I chose it for fun mostly, and because I train with weights only three times per week now.
Just started implementing pre-exhaust in my training. Never going to not use it again. Yes that’s a double negative sentence, it gets my point across don’t it? Sheesh
Hey Brick, you say steady state cardio 20-60 minutes.
is that ounce a weak?
[quote]dboonelas wrote:
Hey Brick, you say steady state cardio 20-60 minutes.
is that ounce a weak?[/quote]
It’s for what you need. Most bodybuilders do cardio 2 to 4 times per week.
[quote]Bricknyce wrote:
I chose it for fun mostly, and because I train with weights only three times per week now. [/quote]
it is pretty cool actually, im doing it also.
What are your stats these days? you kind of sound like youre done with the pursuit of immense hugeness and leanness
Hi Bricknyce, can’t remember which page it was, but I remember you saying that although you thought Dorian Yates was a great thinker and you were very inspired by him, you didn’t agree with EVERYTHING he said…what was the points you didn’t agree with or follow? And why?
[quote]stevo_ wrote:
[quote]Bricknyce wrote:
I chose it for fun mostly, and because I train with weights only three times per week now. [/quote]
it is pretty cool actually, im doing it also.
What are your stats these days? you kind of sound like youre done with the pursuit of immense hugeness and leanness[/quote]
I don’t know what my bodyfat is, nor am I overly concerned with it as long as I’m not fat. Right now, I’m getting learner pretty quickly from all the running and swimming I’m doing. I fluctuate between 217 to 220#. I want to get down to 190 to 200#, even if that means losing some muscle.
The program is pretty cool.
[quote]its_just_me wrote:
Hi Bricknyce, can’t remember which page it was, but I remember you saying that although you thought Dorian Yates was a great thinker and you were very inspired by him, you didn’t agree with EVERYTHING he said…what was the points you didn’t agree with or follow? And why?[/quote]
I don’t agree with everything he wrote in his Flex column. Every time someone was concerned with bringing up a lagging bodypart, he’d suggest what HE was doing.
For example, someone once wrote into him about lagging hamstrings. All Dorian did was suggest training hamstrings AFTER quads in a leg workout with the same routine Dorian does. I once had weak hamstrings too, and I knew that as long as I kept training after quads, they’d continue to lag because muscles trained later in the workout get less stimulation than a muscle trained first in the workout.
Same goes for all the other workouts he recommended for people in that column. Never brought up strategies for their unique situation - only what HE did.
Right, thanks for clearing that up 
Brick, was that even him answering the questions in that column? Or maybe his responses were edited afterwards… Wouldn’t be the first time something like that happened.
Also, got your pm, but can’t respond it seems.
You can get my e-mail address from Bug, Josh or Austin if you like, just quote this post to them or something.
[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
Brick, was that even him answering the questions in that column? Or maybe his responses were edited afterwards… Wouldn’t be the first time something like that happened.
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Very good point. MD magazine seems to be the only one that has ever actually allowed the bodybuilder themselves to literally write their own sections (even though I am sure they are edited very well). Those are the only interviews I have ever read that actually seem personal and not some generic response you know was written by some fat editor somewhere.
I believe the other columns were written by ghost writers. I actually believe Dorian wrote his own column.
Honestly my college schedule has me forced to workout on mondays tuesdays and fridays. Doing a 3 day split of chest/arms, legs, and back/shoulders if i have mondays for chest/arms which muscle groups should i devote on tuesday and friday for me to respond to this program, or doesnt it matter?
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
Honestly my college schedule has me forced to workout on mondays tuesdays and fridays. Doing a 3 day split of chest/arms, legs, and back/shoulders if i have mondays for chest/arms which muscle groups should i devote on tuesday and friday for me to respond to this program, or doesnt it matter?[/quote]
Mon: Chest+Tris
Tue: Legs+Bis (bis first if you don’t do any deadlifting, last if you do)
Fri: Delts, Back (rear delts at the end)
If you want minimum overlap.
[quote]Cephalic_Carnage wrote:
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
Honestly my college schedule has me forced to workout on mondays tuesdays and fridays. Doing a 3 day split of chest/arms, legs, and back/shoulders if i have mondays for chest/arms which muscle groups should i devote on tuesday and friday for me to respond to this program, or doesnt it matter?[/quote]
Mon: Chest+Tris
Tue: Legs+Bis (bis first if you don’t do any deadlifting, last if you do)
Fri: Delts, Back (rear delts at the end)
If you want minimum overlap.
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hmmm thats interesting C_C Im doing sumo deads on back day. Also any reason I shouldnt do bis and tris on monday, leaving tuesday for legs and maybe abs?
In that case (tight bis on deadlift day won’t be a problem then) you should be fine with chest+arms, legs+abs, delts+back.
(though for me personally, while I used to do it for some time, training chest, tris and bis in one day results in fairly long sessions of an hour or more and if you irritate your bicep tendons crossing the shoulder joints on your chest work, you might find your ability to train bis greatly diminished due to pain)
Hey Brick,
In your other thread, you mentioned that it is possible to get stronger without gaining weight, but is it possible to get bigger without gaining weight? I know this sounds kind of stupid, but just wondering how a middleweight can compete and improve without going up in weight class?
Dude, you just asked if it’s possible to get bigger without gaining weight. That’s like asking if it’s possible to get bigger without getting bigger or asking if it’s possible to gain weight without gaining weight.
Your correct questions would be:
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“Is it possible to get stronger while maintaining weight?”
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“How do I improve my body composition while maintaining weight?”
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Yes, you can get stronger and maintain or lose weight by becoming more efficient in lifts. That’s a whole issue of program design, and being that you’re an athlete, you shouldn’t be following a bodybuilding program.
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To maintain weight and improve body composition, simply eat at maintenance amount and continue training or add in more physical activity.
If you want to lose weight, increase physical activity and eat slightly below maintenance amount. If you’re a serious athlete, you should have no problem shedding weight considering the high volume of training an athlete does. So I would go for what I recommend: eat at maintenance amount and continue training.
[quote]Gettnitdone wrote:
Honestly my college schedule has me forced to workout on mondays tuesdays and fridays. Doing a 3 day split of chest/arms, legs, and back/shoulders if i have mondays for chest/arms which muscle groups should i devote on tuesday and friday for me to respond to this program, or doesnt it matter?[/quote]
You asked me, so I’m giving my PERSONAL opinion. I have to say personal because, since my other thread, I’ve been crucified by some very, VERY sensitive people who have accused me of thinking of a know-it-all, that I’m god, and that what I say is actual scripture. So now I have to fucking walk on eggshells else my own threads and posts will lead to forum disasters.
Once again, MY… OWN… PERSONAL(to the very sensitive ones: get those words right!) opinions…
I don’t recommend all-out bodybuilding routines to overly busy college students who have limited time and resources for such high volume, serious programs to even work. I also don’t recommend training a muscle once per week unless a four- to six-way split can be followed to allow for enough room within workouts for enough volume to stimulate a muscle. If I were to do or recommend a 3-way split, it would be a rolling one in which I could still attend the gym 4 to 5 days per week to accommodate such a schedule.
For some ordinary college guy with limited resources who can only attend a gym Monday, Tuesday, and Friday, I recommend an upper-lower or A-B split for GENERAL FITNESS and SOME muscle building.
The sort of setup you have (M, T, F) isn’t for serious bodybuilding in my opinion.