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In 8 weeks...
Bench: +25lbs
Squat: +20lbs
Deadlift: +20lbs
Now I feel like I'm at a cross roads... I do enjoy the typical BB style hypertrophy training, and also train for aesthetic reasons as well... so I don't know if a full on WSB style training scheme would be good here... what are YOUR opinions? I think my diet will dictate how I look more so then my training method.. but who knows... Perhaps I can do a WSB/Body Builder kinda hybrid training? Stick with the classic:
Monday - ME - Squat/DL/Good Morning
Wednesday - ME - Bench
Friday - DE - Squat
Sunday - DE - Bench
I was thinking... I will still get some hypertrophy from the Westside method. The difference is that what I'll get is much stronger tendons along the way.. I also won't get weird joint pains... you get myofibril density and growth as opposed to sacroplasmic growth. In other words it's the contractile proteins that grow as opposed to the plasma inside the cells. Correct??
After a 12 week westside plan.. I can always go back to a hypertrophy phase.
The issue I have is that without some more serious strength gains.. I don't think I will gain any mass that I'll actually keep...
My bet is that if I do a 12 week Westside I'll likely get another 25 lbs on each of my lifts... or more... and I'll be injury free... and probably 5 solid pounds bigger.. that I can then take into a hypertrophy phase. I train natural... so extra lbs and more strength would be great!
I've attached my plan so far.... (for 3 weeks) lemme know if you guys think I'm on the right track...
Bench: +25lbs
Squat: +20lbs
Deadlift: +20lbs
Now I feel like I'm at a cross roads... I do enjoy the typical BB style hypertrophy training, and also train for aesthetic reasons as well... so I don't know if a full on WSB style training scheme would be good here... what are YOUR opinions? I think my diet will dictate how I look more so then my training method.. but who knows... Perhaps I can do a WSB/Body Builder kinda hybrid training? Stick with the classic:
Monday - ME - Squat/DL/Good Morning
Wednesday - ME - Bench
Friday - DE - Squat
Sunday - DE - Bench
I was thinking... I will still get some hypertrophy from the Westside method. The difference is that what I'll get is much stronger tendons along the way.. I also won't get weird joint pains... you get myofibril density and growth as opposed to sacroplasmic growth. In other words it's the contractile proteins that grow as opposed to the plasma inside the cells. Correct??
After a 12 week westside plan.. I can always go back to a hypertrophy phase.
The issue I have is that without some more serious strength gains.. I don't think I will gain any mass that I'll actually keep...
My bet is that if I do a 12 week Westside I'll likely get another 25 lbs on each of my lifts... or more... and I'll be injury free... and probably 5 solid pounds bigger.. that I can then take into a hypertrophy phase. I train natural... so extra lbs and more strength would be great!
I've attached my plan so far.... (for 3 weeks) lemme know if you guys think I'm on the right track...
