Not sure how true this is but I was reading the new encyclopedia of modern bodybuilding and it was saying if I can go from exercises to exercise without stopping(with 4 sets) there are un-recruited muscle fibers that haven’t been hit yet? It makes sense to me, but as long as your making gains thats what matters right?
Back to the intensity part. What are some ways for me to increase intensity?
I already do super-sets, drop-sets, burns, partials negatives…high rep training, low rep training…Only way my body feels fatigued is basically during a high demanding workout. Like chest and legs.
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Back day doesn’t drain you?
[quote]K-Man32 wrote:
Back day doesn’t drain you?[/quote]
It depends on the day. Surprisingly recently it hasn’t. Im thinking about switching over to power lifting for a bit and see how that works for me.
Just get stronger for reps, you don’t need all of those techniques as they’ll just be extra fatigue to recover from without adding any training effect other than some possible endurance increase. Focus on progressing on your heaviest set adding weight or reps with the strict form, that will get you where you want to be. Believe me, if you’re truly atleast making the attempt to add weight or reps every session you will definitely feel like you worked hard, because will have.
If you want a program reccomendation I’ve seen lots people do exceptionally well in there first years with 5x5 style training.
Good luck
[quote]trav123456 wrote:
Just get stronger for reps, you don’t need all of those techniques as they’ll just be extra fatigue to recover from without adding any training effect other than some possible endurance increase. Focus on progressing on your heaviest set adding weight or reps with the strict form, that will get you where you want to be. Believe me, if you’re truly atleast making the attempt to add weight or reps every session you will definitely feel like you worked hard, because will have.
If you want a program reccomendation I’ve seen lots people do exceptionally well in there first years with 5x5 style training.
Good luck[/quote]
Exactly what I thought, just makin sure.
[quote]PowerliftingBBer wrote:
Back to the intensity part. What are some ways for me to increase intensity?
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Intensity in weight training refers to the percentage of your 1rm your using. The closer to your 1rm your using the higher the intensity.
Keep in mind that these ‘intensity techniques’, shouldn’t be used all the time,… every set, every workout etc. While the exact protocol of just how many of these approaches can be used per session (obviously the experience level of the lifter, weights lifted, overall volume etc come into play), there is usually a correlation of intensity vs volume, the main premise being that if you are pushing to such advanced levels of intensity every set, than you shouldn’t even be able to do a larger number of sets (you’ll not only feel drained, but it would be counterproductive).
Some people argue this idea to death, and others (most) find an intelligent degree of balance between volume and intensity. It’s something you basically have to experiment a bit with on your own over time.
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Wanna make something intense? Do a burn out set with 15-20 reps on deadlifts or squats at the end of your back and leg workouts. Do Kroc rows with heavy ass weight till you can’t row anymore. Do military presses and then start push pressing reps till you can’t get any more reps strictly. Just a few ideas.