You’re saying 5x3 wont do anything but 7x2 (or is it 7x3?) will make a difference? I don’t understand, and I would like to.
I do chest and shoulders in Wednesday:
Bench press: 7 sets in total, starting with really heavy load for about 6 reps, then gradually lowering weight and upping reps to 11 to 15 reps.
Military press: 6 sets, same premise, as low as 6 reps at first to 12 reps in the end.
Cable cross over: 5-6 sets, around 10-12 reps each.
Standing dumbel fly: 5 sets, about 12 reps each, heavier at first.
Generally speaking i lift very heavy, to failure. I take 1.5 minutes breaks, about 3 minutes between the excercises.
The whole thing take about 90 minutes.
On sunday its biceps, triceps, and back. Similar number of sets...curls, dips, etc.
Im very lean, minimal progess, although my arms look pretty pumped up afterwards.
I’m open to suggestions and willing to amend. I won’t work out more often though.
Heres the deal: you have to take his recommendations as a starter of sorts but its absolutely up to you to figure out what works for you.
If youre not making ANY results(im saying worst case even 1 rep after a few months) then modify.
There are a million programs that work for a million people...thats the beauty of our bodies. But there are also millions of programs that dont do ***t.
The only program that makes progress for me is something I came up with myself. The recommendations, all the starter pack stuff just doesnt work for me.
Its your body, you have to train instinctively.
People would ask how i made progress on some things, i give them the answer starting with "the only thing that worked for me was " and they immediately came back with "holy ***t i cant do that" - well no kidding its my body, not yours, enjoy your workout(and that lack of progress).
Same rules as the forum apply to workouts: perceive, think, act.