much.
I am thinking of using this routine BUT in an abridged version with a days rest in between workouts so each bp gets hit only once per week and maybe increase my sets to 6 per muscle group.
From what I can tell, over-training, would appear to be the common thread in what is holding those of us back that are not genetically gifted and not the amount or combination of gear we are / are not taking. Eating correctly is a HUGE factor and much more so than I realised in my earlier years and it has taken me this long to work it out!!
4 times a week (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday)
Each b/part once per week, medium volume and high intensity.
Pre-contest would be 5 days per week or 2 on/ 1 off.
MA92
Step, how you finding the doggcrap style? I was thinking of trying it.
Finding it awesome!
Strength is always going up, never feel run down and always pumped up to go to the gym and beat what I did last time reps/weight.
ALso the cycles for pennies thread on the Animal board has HEAPS of info (85 pages long or so now.. lol)...
Oh yeah.. i've gained about 10-15kg since I got back from overseas(which was 5 months of non-stop partying and lost about 10-15kg there) in March. Muscle memory helps too though But im better shape now than before I left..
Cheers mate, I'll check it out.
Everyday cept weekends, differing regime.
TA
Three days per week, M W F. Monday is chest/shoulders/bis, Wednesday is legs, Friday is back/tris.