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waderironman
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hey,
i already reply this on an earlier post, but hope more will see this. ive been on a schedule of chest mon, legs tues, bis/back thur, and delts/traps/tris friday. ive been on this for the past 7 months or so. recently i started doing squats for the first time and immediately saw an increase in my speed and quickness. since then ive been reading up on olympic style lifting (power cleans, etc.) and would like to start that up. could anyone suggest for me a new lifting schedule or show me theirs. i need something new. just for a background, ive been lifting for years (on and off since i was a senior in high school, now 21) and have not been "genetically blessed" with strength so you can say. finally saw increases in strength when i lifted for more than 4 months at a time and when i started lifting legs. so my last stat line would be i guess: flat bench 160x10, 170x8, 180x5. squat(smith machine) 195x10, 245x10, 300x6. shoulder press(db) 60x10, 70x8, 80x4. also, i work with a former-NFL player (albeit it wasnt for long, but he is still a brolick) and he mentioned to me when i asked him about getting large increases in muscle mass, that i should switch up my reps every workout. for instance, go lighter and more reps one workout and the next week go heavier and less, he said to keep your muscles confused. and also said to sometimes not workout the muscle to failure, but rather stop when i know i have a few good reps left in me, which would cause the muscle to keep flexing (whatever you call the muscle condition right after you lift) and thus cause it to grow, since the muscle "wants to do more reps." any truth to this? and if so, how can i use that to my advantage?
i already reply this on an earlier post, but hope more will see this. ive been on a schedule of chest mon, legs tues, bis/back thur, and delts/traps/tris friday. ive been on this for the past 7 months or so. recently i started doing squats for the first time and immediately saw an increase in my speed and quickness. since then ive been reading up on olympic style lifting (power cleans, etc.) and would like to start that up. could anyone suggest for me a new lifting schedule or show me theirs. i need something new. just for a background, ive been lifting for years (on and off since i was a senior in high school, now 21) and have not been "genetically blessed" with strength so you can say. finally saw increases in strength when i lifted for more than 4 months at a time and when i started lifting legs. so my last stat line would be i guess: flat bench 160x10, 170x8, 180x5. squat(smith machine) 195x10, 245x10, 300x6. shoulder press(db) 60x10, 70x8, 80x4. also, i work with a former-NFL player (albeit it wasnt for long, but he is still a brolick) and he mentioned to me when i asked him about getting large increases in muscle mass, that i should switch up my reps every workout. for instance, go lighter and more reps one workout and the next week go heavier and less, he said to keep your muscles confused. and also said to sometimes not workout the muscle to failure, but rather stop when i know i have a few good reps left in me, which would cause the muscle to keep flexing (whatever you call the muscle condition right after you lift) and thus cause it to grow, since the muscle "wants to do more reps." any truth to this? and if so, how can i use that to my advantage?
