Recovery workouts can be used as a weight training option when the plague of adaptive resistance strikes. Adaptive resistance occurs when the demand of your workouts is greater than your supply of recovery power. The effect is that your body…
Adaptative resistance must be avoided in order to achieve long term weight training success. Adaptive resistance refers to a physiological state in which your body becomes resistant to an increase in strength and muscle size in response to weight training.…
There are some bodybuilders who utilize a training method referred to as instinctive training. This simply means that they go more by feel rather than to follow a predetermined number of sets and reps for each exercise. The term “instinctive…
Be open-minded! Anyone who wants to discover the best type of training for themselves must have some degree of open-mindedness. The opposite of an open mind is a closed mind that is not open to training ideas that might lead…
Hardgainers have it hard. They have physiological attributes that make it difficult to gain strength and muscle size. One of the biggest problems that hardgainers face is that the majority of the most widely publicized names in weight training are…
A well planned workout consisting of mixed reps can be a highly effective method for building strength and size. The variations in reps will provide three triggers that stimulate strength and muscle size. These triggers include: Mechanical tension with…
Which works best; heavy weights, medium weights, or light weights? If I had to pick just one weight range for strength development, I would favor a weight that permits 5 quality reps. However, if I could use a variety of…
High Frequency Is For Me, But Not For Everyone If I had to choose one type of training for myself, I would likely choose high frequency training simply because it is compatible with my own particular physiology. At the…
It is hard to deny that there are some people who seem to benefit greatly from high volume training. What is high volume training? I will define it as doing 10 or more sets for a muscle group during…
There are some workouts that tend to work for the majority of lifters. This is because there is a normal range of sets, reps, and intensity that is beneficial for most lifters. This is verified by Prilepin’s research that was…
