For someone who is interested in strength and functional hypertrophy and wants to follow an approach of accumulation/intensification phases, will the following be a good progression to use based on your shoulder overhaul article?
Accumulation phase:
Wk1 – 4x8
Wk2 – 8x8
Wk3 – 5x7
Wk4 – 3x6
For compound and isolation movements, twice a week
Intensification phase same as the article, and can this approach be use for other bodyparts in other specialization phases?
Sure, the parameters can work for any muscle group. But if you use that form of accumulation phase I’d suggest reducing the volume for related bodyparts. For example, if you choose to specialize on your chest, I suggest reducing shoulder and triceps work to avoid overtraining. If you decide to specialize on your back reduce biceps work, etc.
Thanks for your response,
What do you think of adding a session the next day for recovery purposes along the lines of you GPP swing routines in you book, I was thinking of doing dumbbell swing after the first day and sledgehammer/clubbell after the second for recovery for 15 minutes each , do you think this will be to much? Or should I choose another form of GPP that focus on a different part then the one Im specializing on?
Thanks again