I will like to have some clarifications on my new training that my PT gave me. Quick history for me. I started bodybuilding since 1 year, stat 5'6" - 160 pounds - BF% around 30%. I end my cut 11 months later at 120.8 pounds - BF 13.7% (omrom). I did never higher any personal trainer's till now. While I was training during those 11 months, I cycle my training, so meaning sometimes I was working into the rep range of 4-6 reps, sometimes 12-10-8-6 and sometimes 8-10 rep ranges. While training sometimes I used differents methods, as suppersetting, drop set, low eccentrict, pre-exhausthing, etc.......
I did developpe some nice muscles for 11 months, So now I decided to end up my cut, because there were no reason for me trying to get my BF% lower, no special event.
So I higher a PT for the first time, explaining him that now I'm looking to add some lbm.
I am confuse right now with his program and I'm just wondering what is his mean goal buy writting me this kind of program.
So here are some example for it:
Workout - hamstring
Leg press: 4 x 15
Lying leg curl (2 legs): 5 x 20-12-8-8-12 - supperset with-
Lying leg curl (1 leg): 3 x 8-8-8
Standing leg curl : 3 x 12-12-12
Stiff leg deadlift: 4 x 12-12-12-12
Workout - Chest
Dumbel press: 4 x 15-12-8-8
Pec Deck Fly machine: 5 x 15-(3x8)-15
Upper Chest machine: 4 x 12-8-8-12
Dips (assisted) 3 x 10-10-10
Workout - Back
Chin-up (4 positions): 4 x 10-10-10-10
Lat pull down (front) 4 x 15.12-8-8
Lat pulldown (close grip): 4 x 12-8-(8-4)-12
Rowing machine (3position grip) 3 x 12-12-12
Rowing machine again 3 position grip but keeping my shoulder's back and really contract: 3 x 8-8-8
Here are some few workout that he wrote for me:
Now my confusion is:
Why getting my self again with 15 reps for the pec dec fly when I already work it before with the dumbell press with 4 sets of 15-12-8-8.
See what I mean or what I don't understand.
It seem that the way he design my workout I oftenly go into the 15 reps scheme and as low at 8.
I think or though that there is no need for me to go sometimes with 15 reps or sometimes too, with some 12 reps.
And I know too that sometimes, it is good to give a week or too to some higher reps with lower reps, low rest, can be 20-15-12 question of giving a little break too to our body's and not going through real failure.
As well I'm finding that there are alot of sets in some of his training, as example:
Back workout give me: 20 sets
Shoulder's workout give me: 16 sets.
From now his workout keep me in the gym for at least 1h30 minutes and sometimes I stop training at 1h30 times because I'm exhausted. I think too that more is not always the better as well.
I would like to have some feedback of what he gaves me and what you are thinking.
Thank's in advance
I did developpe some nice muscles for 11 months, So now I decided to end up my cut, because there were no reason for me trying to get my BF% lower, no special event.
So I higher a PT for the first time, explaining him that now I'm looking to add some lbm.
I am confuse right now with his program and I'm just wondering what is his mean goal buy writting me this kind of program.
So here are some example for it:
Workout - hamstring
Leg press: 4 x 15
Lying leg curl (2 legs): 5 x 20-12-8-8-12 - supperset with-
Lying leg curl (1 leg): 3 x 8-8-8
Standing leg curl : 3 x 12-12-12
Stiff leg deadlift: 4 x 12-12-12-12
Workout - Chest
Dumbel press: 4 x 15-12-8-8
Pec Deck Fly machine: 5 x 15-(3x8)-15
Upper Chest machine: 4 x 12-8-8-12
Dips (assisted) 3 x 10-10-10
Workout - Back
Chin-up (4 positions): 4 x 10-10-10-10
Lat pull down (front) 4 x 15.12-8-8
Lat pulldown (close grip): 4 x 12-8-(8-4)-12
Rowing machine (3position grip) 3 x 12-12-12
Rowing machine again 3 position grip but keeping my shoulder's back and really contract: 3 x 8-8-8
Here are some few workout that he wrote for me:
Now my confusion is:
Why getting my self again with 15 reps for the pec dec fly when I already work it before with the dumbell press with 4 sets of 15-12-8-8.
See what I mean or what I don't understand.
It seem that the way he design my workout I oftenly go into the 15 reps scheme and as low at 8.
I think or though that there is no need for me to go sometimes with 15 reps or sometimes too, with some 12 reps.
And I know too that sometimes, it is good to give a week or too to some higher reps with lower reps, low rest, can be 20-15-12 question of giving a little break too to our body's and not going through real failure.
As well I'm finding that there are alot of sets in some of his training, as example:
Back workout give me: 20 sets
Shoulder's workout give me: 16 sets.
From now his workout keep me in the gym for at least 1h30 minutes and sometimes I stop training at 1h30 times because I'm exhausted. I think too that more is not always the better as well.
I would like to have some feedback of what he gaves me and what you are thinking.
Thank's in advance