When starting a cycle, how should one adjust their training (if they should)? I realize that recovery will be faster…so should one workout more frequently? I am currently following the Waterbury routines, with a day on and a day off and high sets/low reps/heavy.
Thoughts?
I’m sure others will have different suggestions, but even with MAG-10 I had to adjust the volume and intensity way up to make the most of the window of opportunity.
Also had to change quickly to stay ahead of the adaptations. For upper body I used a split day, pull in the morning,push in the evening type format. For legs, It was- moderate bike ride in the morn, push or pull in the eve.
The days went like this- Mon- upper, Tue-lower, Wed- rest. Repeat.For legs if I squatted on the previous leg day the next one was deads and vice versa.
Eat like a shark.
The main mistake I made was not having a plan in place post cycle to maintain the gains and kick endogenous T production back up to normal.
Well I have always said, if you were training properly when you were natural, you shouldn’t have to change your workouts at all.
I understand about not having to change your program if you are on point while not using…but you read so much about avoiding overtraining, and this has been a problem for me in the past. Now, as stated above, I want to make the most of the window of opportunity, and the cycle will undoubtedly allow me to train much more without fear of overtraining. Right?
i believe that the training intencity will self regulate during your cycle so no important change in training volume sould be introduced
i think the major question is this: does gear assist the CNS in its own recovery? CNS burnout is the major factor of overtraining.
The real danger is subjecting joints and tendons to too much volume and too much load over a short period of time. The rest is a moot point. That is why I say to be cautious while on. You know your bodies limits while off, and truth is they don’t change when you go on. They may become ‘masked’ by some drugs such as nandrolone that can mask the occurance of joint/ tendon injuries, but you will definitely feel these once you go off and experience that rebound inflamation.
While off cycle i train probably 4-5x/ week, hitting each bodypart once…workouts last about 1hr.15mins.
On cycle, I train 5-6x/wk and workouts can last up to 1hr.35mins…Each bodypart is hit approximately 2x/wk.
So yea, I guess you could say that I train differently in regards to frequency and duration while androgens, but i still employ the same philosophies such as peak contractions, slow eccentric reps, and high volume training…This is what has worked for me and I’m not about to say that it will work for everyone, as training philosophy is highly subjective.
MK
Thanks for the thoughts guys, I appreciate it.
[quote]Prisoner#22 wrote:
The real danger is subjecting joints and tendons to too much volume and too much load over a short period of time. The rest is a moot point. That is why I say to be cautious while on. You know your bodies limits while off, and truth is they don’t change when you go on. They may become ‘masked’ by some drugs such as nandrolone that can mask the occurance of joint/ tendon injuries, but you will definitely feel these once you go off and experience that rebound inflamation.[/quote]
This is absolutely correct. Someone finally realised this and spoke up. When you train naturally you quickly get to see your recovery limits, when you go “on” they get a little better but you’re still you. I see Soooooo many guys overtrain like crazy while on cycles, their very enthusiasm for the game leaves them as victims of slow progress and lack luster cycle progress. So like the man said do what works for you as a natural.