[quote]josh86 wrote:
I may not rep 405, but I train with extreme intensity. When I try to train more than one major muscle group with the same level of intensity that I do when I hit one by itself it doesn’t work out so well. I feel like absolute shit less than half way through my workout.
Another issue I have with TBT workouts is I never “feel” like I have done enough for each muscle. And as profX pointed out you end up neglecting important things like lateral raises and such for the medial portion of the delt (which is the part that makes your shoulders “pop”) your medial delt can never be too big.[/quote]
well the point of tbt is not to lower the intensity, it’s to drop the amount of volume, or i should say split the amount of volume over 3 (for example) sessions throughout the week. in that case you’d have more energy for some exercises. like say you do 3sets of flat bench, 3 sets of incline, and 3 sets of dips on chest day. well if you put each exercise on a different TBT day of the week you’d have much more strength in your chest when doing incline bench and dips than you would if you did them right after another chest exercise
I know what its supposed to do. I have done tbt, ive done upper/lower, ive done push/pull, and I’ve done 5x a week bodypart splits. I LIKE training as often as possible, so thats one plus for the 5x a week split.
I also noticed the greatest increases in size while on 5x a week splits. My strength increased using any of the programs, but hypertrophy of the muscles has always seemed to happen much faster on a 5x a week split. That’s what works for ME.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
David1991 wrote:
NeelyDan wrote:
lift that kinda weight and you’d likely understand
what does the actual poundage have to do with it. first of all if i’m lifting my max or someone stronger lifts there max it’s still gonna feel just as hard for me.
Bullshit…and the only people who would even say something that ridiculous are people who can’t lift that much.
405lbs does NOT feel like anything you have lifted. It feels like 405 fucking pounds.
Let us know how many body parts you plan on hitting when 405lbs becomes you working weight on a bench (as in not just your max but something you actually TRAIN with regularly).
You haven’t experienced it which is the only reason you actually have the ill thought to think your training feels the same.
The really big strong guy in the corner IS working harder than you, even if you don’t think so.[/quote]
Have to agree here. Dan, watch some videos of powerlifters squatting. Does your nose bleed when you squat?