I was wondering, for Chad Waterbury’s twice per day training parameters, can you fiddle with it like this?
Original
AM:8x3
PM:2x15
My preferred version
AM:2x15
PM:8x3
Assuming 2x15 would take less time to complete generally because I have school to go to, and I don’t really want to wake up at 4 or so to workout.
Should, so long as you recoup in between, eat some tasty treats etc.
2x15 is a great rep range for 6 moves. It feels like you train very efficiently when you go from move to move after 2 sets, esp when they are paired.
Have fun but try not to low carb it or anything on these days. You need the oatmeal and shit to make these work well.
-chris
[quote]Airness wrote:
I was wondering, for Chad Waterbury’s twice per day training parameters, can you fiddle with it like this?
Original
AM:8x3
PM:2x15
My preferred version
AM:2x15
PM:8x3
Assuming 2x15 would take less time to complete generally because I have school to go to, and I don’t really want to wake up at 4 or so to workout. [/quote]
I’m a Basketball player, but right now, we’re not in any leagues so I’m thinking about gaining some size (ESPECIALLY upper body) but I’m afraid the added weight will slow me down and affect my vertical jump. Will it be a problem, will there be “functional mass” gained?
Also, will I see any increases in 100m sprint and vertical jump as a sort of ‘by product’?
[quote]Airness wrote:
I’m a Basketball player, but right now, we’re not in any leagues so I’m thinking about gaining some size (ESPECIALLY upper body) but I’m afraid the added weight will slow me down and affect my vertical jump. Will it be a problem, will there be “functional mass” gained?
Also, will I see any increases in 100m sprint and vertical jump as a sort of ‘by product’? [/quote]
Look at NBA guys. lots of extra mass. The more you can power clean the higher you can jump. I do gymnastics and my back flip air gets bigger and bigger as my clean power goes up. Include some plyo work on off days for your vert. then once done with CW’s program hit up the vertical increasing plan. It’s on here somewhere in the articles.
Extra muscle (quit thinking “mass”) will only make you a better athlete. see olympic sprinters? fastest guys in the planet and huge as hell.
Maybe think about a plan where you do an upper lower split. On upper days get your big moves in and on lower days do the vertical jump plan.
never ever worry about being “too big” again. It won’t happen. you have no idea how much effort it takes to look “too big.” It will never happen by accident, ever.
good luck jumping,
-chris
Thanks for the clear up. My friend who’s 6’4" 185lbs went up to 196lbs through weight lifting and he just told me it slowed him down, so it worried me… but 185lbs@6’4" is pretty damn light anyway…