I’ve read on the net that a good way to fix a muscle imbalance is to use the principle of super compensation. That is, to train on muscle group six days a week for x amount of weeks, then cut the workload drastically, allowing said muscle group to explode in size.
Has anyone tried this? what was your experience? what muscle group did you target?
also: i wonder if the principle would work with ab training. I’m quite lean, but my abs are underdeveloped in size.
thoughts?
[quote]ajoeman wrote:
I’ve read on the net that a good way to fix a muscle imbalance is to use the principle of super compensation. That is, to train on muscle group six days a week for x amount of weeks, then cut the workload drastically, allowing said muscle group to explode in size.
Has anyone tried this? what was your experience? what muscle group did you target?
also: i wonder if the principle would work with ab training. I’m quite lean, but my abs are underdeveloped in size.
thoughts?[/quote]
NO!
You should be using this principle to some extent with everything. It doesn’t have to do with training frequently, it just has to do with progression. jWhen you work a muscle, you are either able to recover by the next workout or you aren’t. If you aren’t recovering fully, then at some point you’ll need to deload, take time off, or cut back in some way, so your body can “supercompensate”.
What are you doing for abs now?
You’d probably be best off with an ab program that involves front squats, overhead pressing, rollouts, and direct ab work with crunches and such. Get em stronger and eat and they’ll grow.
Have you not heard of spec phases? This is when you train a certain muscle or group for 4-6 weeks, 3 times per week then back off.
Got look it up…as for abs, I would simply add a weighted ab exercise at the end of each workout, or every second workout. After workouts that already fatigue your abs, such as legs, would be a good idea.
GJ