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08-29-2006, 05:24 PM #1Registered User
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New Routine Just Doesn't Seem to Work...
i normally pyramid.......adding five or ten pounds after each set. that seems to work though i move up in weight slowly. maybe every month or so. sometimes a little less or a little more. so i wanted to do something different. i tried
low reps/high reps.............i.e. push day.....heavy weight/low reps..next push day low weight/high reps.
varying the rest periods......i.e. push day 1min between sets..next push day 5 min.
my reps seemed to go down doing it this way.............if i was benching for 6 reps on a heavy day, on the next heavy day i was doing 5. should i stick with the pyramiding or just try something else?
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08-29-2006, 06:23 PM #2Obsessed ELITE MEMBER
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08-29-2006, 06:27 PM #3Registered User
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A new routine will always seem hard at first....thats why it's so good .
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08-29-2006, 07:52 PM #4Registered User
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but how long do i stay a routine until i realize it's not working for me............
Originally Posted by ForemanRules
i want to stick with the pyramiding but going up in weight every month seems like a long time.....i thought with a different routine my gains would come a little quicker..........
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08-29-2006, 08:00 PM #5Registered User
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whats your exact routine?
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08-29-2006, 08:07 PM #6Member
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push day............4 sets flat bench...3 incline....3 flyes......3 weighted dips.....3 close grip bench.....4 military presses.. Originally Posted by mike456
legs...........4 leg press.....4 hack squats....4 SLDL.....3 standing toe raises...3..sitting toe raises
pull day.........pull ups ....t-bar rows....a couple of hammer strenght machines i don't know the exact name of....
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08-29-2006, 08:49 PM #8Fueled by Testosterone MODERATOR
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If your strength goes down again, or it stays where it is then you should unload. A decrease in performance, assuming it's not a fluke related to diet, sleep, neural drive that session, etc. is a sign of overreaching.
The only time it's bad to feel the burn is when you're peeing...
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08-29-2006, 08:49 PM #9Registered User
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The More Important Thing Was Sets/reps/rest, Not Just Exercises
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08-29-2006, 08:55 PM #10Registered User
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well i posted the sets............reps i usually start with a weight i can do 7 then add more weight...the next set i usually do 3-4...add weight and so on. i usually take 4-5 min between each set. Originally Posted by mike456
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08-29-2006, 09:30 PM #11Metrosexual ELITE MEMBER
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Do you go to failure? Originally Posted by the_general64
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08-29-2006, 10:05 PM #12Registered User
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yep...
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08-29-2006, 10:06 PM #13Registered User
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definitly time to unload, dont train to failure all the time.
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08-29-2006, 10:06 PM #14Registered User
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take 1 week off
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i train till failure most of the time after a few warmup sets ofcourse. i was stuck at 275bench foreever and i did an unlaod week and then the next week i maxed and put up 295
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08-30-2006, 04:45 AM #16Good old English grit
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OK I gotta ask the noob question
Is an unload week different to a week off?
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yes unload is usually just a light week, and a week off is a week off Originally Posted by JonnyStead
OK I gotta ask the noob question
Is an unload week different to a week off?
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An unload week is simply a week of training where volume, intensity, and generally frequency are reduced. As far as training goes, it is easier than a week where you are trying to stimulate adaptations. A week off is a form of unloading as well; there is no one way to unload. Originally Posted by JonnyStead
OK I gotta ask the noob question
Is an unload week different to a week off?The only time it's bad to feel the burn is when you're peeing...
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08-30-2006, 07:19 AM #19Good old English grit
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Excellent....
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