6 good weeks of a modified pullinbig routine

[t3project]

8 good weeks of a modified pullinbig routine

well after 8 weeks of a modified pullinbig routine (just modified the chest workout a little), i have definately gained tons strenght and put on some muscle mass. i have found that because of my wacky work schedule that i usually need a week break every 6-to-8 weeks. this is what i am going to do next week. gonna take next week off from lifting to catch up on rest and let my muscles recouperate. i am goign to do 30mins of cardio everyday though, to keep my metabolism up. anyway, i said all that to ask this:

is it normal and good for me while i am trying to gain strength and mass to take a 1 week break after a good intense 8 week period training?

 

[Bast]

you should take 1 week off from it. But i would have done 8-10 weeks before resting.

 

[t3project]

bah..oops sorry, i just looked in my notebook and this is my 8th week. i decided i will rest on the 9th and go ahed and finish this week up.

 

[Tryn2]

I was doing his and I have switched back to a more traditional 4 and 5 day a week. I am in week 2 right now. I was never really sore on his but after a few days back Im sore as hell....

 

[t3project]

soreness doesnt matter. i get sore but it is nothing like iwas when i was doing 3x10 sets on every thing. here are some figures

week 1
squat - 2x6 @ 235lbs
bench - 3x5 @ 175lbs
deads - 2x6 @ 245

week 8 (this week)
squat - 2x6 @ 315
bench - 3x5 @ 220
deads - 2x6 @ 340

so, it works is all that matters. i have never did a day of 1 rep maxes so i couldnt tell you my max. that is just what my worksets are

 

[Tryn2]

Well I am still on the fence about this routine however. I tried to use common sense, which may not be smart but this is what I came up with.
My weights did go up a little, But I had concluded that I want to do bodybuilding moves to get a good look then powerlifting to get the power and strength. I know big weights = big muscles but I may do power lifting second.
Also I know of pros bodybuilers like ronnie do powerlifting routines now but do you think they started off like that ? I think it may benificial once you get to a certain point.
One thing I have thought of was like a 5x5 but you do one compound movement for say 2 to 3 sets of 3 or 4 then do two bodybuilding sets for the same body part say 2 to 3 sets of 8 to 10...The best of both worlds....
LIKE THIS FOR CHEST :

Chest warmups then
Flat bench 3 sets 4 (heavy)
Incline dumbel press 3 sets of 8 (to failure)
Flyes 3 sets of 10

 

[DADAWG]

Well I am still on the fence about this routine however. I tried to use common sense, which may not be smart but this is what I came up with.
My weights did go up a little, But I had concluded that I want to do bodybuilding moves to get a good look then powerlifting to get the power and strength. I know big weights = big muscles but I may do power lifting second.
Also I know of pros bodybuilers like ronnie do powerlifting routines now but do you think they started off like that ? I think it may benificial once you get to a certain point.
One thing I have thought of was like a 5x5 but you do one compound movement for say 2 to 3 sets of 3 or 4 then do two bodybuilding sets for the same body part say 2 to 3 sets of 8 to 10...The best of both worlds....
LIKE THIS FOR CHEST :

Chest warmups then
Flat bench 3 sets 4 (heavy)
Incline dumbel press 3 sets of 8 (to failure)
Flyes 3 sets of 10

its just the opposite , when you start off heavy compound movements like pullinbig suggest are what is need to add mass . what good does it do to do shaping excercise for small muscles . go heavy on compound movements to put on the mass and once you are satisfied with your size then start to work on shaping or refining your build .

 

[jcp2]

its just the opposite , when you start off heavy compound movements like pullinbig suggest are what is need to add mass . what good does it do to do shaping excercise for small muscles . go heavy on compound movements to put on the mass and once you are satisfied with your size then start to work on shaping or refining your build .

I have seen the same skinny kids in the gym who follow some mag workout and never look different and never get stronger. That is why drugs are relied on so heavily on the boards. I can pretty much say that from my own life, when i didn't train exceptionally heavy with basic movements i never grew. Also ronnie was a powerlifter when he was younger, so that should tell you something.

 

[DADAWG]

I have seen the same skinny kids in the gym who follow some mag workout and never look different and never get stronger. That is why drugs are relied on so heavily on the boards. I can pretty much say that from my own life, when i didn't train exceptionally heavy with basic movements i never grew. Also ronnie was a powerlifter when he was younger, so that should tell you something.

lifting big weight builds big muscles . your fooling yourself if you think any different , ps lifting big weight doent mean sloppy form to do it .

 

[t3project]

yea, i was gonna mention coleman started as a power lifter but anyway. as you can tell from my numbers i have put up some huge gains in just 8 weeks. 85lbs on squat, 45lbs bench and 90lbs on deadslifts and this is all natural. i have never come to complete failure until last week on bench. i did yesterday on squats but that was for lack of control going down (went down to fast) but i put the weight right back up and finished out my last 3 reps with control.

they key to it all is adding weight and lots of it. if you think you need to add more than 5lbs then do it. i did and i picked up some big numbers.

 

[Mudge]

I am doing primarily 4 reps or under, 6-8 to me is bodybuilding ala Mike Francois (trained with Dorian a bit), not powerlifting.

 

[hornedfrogs07]

I'm definitely going to have to try his routine here in a few weeks. Just waiting until I go back out to school in July.


My one question is this: T3, how long have you been lifting before this program, just so I can put your results in perspective?

 

[t3project]

My one question is this: T3, how long have you been lifting before this program, just so I can put your results in perspective?

well, lifted all through high school of course because of football, then for about a 6 months after i graduated. this was in 1999. then i took a lazy 3 1/2 year break and got fat. then i seriously got back to lifting mid January of this year. i only started this program 8 weeks ago, before i was doing a 4 day split 3 sets 10-12 reps on everything. i gained strenght but not as quick