Thread: A Perfect routine EVER for adding size and cutting?

Those are two pretty demanding leg workouts to have within 72 hours of each other.

What are rep ranges like?

Weights compared to 1 RM

daniel,

most are 2-3 sets, of 4-6 reps each. low reps but medium to heavy weight.

i know the leg days are somewhat close to each other, but my legs heal very quickly - even after a heavy day.

thanks

oh also,

i forgot to mention, that for the abs, i do one set for the front and one for each oblique.

this seems to hit all aspects of my abs pretty well.

I am by no means an expert but here is some food for thought

Overtraining: What is it? How can you avoid it?

I personally couldn't handle two heavy leg workouts like that within that time frame.

Remember that muscular soreness isn't the only sign of overtraining.

yeah i actually read an article similar to that one, (thanks for sending that link to me it was informative )

but yea, this routine ive compiled here, might lead some ppl to think that im over training my legs, but here is what happens...

lets say i train my legs on monday, then dont hit them again till friday or saturday (4-5 days later). for some reason, i feel like my muscles are too rested. i have always waited at least 48 hours to retrain the same muscles.

Originally posted by IainDaniel


Remember that muscular soreness isn't the only sign of overtraining.

are u saying if you are sore from working out, then you are overtraining b/c i get sore everyday and stay sore for like 3 days

Originally posted by tomas101
are u saying if you are sore from working out, then you are overtraining b/c i get sore everyday and stay sore for like 3 days

Not really what I meant to say. But I get what you are saying.

I was just trying to get the point across that because your muscles feel like they have recovered doesn't mean that your body has recovered.

Here is some more reading. check out Dante's and P-funks conversation
Push/Pull split

and this check out Dante's and Fortified Irons conversation.

Overtraining?

Again some food for thought.

gotcha thanks

hey yeah i rad that first link u put in there too ( Dante's and P-funks conversation )

i dunno, there are alot of different views on what overtraining is and what is isnt.

also, i think im better off doin the low rep counts rather than higher rep counts - in the matter of overtraining.

It could work if you keep the overall volume of the workouts under control. As far as it being near perfect, well, the only way to tell is to try it out and see how it works for you. Some people's garbage is anothers' gold.

yeah youre right. it might be perfect for me, but not someone else.

thanks alot.