DC Training Problem
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BiggieSwolls
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Could someone please post Dante's email address? I have something I would like to talk to him about.
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mcbruiser
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Wow, it seems like there are some really huge bros doing DC training. That's a good sign.
I'm seriously considering starting this myself next week as I'm in a rut after doing straight-sets 6 days per week, one muscle group per day for so long and now I'm getting nowhere.
A lot of questions come to mind, maybe some bros here can shed some light:
1. it's said that it is easy to overtrain on DC. I think I'm more worried about undertraining, only doing one work set per muscle group per workout. How do you tell the difference between undertraining and overtraining if the result of both are not making any progress?
2. How does DC's super supp cycling methods compliment the training? i.e. 4 weeks on, 2 cruising, repeat... and how long should one continue this? 3 months? 6 months? 12 months? Should one cruise in training while one is cruising in supps?
3. Is it acceptable to do 2 work sets if you feel up to it? Is it acceptable to do 1 work set but do two different exercizes? let's say on chest day you do bench and then incline press?
4. My stats are 5'7", ~200lbs, 15%bf. I've been lifting, albeit maybe not 100% correctly yet hard, for 5 years. Being new to DC, I'm thinking about starting with the split below, what do you think?
Day one would be mon and would be
Chest
shoulders
triceps
back width
back thickness
Day two would be wed and would be
biceps
forearms
calves
hams
quads
Day three would be fri and would be
chest
shoulders
triceps
back width
back thickness
(sat+sun off)
Day four would be the following mod and would be
biceps
forearms
calves
hams
quads
Thanks for your feedback. If I think of any more questions, I'll post them up.
I'm seriously considering starting this myself next week as I'm in a rut after doing straight-sets 6 days per week, one muscle group per day for so long and now I'm getting nowhere.
A lot of questions come to mind, maybe some bros here can shed some light:
1. it's said that it is easy to overtrain on DC. I think I'm more worried about undertraining, only doing one work set per muscle group per workout. How do you tell the difference between undertraining and overtraining if the result of both are not making any progress?
2. How does DC's super supp cycling methods compliment the training? i.e. 4 weeks on, 2 cruising, repeat... and how long should one continue this? 3 months? 6 months? 12 months? Should one cruise in training while one is cruising in supps?
3. Is it acceptable to do 2 work sets if you feel up to it? Is it acceptable to do 1 work set but do two different exercizes? let's say on chest day you do bench and then incline press?
4. My stats are 5'7", ~200lbs, 15%bf. I've been lifting, albeit maybe not 100% correctly yet hard, for 5 years. Being new to DC, I'm thinking about starting with the split below, what do you think?
Day one would be mon and would be
Chest
shoulders
triceps
back width
back thickness
Day two would be wed and would be
biceps
forearms
calves
hams
quads
Day three would be fri and would be
chest
shoulders
triceps
back width
back thickness
(sat+sun off)
Day four would be the following mod and would be
biceps
forearms
calves
hams
quads
Thanks for your feedback. If I think of any more questions, I'll post them up.
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1 all out work set is all you need. if its not enough add reps and rest pause the set.
cruising is supps not lifting.
bro this routine is brutal. if hitting legs twice a week every other week is not enough you either got freaky genetics or you not pushing you self.
if you lifting 6 days a week now its no wonder you in a rut.
cruising is supps not lifting.
bro this routine is brutal. if hitting legs twice a week every other week is not enough you either got freaky genetics or you not pushing you self.
if you lifting 6 days a week now its no wonder you in a rut.
mcbruiser
New member
pullinbig said:
Quick question about RP- let's use bench as an example-- during the rest-pause part, do I hold the weight at arms length, or re-rack the weight, take a few breaths and go for a few more reps? Know what I'm saying?
yeah, but doesn't it make sense to cruise on training while you're cruising on supps? i know DC calls for cruising on lifting, too, plus it's easier to overtrain while not on high(er) dosages of AS. Why not time them together?
Well, I don't think I have freaky genetics or I'd be a lot bigger by now. When I was going 6 days/wk I was hitting each muscle group like 20-30 sets easy. When you train with that mentality for so long, it's hard to break away from it, especially when 99.9% of the gym population does the same thing. It's hard to imagine a world where you only need one set, albeit excrutiating, to stimulate growth. Seems like you need to completely decimate the muscle with volume to get it to respond. And then, for me at least, it's hard to gauge how long I need to rest before I can hit it again. I don't get sore anymore, not that it's an indicator, and I have plenty of energy every day.
No doubt.
For so long, it just seemed the only way to go. I feel a little restless on my off days when I'm not lifting, like I'm atrophying.
Oh yeah, sorry if I'm hijacking your thread, TRicKtOutT, this stuff just really interests me and it seems pointless to start a new thread on the exact same topic.
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