Can you recommend me a hypertrophy program? Something that worked for most guys and I will be able to ask questions and find some support if I need to?
I prefer big core exercises like DeadLift. I have some trouble with my form in Squat. I prefer 4 days per week, to take advantage of the pre/post wo anabolic drinks. I do the massive eating diet.
For the last 1 year I follow Pavel’s programs. I increased my strength, but did not gain mass. Maybe I was not eating enough. So now I am on the mass eating diet and a new hypertrophy program. I can see my fat increase but not my muscles.
You can use one of the many great works on this site or you can develop a plan by yourself. If decide to design your own make sure your hitting your muscles more frequently than one time per week,use the big core movements like you’ve mentioned and add some size where you want or need it the most.
Shoot me a PM or email if you need any help.
Jimmy
Use CT’s principles! CT’s ideas are the best on this site for hypertrophy. Chad Waterbury probably has the best beginner programs and strength programs.
Try learning supersets and dropsets for hypertrophy. It’s pretty simple really. Heavy Compounds, Supersets/Dropsets, Periodization.
I workout intensley with weights for the last 3 years. This is how I look now. Is this considered beginner (I feel like this compared to the lifters that I see)? Should I try more advanced (like CT)?
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I used supersets and heavily dropsets the first 2 years of training. Until I stalled. I had used no periodization.
So should I go for beginner or more advanced trainig/hypertrophy?
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You look like you’ve done some training before. You would know better than me if you feel your advanced enough to try something out of the beginner level. I say go for it. You have a solid foundation there. Either Chad or CT will do fine I’m sure. Depends on your goals and what you’re looking to get out of it.
I still would reccomend CT. I really like his style, program set ups, and training philosophy. He is a big Gironda fan and so am I.
I would say find a hypertrophy regimen that suits you and use some periodization and you’re all set. follow CT’s guidelines. He’s right on the money. I’ve been training for years and getting results off of programs that he hasn’t wrote up yet… then he writes them up and i say to myself “that’ll work”.
I’ve already done similiar style of lifting to alot of his ideas. I read alot of Vince Gironda too. I can tell that’s who influences him. Vince is probably the best trainer ever… so you can’t be too wrong here.
Click on CT’s name and read thru some of his articles and you’ll get a good idea of what to do.
If you’re an experienced lifter then I would recommend training each bodypart twice a week. You have to keep your nutrition and sleep spot on but I’ve been amazed at my success with the program.
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3 on 1 off split with 2 20-30minute workouts/day.
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These are the principles of the russian programs (like Pavel’s) that I workedout and studied the last 1 year. I like the “never gop to failure”, since I don’t have a regular spotter. But since I work, I cannot do 2 workouts per day.