This is the third out of a series of four articles about a weight training technique called ramping. The first article addressed ramping up on training volume. The second article addressed ramping up on training frequency. This article will address…
Ramping is a weight training strategy that refers to step by step increases to a specified training variable. The increases can occur from workout to workout, or from week to week. In the last article, I discussed how to ramp…
How can you approach your workouts in a progressive manner? The most popular way is simply to increase the weight of your lifts, which is called progressive overload, or simply, “loading.” You will find that some lifters deliberately increase other…
A Typical Short Workout The body by science method, which was discussed in the previous article, is based on short workouts. It’s not a law that applies in all cases, but most people who use the body by science method…
There are different degrees of minimalism when training with weights. One version of minimalism is to perform three short workouts per week. The first workout would consist of working up to a heavy set of squats, the second workout would…
You can find research to back up just about anything you want to believe. I know that there will be people who insist that research shows that the law of specificity proves that you should only use one amount of…
When choosing a strength training program, careful planning will give you the ability to create a substantial variety of volume, load, speed, and intensity within a single short cycle. This can be achieved by creating a short cycle which consists…
There are tons of powerlifters and strength athletes that love 5 reps. Using weights that permit 5 reps per set seems to accomplish a variety of objectives. These objectives include the following: Five reps will build strength Five reps will…
In the early days of linear periodization, most lifters did not use percentages to calculate their weekly weights, nor did they use RPE or reps in the tank. Planning a cycle started with determining the amount of weight you wanted…
When it comes to planning a linear periodization cycle, some lifters will find they are much better off if they forget about basing their weekly poundages on percentages. These lifters often base their training on how many reps they want…
