What's your favourite routine? - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

**big** · 27-12-2004, 11:30 PM

Time for a poll! Tell me if I've missed any options and I'll add them.

ONE SMART COOKIE · 28-12-2004, 03:11 AM

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Originally Posted by big

Time for a poll! Tell me if I've missed any options and I'll add them.

German volume

6x6

8x8

4 sides to a muscle

upper/lower split

3 way split(6 days on)

21 on 7 off

15x4

12x4

Theres some more but too tired to remember.

winger · 28-12-2004, 04:34 AM

Heavy or why lift?

Carnivore · 28-12-2004, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by winger

Heavy or why lift?

i think theres a point of being 'too' heavy, once the muscle your isolating cant handle the weight and the emphasis starts to shift to another body part your wasting your time.

say bicep curls after a certain weight you'd still be able to curl it but alot of the strain would shift to your forearms and by the end you'd have a bigger pump in the forearms, your wasting your time

**big** · 28-12-2004, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by winger

Heavy or why lift?

I go heavy too

But do you go heavy all the time without periodising at all? What do you do when your progress stalls? Ever take planned time off or deconditioning?

GoldenArrow · 28-12-2004, 12:10 PM

Westside, aii.

T-man · 28-12-2004, 04:51 PM

Legs
Push
pull
for me.
with less sets and more intensity

**hackskii** · 28-12-2004, 05:58 PM

No winger just keeps training heavy all the time, everytime.
I talked him into doing reps cuz he had a stiff neck and said he felt great.

You wont change his mind and he does not even take time off even when he is sick.

Me on the other hand take off time and missed a bunch during the hollidays.

**big** · 28-12-2004, 06:36 PM

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Originally Posted by hackskii

No winger just keeps training heavy all the time, everytime.
I talked him into doing reps cuz he had a stiff neck and said he felt great.

You wont change his mind and he does not even take time off even when he is sick.

Damn that sounds EXACTLY like me. I've been lifting heavy all the time, without time off, and I'm sick now too and am still training heavy. I think Winger does a lot less volume than me though.

I'm thinking about periodising now having read the "scientific training" post. I am a man of science and believe it or not this stuff turns me on

winger · 28-12-2004, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by big

Damn that sounds EXACTLY like me. I've been lifting heavy all the time, without time off, and I'm sick now too and am still training heavy. I think Winger does a lot less volume than me though.

I'm thinking about periodising now having read the "scientific training" post. I am a man of science and believe it or not this stuff turns me on

Heavy. Ok I switch reps and excercises. But when I say heavy that could still mean 12 reps.
For example my last chest workout was on Sunday. Now my neck was jacked up on sunday but today (tuesday) almost perfect.

Chest workout

Incline db's.
1st set with 70 lb db's for 5
2nd set 85 lb db's for 5
3rd set 100 lb db's for 7

Flat bench bar
1st set 135 lbs for 8
2nd set 185 for 8
3rd set 225 for 12

You guys talk about periodising, I have not done flat bench in 2 months. I got stail and said fcuk it I am not doing it. Well I am the same strength now as I was 2 months ago and I havent even done flat bench bar.
So even though I did 12 reps, I still consider that as heavy, dont you?
Hell even 7 reps is considered high for some. I feel 100 lb db's are a heavy weight.
Once again I feel heavy overloads the muscle better. Why train for 2 hours when I can do it in less time?

29-12-2004, 03:01 PM

Conjugate. I.e. WSB.

GoldenArrow · 29-12-2004, 03:05 PM

You didn't vote...

winger · 29-12-2004, 06:11 PM

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Originally Posted by James.Titor

Conjugate. I.e. WSB.

Hey James what does this mean?

DB · 01-01-2005, 02:58 PM

WSB....
world super bikes
w@nkin small boys

just a thought

winger · 03-01-2005, 01:25 AM

You guys do know there is a Journals section dont you. Here it is.
Dont be shy guys.

View Poll Results: Your favourite routine...
Traditional 3-4 day split (around 8-12 sets per bodypart)	124	54.39%
5x5	26	11.40%
Full Body 2-3x/week	18	7.89%
Westside Barbell (WSB)	5	2.19%
Metal Militia	0	0%
HST	3	1.32%
HIT	17	7.46%
DFHT	2	0.88%
DC Training	4	1.75%
Max-OT	5	2.19%
Volume Training (>16 sets per bodypart)	13	5.70%
Something else (please specify)	11	4.82%
Voters: 228. You may not vote on this poll

27-12-2004, 11:30 PM	#1 (permalink)
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28-12-2004, 12:10 PM	#6 (permalink)
GoldenArrow Gym Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: London Posts: 303	Westside, aii. __________________ I had to up my calories to over 7000 a day before I started seeing gains again. If you think that's easy, think again. And if you think you'll make gains (with or without gear) without eating a decent amount of food, think again. Also if you don't train your legs or back, you'll never reach your potential.

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29-12-2004, 03:01 PM	#11 (permalink)
James.Titor Guest Posts: n/a	Conjugate. I.e. WSB.

29-12-2004, 03:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
GoldenArrow Gym Addict Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: London Posts: 303	You didn't vote... __________________ I had to up my calories to over 7000 a day before I started seeing gains again. If you think that's easy, think again. And if you think you'll make gains (with or without gear) without eating a decent amount of food, think again. Also if you don't train your legs or back, you'll never reach your potential.

01-01-2005, 02:58 PM	#14 (permalink)
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03-01-2005, 01:25 AM	#15 (permalink)
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