Is this weird or expected...

[robousy]

I was curling about 32.5 bout a month ago and had to take a break as had a heavy schedule for a month.

Just went and worked out 2day for first time in month and thought I'd try 37.5 for a laugh just to see what happened and I curled 2 sets at 8 reps each.

I was expecting to have lost a lot of strenght - is such a gain expected....?? Maybe my muscles just needed a break???

 

[GFR]

I was curling about 32.5 bout a month ago and had to take a break as had a heavy schedule for a month.

Just went and worked out 2day for first time in month and thought I'd try 37.5 for a laugh just to see what happened and I curled 2 sets at 8 reps each.

I was expecting to have lost a lot of strenght - is such a gain expected....?? Maybe my muscles just needed a break???

This is why I do not push the 3x a week per muscle group training. Once I dropped to 1x a week my strength went way up.

 

[CowPimp]

How long had you been training at that point? What was your training program like? Perhaps you were overreaching and it took time for your adaptations to manifest themselves.

 

[CowPimp]

This is why I do not push the 3x a week per muscle group training. Once I dropped to 1x a week my strength went way up.

Most powerlifters train at a higher frequency than 1 time each week, even at the lower levels where drug use isn't rampant. People just don't know how to properly design a higher frequency program. Split training is a bit more idiot proof.

 

[GFR]

Most powerlifters train at a higher frequency than 1 time each week, even at the lower levels where drug use isn't rampant. People just don't know how to properly design a higher frequency program. Split training is a bit more idiot proof.

sure 2x a week is very common and I have trained that way many times with good results...once or twice a week is ok, going over that is something I would never reccomend.

 

[CowPimp]

sure 2x a week is very common and I have trained that way many times with good results...once or twice a week is ok, going over that is something I would never reccomend.

Again, it can be done with good results. I have trained like that on many occasions, and I don't think my recovery ability is amazing. I definitely need my unloads.

 

[CowPimp]

By the way, do you ever sleep? I'm just dicking around while I drink my tea before work, heh.