I read the westside rogram in this weeks update and it sounds awsome!
I have a few questions though
On max effort days you say lead up to a max set of 3-5 reps, How do I lead up to this set? Should it go like this 10, 8, 6, then max 3-5??
Also, Your article states that alot of your athletes gained the muscle and strength over like a 13 week time frame, Is this how long someone needs to stay on this program to see gains or will the traditional 4-6 weeks work?
Thanks for your replies!
I had two seperate questions but since its on the same article I figured why start a new thread?
For the high rep day when you do 3 sets x max repitions how many reps are you shooting for? between 15-20?
Does anyone have suggestions on a secondary lower body day for those of us who do not have access to the proper GPP equipment?
To answer your question, from what I have seen reading the 8 keys and westside logs you do sets of 3 starting at around 50-60% of your 3 rep max and slowly add more weight till you get to your 3 rm max or beyond. Generally it should take like 7-8 sets.
Will this type of training benefit someone trying to get a little bit leaner or not?
Warm up with low reps. Your body needs to get used to the load and the movement you don’t need to strain or get a pump during the warm up.
Bump, interesting question