How do you deal with having too much intensity?

[BigSwolenPussy]

Just jack off

Totally works! I took off yesterday but I got a virus on my laptop.

 

[BigSwolenPussy]

as much as I like your idea about trying completely new and different training methods compared to what your used to, I'll just make this point about the idea listed above.


you probably should not do what 'big guys' do just cause they are big , there may be a reason they do what they do that may be totally irrelevant for you and I.

why does a 300 pound bodybuilder do a bro split and work one body part per week ? did he really get big doing that?

the reason why is cause he has a huge amount of muscle mass , and in order to work his chest out for example, he has to bench press 405 for 15 reps . that amount of weight to drive and overload a large amount of muscle is a HUGE AMOUNT OF homeostatic stress.
when your that big and strong and cause that much overload , then the chest may need a whole week off to recover.

BUT ,, the average 190 pound bodybuilder that benches 215 for reps ,, well he does not cause near the amount of overload that the guy listed above does . he can't even bench 405 for a single , let alone reps . so he does not cause near that much homeostatic stress and he therefore does not need a whole week to rest and recover his chest muscles . he can get by with way more frequency , until he grows and becomes the monster above that does cause that much stress.

don't do what the big guys do . do what the big guys DID to get big. and ain't no way a 170 pound dude is going to build a 300 pound bodybuilder chest by working it out only once per week.

One of the main reason that I don't have a workout partner is because everyone is different. I tried a partner for a few months and unless you lead the training, you arent going to get the max out of your workouts. Someone is always going to be lacking their full potential by following someone elses routine.

 

[omgmike1]

as much as I like your idea about trying completely new and different training methods compared to what your used to, I'll just make this point about the idea listed above.


you probably should not do what 'big guys' do just cause they are big , there may be a reason they do what they do that may be totally irrelevant for you and I.

why does a 300 pound bodybuilder do a bro split and work one body part per week ? did he really get big doing that?

the reason why is cause he has a huge amount of muscle mass , and in order to work his chest out for example, he has to bench press 405 for 15 reps . that amount of weight to drive and overload a large amount of muscle is a HUGE AMOUNT OF homeostatic stress.
when your that big and strong and cause that much overload , then the chest may need a whole week off to recover.

BUT ,, the average 190 pound bodybuilder that benches 225 for reps ,, well he does not cause near the amount of overload that the guy listed above does . he can't even bench 405 for a single , let alone reps . so he does not cause near that much homeostatic stress and he therefore does not need a whole week to rest and recover his chest muscles . he can get by with way more frequency , until he grows and becomes the monster above that does cause that much stress.

don't do what the big guys do . do what the big guys DID to get big. and ain't no way a 170 pound dude is going to build a 300 pound bodybuilder chest by working it out only once per week.

I stated my reasons above why I'm doing once PW. My PPL,R,PPL split hasn't gotten me bigger in forever and I always train with high reps and drop sets, going for the pump.
I also always ran doses of AAS LOW and either they have been bunk or something tbh. I HAVE gotten in the calories to grow and thats for sure, I been eating 4-5k+ when bulking and my weight does increase, but not so much my muscle mass. My strength doesn't go up as often either, it's pretty stable. So I think it's good for me to train once a week.

I know it's hard to believe in over training and of course we love to spend tons of time in the gym, but I think the vast majority of people are doing it unknowingly. Like I said I'll make a log on it. I'm expecting a lot better results hitting once PW rather then 2 times and decreasing the volume from high to lower. Should make the calories easier to hit and lots more rest time for mass to grow like 3J stated above again for u ROUSH lol (refering to our old thread on keto haha).

I'll see how it goes. I've been doing the same thing for years now Roush, It's time for a change. Either reduce work outs (my motivation is lacking and it needs a boost) OR I'll just be done with BB and move on. I have a feeling: New routine, New volume, Higher Dosages AAS, Surplus calories .....should give me some nice results though tbh.

 

[Ziegler]

If you lift everyday you are seeing swollen not fully recovered and repaired muscle size every day.

That is addictive and makes it hard to not to lift and see that pumped up swollen size all the time.

Let the muscle fully recover get cold let the swelling go down.

That is when it builds up and will get bigger and stronger faster in the long run.

That is a better build because it will stay bigger and stronger the whole time not just look good when it is swollen.

 

[anzel]

Goddamn, I wish I knew this. I've been running starting on Monday: P,P,L,Rest,P,P,L.... Repeat...

Started out going to the gym long time ago for 2.5hours, then dropped it down to about 1.5.. Been doing it since.
I've ran tons of cycles and either my gains were so pathetic due to the reasons: Bunk Gear, Not Enough Rest, No Surplus hit for the day.

My coming cycle once I'm done with my cut is going to be Low volume, hit each muscle once a week, 1hour in gym MAX. (I will hit calves twice though).
New UGL lab coming in too, so I'me excited and choosing to run much higher dosages this time around. So I have a feeling stuff should go great.
Will be having 2 rest days during each week and will eat surplus cals each day for max recovery. Super super excited
PS: Clean diet: Complex carbs, low fats, high protein.



PS: I'm starting to realize that the formula works more like:
-Biggest guys: 1Hr Gym, Low Volume, Heavy/Intense, High Dosages of AAS, Muscles Groups hit once PW
-Aesthetic Lean Guys: 1.5-2H In Gym, High Volume, Drop Sets/Lots of Sets, Low-Med Dosages of AAS, Muscle Groups hit twice PW


M: Chest/Calves
T: Back
W: OFF
TH: Arms/Forearms
FRI: Shoulders/Calves
SAT: Legs/Abs
SUN: OFF

1-6 100mg dbol
1-16 800mg tren e
1-16 800mg mast e
1-16 600mg test e

Will be eating max growing cals on off days. Not going to reduce them on off days at all.

I think doing muscles once a week will also bring back motivation to work out, It seems to be lessening over the years quite a bit and making me not want to go there because I feel like I do it every day and for so many hours.. I will be making a log on this to test out my theory cause i'm want to be so much bigger

Mike, at the very least just switching things up to recover your motivation is a positive step. Once your brain starts working against you and you find yourself with lack of motivation it seems everything else's falls apart quickly.....like your diet and intensity to your willingness to wake up early to get in a full sessions and what not........Motivation is huge!
I seem to do well with dropsets and supersets and more reps, but 1.5 to 2 hr workouts seem a bit long. 1hr seems right for me. But if I bring on the intensity and all of hell's fury I can hammer out a 45 min workout that just hits the spot!

 

[anzel]

as much as I like your idea about trying completely new and different training methods compared to what your used to, I'll just make this point about the idea listed above.


you probably should not do what 'big guys' do just cause they are big , there may be a reason they do what they do that may be totally irrelevant for you and I.

why does a 300 pound bodybuilder do a bro split and work one body part per week ? did he really get big doing that?

the reason why is cause he has a huge amount of muscle mass , and in order to work his chest out for example, he has to bench press 405 for 15 reps . that amount of weight to drive and overload a large amount of muscle is a HUGE AMOUNT OF homeostatic stress.
when your that big and strong and cause that much overload , then the chest may need a whole week off to recover.

BUT ,, the average 190 pound bodybuilder that benches 225 for reps ,, well he does not cause near the amount of overload that the guy listed above does . he can't even bench 405 for a single , let alone reps . so he does not cause near that much homeostatic stress and he therefore does not need a whole week to rest and recover his chest muscles . he can get by with way more frequency , until he grows and becomes the monster above that does cause that much stress.

don't do what the big guys do . do what the big guys DID to get big. and ain't no way a 170 pound dude is going to build a 300 pound bodybuilder chest by working it out only once per week.

Roush, this homeostatic stress you mention is interesting. At first I would say it's all relative. A 300 lb lifter lifting 405 is doing hismax effort. So is the 190 lb lifter doing 225..... At the end of the session they both crushed their chest...its relative.
But with homeostatic stress things are not so black and white! Based on what you said and what I quickly looked up the bigger guy will be hit with greater amounts of this stress because there is more muscle to work. The stress has to run deeper and longer in other words.

Good post!

 

[anzel]

Just jack off

This or up the tren!

 

[Milton]

Totally works! I took off yesterday but I got a virus on my laptop.

wonder where that virus came from......