If you want to try a simple training cycle that will help you gain strength, I suggest the 6 /15 to 3 /10 cycle, which consists of three training periods that each last three weeks. Weeks 1 to 3: The…
It is possible that some of you who are reading this are speed responsive lifters. If you are, you will respond well to brief sets consisting of three to five explosive reps and minimal fatigue. Many people think of explosive…
If you are at the beginning or intermediate stages of lifting, you will probably be able to do a basic three set per exercise workout while adding a small amount of weight to your lifts every seven to twenty-one days.…
Arnold Schwarzenegger is famous for high volume workouts in which he trained each body part three times per week with 20 or more sets per workout. This amounts to at least 60 sets per muscle group each week. In order…
In the minds of most people who train with weights, a slow adaptation is inferior to a rapid adaptation. Likewise, a small adaptation is inferior to a big adaptation. In other words, it is better to get strong fast, rather…
This is the second article out of a series of three articles in which I will be addressing the importance of warm-up sets. I believe that warm-up sets can be designed to enhance a specific aspect of training. For example,…
There are tons of weight training options that you can experiment with; one of which is the use of short cycles. A short cycle consists of a series of different workouts that will take anywhere from a week to three…
There are different levels of training intensity that lifters use when performing an exercise for 5 sets of 5 reps. Some prefer high intensity 5 x 5 which means that the lifter is very close to the point of failure…
You can go a long way in the strength building process by using a very simple training scheme consisting of 5 reps per set for three workouts per week. However, I suggest that you vary each workout in terms of…
I recently wrote a book that explains a linear periodization method that I refer to as the 5-4-3 method. It is based on an eight to ten week training cycle that starts with 5 reps per set. The middle of…
