Serge Nubret used a routine characterized by very high volume, high reps, and high frequency training with light weights. He would perform all exercises with 12 reps, and use a weight that one could do 20 reps with. He would perform 6-8 sets per exercise, and would only rest from 30-60 seconds in be…

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I think this routine is highly inappropriate for a genetically ordinary natural.

I wouldn’t do it even if I was assisted. Oh wait, I am… It looks so bloody boring. You might as well do EDT if you like stuff like this. At least there’s the challenge of beating your total reps per exercise every session.

God damn, those squats would be brutal. If I were to use my true 20 rep max, I’d be somewhere in the 350 range. 8 sets of 12 at 350 would be damn near impossible for me, and with 30-60 seconds in between? Fucking forget it! And I’m not even natural. This would be extraordinarily difficult with …

Did something similar for arms on Wednesday. It was pretty brutal. Hammer curls and pushdowns for 6x12, machine preachers and lying press for 6x12, and then incline curls and overhead extensions for 4x12-15 with a 30-sec weighted stretch at the end of each set. I respond really well to high volume,…

[quote]JayPierce wrote: Did something similar for arms on Wednesday. It was pretty brutal. Hammer curls and pushdowns for 6x12, machine preachers and lying press for 6x12, and then incline curls and overhead extensions for 4x12-15 with a 30-sec weighted stretch at the end of each set. I respond re…

[quote]BrickHead wrote: I think this routine is highly inappropriate for a genetically ordinary natural. [/quote] Why?

[quote]flipcollar wrote: God damn, those squats would be brutal. If I were to use my true 20 rep max, I’d be somewhere in the 350 range. 8 sets of 12 at 350 would be damn near impossible for me, and with 30-60 seconds in between? Fucking forget it! And I’m not even natural. This would be extra…

[quote]knokkelezoute73 wrote: [quote]flipcollar wrote: God damn, those squats would be brutal. If I were to use my true 20 rep max, I’d be somewhere in the 350 range. 8 sets of 12 at 350 would be damn near impossible for me, and with 30-60 seconds in between? Fucking forget it! And I’m not eve…

[quote]flipcollar wrote: [quote]JayPierce wrote: Did something similar for arms on Wednesday. It was pretty brutal. Hammer curls and pushdowns for 6x12, machine preachers and lying press for 6x12, and then incline curls and overhead extensions for 4x12-15 with a 30-sec weighted stretch at the end …

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