That’s what this site is all about. New ways of thinking about lifting. Welcome aboard.
[quote]triple-10sets wrote:
Think outside the box ? What box ? I just train every day like im going to war. So the only box im thinking outside of is a coffin box. [/quote]
You say the stupidest things.
[quote]GetSwole wrote:
Genes do come into play in his recovery ability. However, it is my opinion that people have taken the “overtraining” issue way to far. I see guys saying their doing 3 hour workouts and everybody screams overtraining. Is that individual really overtraining? No because the peruse around the gym, chat it up, and take huge rests sets. They have alot of filler time in non intense workouts.
I’m afraid “overtraining”, while true to some degree, has largely become an excuse to work less hard in the gym and spend less days of the week there. Maybe I’m an idiot…but maybe not. Guys like Arnold weren’t loaded with all the “knowledge” we now have. They didn’t go crazy about whether they were taking whey protein hydrolysate or isolate or concentrate or casein etc… at certain times of the day.
I know they took steroids and had elite genetics, but equally, they busted their dicks into the dirt when it came to lifting.
My point is…while science and “overtraining” and all these other “no-no’s” of modern bodybuilding are a good thing…I think for many they are turning into reasons (read: excuses) to not push themselves quite as hard.
People also must learn to lift through soreness, alot of people are afraid to lift if their sore. Just cuz your muscle is sore from two days ago doesnt mean you should skip the gym today. Lift through it. Muscular soreness I really dont think is the best guage of recovery. I think people should lift intensely as often as the CNS allows. CNS recovery is the big issue, but most people, in all honesty, don’t train hard enough or often enough to truly wear out the CNS.
/Rant Over
Lift Heavy, Lift Often, Work through soreness, Push through pain. Eat big, sleep hard. I truly believe if all these things are REALLY done on a regular basis for an extended period of time, it is impossible to NOT grow. Even you “hardgainers”
Sorry for the length.[/quote]
I agree man. Arnold even said that the difference between average people and champions is the ability to push past one’s pain threshhold.
Not only just pushing past your pain thresh-hold see it aint that easy. You want trick your body into reaching your pain threshold. Basically what im saying is this. You start out doing something that you think is to easy, then all the sudden on that 10th rep its getting a little harder. Then it burns then all the sudden out of no where you feel like your gonna die. You see if you attack your pain threshold dead on you wont last to long. You want to put in alot of reps to reach your threshold not just heavy weight. This is what I believe.
Don’t give advice. It’s been made clear, by yourself, numerous times that your a dumbass.
Yes, it was the Bulgarian Burst. You know of it? I can’t seem to find the book now, but that was cutting edge for me at the time. To those of you that are unwilling to change your approach, your loss. If something is working, then yes, stick with it. But nothing works forever and when it stops working, go ahead and blame it on your genetics.
[quote]knewell wrote:
Yes, it was the Bulgarian Burst. You know of it? I can’t seem to find the book now, but that was cutting edge for me at the time. To those of you that are unwilling to change your approach, your loss. If something is working, then yes, stick with it. But nothing works forever and when it stops working, go ahead and blame it on your genetics.[/quote]
I know of it, by Leo Costa right? Here’s what Phil Hernon had to say about it on another board
(Phil speaking here)
I will let you in on a little secret
(and Phil again here)
They asked me what routine I was on, I told them, then they printed it as their own. Everytime I hear that it is Leos’ routine I cringe. hahaaaha I have no iead what Leo did, all I know was that he got in trouble for anabolics a few years back.
Haha, that is funny stuff. I can’t recall, but it had a white cover and a foreward by Tom Platz. In the back it had how to gain 4 pounds of muscle in ten days, basically giving you a mini keto/cycle diet.
who?
[quote]GetSwole wrote:
Don’t give advice. It’s been made clear, by yourself, numerous times that your a dumbass.[/quote]
who?