What is the best training program for mass?

[FreakMonster]

Is it the 5 x 5?

I was thinking about doing that but I tore a pec muscle about a year ago and my chest still doesn't feel right doing heavy chest. I want to put on some mass but I will have to take it easy on chest.

 

[Swole_2112]

I think 5 X 5 is more effective for power lifting that it is for putting on mass. If you want to put on mass, you should be lifing heavy using compound movements with three sets of 6-8. With regard to your chest, I'd test the water, but I'd test it very carefully. Your chest still feeling a little strange may simply be a matter of getting it back into the swing of lifing heavy. Again, approach it carefully. I should mention, though, that you'll have a tough time putting on mass in your chest if your not lifting heavy.

 

[H_T_]

time under tension. Coleman & Cutler don't even count reps half the time. you get an exercise with a 8-10 inch stroke, you have to pump the reps out. cadence then comes into play....do a search on it...

 

[Madcow2]

I think 5 X 5 is more effective for power lifting that it is for putting on mass.

Since 5x5 type programs are not in any way designed to peak 1RM performance in the squat, bench and dead, that makes them pretty aweful powerlifting programs unless they are compared to something even less specific.

5x5 is general strength and mass. Since mass is assumed to mean more muscle and a bigger muscle is a stronger muscle (just not the only factor in strength performance), you had best be very concerned with increasing your strength/performance on big stimulative lifts if you intend to get bigger regardless of what program you choose.

 

[Mavafanculo]

It depends on your bodytype and what kind of juice ur on lol.

I get better results with different training methods depending on whether I'm clean, using test, or using tren for example.

but generally speaking it seems mesomorphs do better with explosive lower rep heavy weight schemes, and ecto's do better with higher reps (meso's have a higher percentage of fast twitch fibers, ecto's a higher percentage of slow twitch fibers)

 

[FreakMonster]

It depends on your bodytype and what kind of juice ur on lol.

I get better results with different training methods depending on whether I'm clean, using test, or using tren for example.

but generally speaking it seems mesomorphs do better with explosive lower rep heavy weight schemes, and ecto's do better with higher reps (meso's have a higher percentage of fast twitch fibers, ecto's a higher percentage of slow twitch fibers)

No juice right now but thinking on jumping on 500mg of test. Right now I'm an ecto.

 

[Deleted member 33117]

time under tension. Coleman & Cutler don't even count reps half the time. you get an exercise with a 8-10 inch stroke, you have to pump the reps out. cadence then comes into play....do a search on it...

When you are on a gram of test a day, 12+ ui's of hgh and tons of insulin you can afford to have poor training habits and still make excellent gains in lbm.