Thanks!

Wow, I just read that strongman Jesse Marunde died.
He was just 27.

--- hmmmhmmhm <hmmmhmmhm@...> escribió:

> Miguel,
> Well done on making those serious! lifts. Hope the
> higher frequency
> works well.
> Jeremy
>
>
>
> --- In Hitdigest@yahoogroups.com, Miguel Angel Perez
> <metalhead2_mx@...> wrote:
> >
> > Jeremy,
> >
> > Actually I was reading a Chad Waterbury article
> today
> > (I had a printout with me on the plane; I'm up in
> Salt
> > Lake City right now) and the program that he
> outlined
> > was somewhat similar to what you mention. I, like
> > you, am coming off several weeks of strength
> training.
> > I used an extremely-low-freq program not unlike
> Clint
> > Michels's, or Mentzer's consolidation routine. For
> > strength, man does it work! I finished that
> four-week
> > phase with my stiff-legged deadlift up to 315x12
> easy,
> > my leg press at 900x8 and 1000x6, my dumbbell row
> at
> > 110x12, and my weighted dip at +75x9. I improved
> my
> > numbers vastly in all four lifts, and now it's
> time to
> > put those strength gains to the test with a higher
> > frequency and volume (as well as more calories).
> >
> > Now Waterbury says that when on a high-freq
> program
> > you just hit the muscle very often and do not
> focus on
> > strength increases. You just pound the muscle
> several
> > times a week with different exercises and
> parameters,
> > and then you back off for a few days and let the
> body
> > catch up. Supposedly, this is when you grow,
> provided
> > you're eating correctly.
> >
> > He has you do a heavy, a medium, and a light day
> on
> > this program. So what I'd like to do is to take
> for
> > example my leg press and do 1000x6 on the heavy
> day,
> > 750x10 on the medium day, and 600x16-20 on the
> light
> > day. If nothing else, it's an interesting change,
> so
> > I might give it a shot.
> >
> > Cheerio,
> >
> > Miguel
> >
> > --- hmmmhmmhm <hmmmhmmhm@...> escribió:
> >
> > > Cheers Miguel.
> > > I have just started a more volume based workout
> that
> > > a friend has had
> > > great results from. I am doing 4 sets sometimes
> 3
> > > per exercise .Two or
> > > 3 exercises a body part 3 times a week [3 way
> split]
> > > but trying to
> > > resist the temptation of going to failure. I
> have
> > > not been on a
> > > program that doesn't include reps to failure
> before.
> > > I am hoping the
> > > change in pace and extra sets work.
> > > The increased number of sets has resulted in
> baking
> > > off the intensity
> > > a while as you suggested.
> > > Jeremy
> > >
> > > >
> > > > Jeremy,
> > > >
> > > > That sucks that you didn't gain any size from
> all
> > > that work.
> > > Anyway, you did gain a lot of strength, and that
> > > will eventually lead
> > > you to mass gains if you consolidate your
> strength
> > > increases and don't
> > > let them disappear. Maybe you could now drop
> back
> > > into a less
> > > demanding maintenance routine with the heavier
> > > weights you can now
> > > move, and stay with that routine for awhile just
> > > maintaining. I've
> > > always felt that real strength gains mean that
> not
> > > only can you move
> > > heavier weights now, but you can handle them
> with
> > > the same level of
> > > effort it took to handle the lighter weights you
> > > were using before,
> > > with the same quality of execution.
> > > >
> > > > That kind of gains will stay with you, as
> opposed
> > > to going from 110
> > > kilos with good form and focus to 140 kilos with
> a
> > > shortened ROM,
> > > choppy form, fewer reps, and no quad focus.
> Nope
> > > -- that 140 kilos
> > > should feel just as manageable as did the 110
> kilos
> > > before. If it
> > > doesn't you didn't get stronger, you're just
> > > straining more.
> > > >
> > > > I think you need to keep eating well, rest,
> and
> > > back off on the
> > > training for a little while, either in intensity
> or
> > > training
> > > frequency, maybe even lighten the loads or do
> fewer
> > > sets temporarily
> > > while your body catches up. You're burned out.
> > > >
> > > > Miguel
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > >
> > > > From: Miguel Angel Perez
> > > [mailto:metalhead2_mx@]
> > > > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2007 8:58 AM
> > > > To: Perez, Miguel
> > > > Subject: Rv: [HIT Digest] Re: Results of my
> new
> > > workout correction
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- hmmmhmmhm <hmmmhmmhm@ escribió:
> > > >
> > > > Para: Hitdigest@yahoogroups.com
> > > > De: "hmmmhmmhm" <hmmmhmmhm@
> > > > Fecha: Sun, 13 May 2007 18:32:59 -0000
> > > > Asunto: [HIT Digest] Re: Results of my new
> > > workout
> > > > correction
> > > >
> > > > I read this and realized it comes across as
> if I
> > > > have put on muscle
> > > > when I was trying to say I haven't, apart
> from
> > > > perhaps a bit on my
> > > > back. I put on no weight apart from when like
> I
> > > said
> > > > I ate more nuts
> > > > etc and that was fat.
> > > >
> > > > Jeremy
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Well thought Id mention how I got on with
> my
> > > new
> > > > workout which was
> > > > Casler style [three work sets 20r/10r/5r]
> > > >
> > > > I started properly early November and on
> nearly
> > > > every workout since
> > > > [3 times a week] I have gotten stronger on
> at
> > > > least one set often
> > > > every set of a exercise and sometimes all
> > > > exercises.
> > > > As I expected I was getting a rep or two
> more
> > > > usually. I do recall
> > > > occasionally adding weight and reps.
> > > > I added 30 kilos to my 5 rep squat set it
> has to
> > > > be noted though that
> > > > half way through the cycle I went up a pin.
> On
> > > the
> > > > big exercises I
> > > > added about 10 or twelve kilos per set.
> > > > I really enjoyed the extra time in the gym
> and
> > > > working in different
> > > > rep ranges.
> > > >
> > > > The strange thing is have put on much muscle
> but
> > > I
> > > > do feel my back has
> > > > grown [thickened] and has a bit more detail,
> but
> > > > my arms and legs are
> > > > the same as before. I have had problems with
> > > > injury so I haven't
> > > > trained my triceps throughout and when I
> have
> > > its
> > > > been a low ROM. I
> > > > also was only able to train my chest and
> > > > shoulders for a few months
> > > > due to injury. But the leg and back work
> have
> > > been
> > > > used constantly. I
> > > > did have a few weeks off training
> altogether.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I was taking in more protein than I normally
> > > would
> > > > do.
> > > > I haven't been able to get my hands on
> protein
> > > for
> > > > a few weeks so I
> > > > have tended to eat more nuts etc. This has
> led
> > > to
> > > > a weight increase
> > > > but it seems to be fat.
> > > >
> > > > Thinking about it my back had the most
> constant
> > > > volume and seems to
> > > > have improved which is interesting.
> > > >
> > > > I am still getting a rep here and there
> more on
> > > > the workout but feel
> > > > its starting to run its course as I will
> improve
> > > > on one set then the
> > > > next one I will lose a few reps.
> > > >
> > > > I would have thought strength increases
> without
> > > > resulting growth can
> > > > happen to a point and its individual but I
> must
> > > > have had enough
> > > > calories if I put on some fat. And surely
> > > strength
> > > > increases require a
> > > > good amount of calories to be consumed?
> > > >
> > > > Any thoughts welcome
> > > > Jeremy
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
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