Training twice a day. Any Thoughts on this?

[SaiBoT]

That's not always the case bro.

If I'm doing bench press drop sets and start off with 350 lbs till just below failure, I wont be able to lift another set of JUST 5% weghts under that if my life depended on it

The idea of the 5% decrease is to allow to maintain the intensity in order to activate the highest treshold motor units, i'm pretty sure that you only be able to get one or maybe two reps at most. Do that over 3 sucessive drop-sets at 5% decrease rest 4 minutes and repeat for 3 or 4 more times. This method works very well for individuals with a large percentage of fast-twitch motor units.

 

[the_alcatraz]

The idea of the 5% decrease is to allow to maintain the intensity in order to activate the highest treshold motor units, i'm pretty sure that you only be able to get one or maybe two reps at most. Do that over 3 sucessive drop-sets at 5% decrease rest 4 minutes and repeat for 3 or 4 more times. This method works very well for individuals with a large percentage of fast-twitch motor units.

veyr interesting bro...I've always thought about drop-sets as a chance to decrease the weight by about 15-20% and get more reps in...but I'll try your way as well and see how it plays out

 

[FunFun]

Lets define "intensity" as it relates to weight training.

Intensity is the amount of force required to achieve an activity. In our case this refers to the mass of weight being lifted. It takes more force or intensity to lift 400 lbs. than it does to lift 200 lbs.

Intensity is not supersetting light weights after pre-exhausting the muscles.

Hence my earlier post about most people confusing what intensity really is. Most people have no clue of intensity in terms of lifting weights.

I'm sorry, but I'm not the one confused here. You're using some sort of specific definition that people are bandying around in bodybuilding and weightlifting circles. There is no scientific definition of "intensity" with regards to weightlifting.

There is a scientific meaning in Physics: the amount or degree of strength of electricity, heat, light, or sound per unit area of volume.

The word "Intensity" can just as easily apply to any exceptionally concentrated effort.

Having said that, I'm using the work "intense" as an English word that means precisely what I intended it to mean.

Intense: def: Involving or showing strain or extreme effort.

I'm talking about extreme effort supersets with pre-exhaustion. The weight I'm using is totally irrelevant. When I'm nearing the end of my set my muscles are screaming out for me to stop. The pain is intense too. That's intensity by any dictionary definition.

 

[SaiBoT]

veyr interesting bro...I've always thought about drop-sets as a chance to decrease the weight by about 15-20% and get more reps in...but I'll try your way as well and see how it plays out

This method it's actually from canadian supercoach Charles Poliquin. It's very effective on building strength on the cross sectional area of the muscle being worked which will further enhance growth once you get back to a typical bodybuilding routine. If you actually give it a try do it 6-8 straight workouts at most, it's very taxating on the nervous system and your muscles will adjust quite easily after that time.

 

[the_alcatraz]

I'm sorry, but I'm not the one confused here. You're using some sort of specific definition that people are bandying around in bodybuilding and weightlifting circles. There is no scientific definition of "intensity" with regards to weightlifting.

There is a scientific meaning in Physics: the amount or degree of strength of electricity, heat, light, or sound per unit area of volume.

The word "Intensity" can just as easily apply to any exceptionally concentrated effort.

Having said that, I'm using the work "intense" as an English word that means precisely what I intended it to mean.

Intense: def: Involving or showing strain or extreme effort.

I'm talking about extreme effort supersets with pre-exhaustion. The weight I'm using is totally irrelevant. When I'm nearing the end of my set my muscles are screaming out for me to stop. The pain is intense too. That's intensity by any dictionary definition.

Good post.

Hence my post above that intensity can differ on what it means to diff. individuals

 

[the_alcatraz]

This method it's actually from canadian supercoach Charles Poliquin. It's very effective on building strength on the cross sectional area of the muscle being worked which will further enhance growth once you get back to a typical bodybuilding routine. If you actually give it a try do it 6-8 straight workouts at most, it's very taxating on the nervous system and your muscles will adjust quite easily after that time.

Good stuff....

Right now I'm following the highly underrated principle in bodybuilding: "If you can lift, then lift"

 

[SaiBoT]

You are right that "principle" is highly underrated.

 

[FunFun]

Good post.

Hence my post above that intensity can differ on what it means to diff. individuals

Yes. Exactly! I only read your post after I'd posted already...sorry!