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Lee
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me. i never wrote it down but i used to have a pretty weird routine. i just found out what lifts gave me the best pump and most fatigue, cuz to me a fatigue is a sign that u really hammered that muscle. then i just started doing all the lifts that i liked on the specified muscle day. got great results. i used conventional 3 sets of 8 for most lifts. but for some i would do 5 sets of 8.
I have incorporated things I've learned from powerlifting, sports specific training, and strongman training, to give me a pretty complete training program. The one thing that I have learned in my 44 years is to always be open to new ideas in training. I know that there are a lot of people out there who I can learn from and I always keep an open mind.
me being an extreme hardgainer, i have had to adapt many routines to fit my specific needs. i do whatever gives me the best pump, thats when i know my workouts are working. one thing that does work for me that i doscovered through trial and error is doing shrugs on both shoulder day and back day. blows my traps up.
JohnnyCoho
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My current HST routine has been quite tweeked from the standard and thats all from things I've learned over time for what actually works for me personally. I now know what seems to work best for my body at this moment in time and most importantly of all, have really learned to listen to my body!
Started weight training in high school as a football player and wrestler (never with good form either, was always ass-backwards just lookin' to out lift everyone else) After high school as most, fell into the BB Mag workouts till I got with a good group of power lifters in the Navy. Tried many BB, perormance, & PL routines over the years. For me personally what has worked the best was taking a little from everything and always willing to try somthing new. Always learning somthing new, especially from some of the good Broly's in here!! Westside & Elite workouts and videos gave me proper form and some great strength building routines, HST gave me a scientific understanding of hypertrophy for BB, and various other books and videos the ability to strengthen my core and recover from some major back problems.
I am currently a High School Colegiate & Freestyle wrestling coach as well and have taken "some" of my wreslters to the weight room ( freestyle, I have kids from 5 to 18 & younger ones I feel are not ready for the weight room quite yet,..reason for "some" of my wrestlers) and explained and demonstrated form before weight and the importance of it all. Not one of my high school wrestlers will ask ya, "How much do ya bench?" they know its now much more than that!!
Started weight training in high school as a football player and wrestler (never with good form either, was always ass-backwards just lookin' to out lift everyone else) After high school as most, fell into the BB Mag workouts till I got with a good group of power lifters in the Navy. Tried many BB, perormance, & PL routines over the years. For me personally what has worked the best was taking a little from everything and always willing to try somthing new. Always learning somthing new, especially from some of the good Broly's in here!! Westside & Elite workouts and videos gave me proper form and some great strength building routines, HST gave me a scientific understanding of hypertrophy for BB, and various other books and videos the ability to strengthen my core and recover from some major back problems.
I am currently a High School Colegiate & Freestyle wrestling coach as well and have taken "some" of my wreslters to the weight room ( freestyle, I have kids from 5 to 18 & younger ones I feel are not ready for the weight room quite yet,..reason for "some" of my wrestlers) and explained and demonstrated form before weight and the importance of it all. Not one of my high school wrestlers will ask ya, "How much do ya bench?" they know its now much more than that!!
Glad you asked!! Heres a link to the program Ive used:
http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=308120
Basically its a modified version of a routine I got out of a magazine, when I first started training. It worked so well for me that it still forms the foundation of my routines. Ive incorporated alot of extras in my current program though and my routine is not written in stone. Parts of it change from one day to the next. Alot of my routine is instinctual at this point and based on whats worked best for me. I train for both size and strength. It may seem like high volume for some people to start off with. I started with this routine at 105-115lbs though, so it can be done. The results were worth the work.
http://www.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?t=308120
Basically its a modified version of a routine I got out of a magazine, when I first started training. It worked so well for me that it still forms the foundation of my routines. Ive incorporated alot of extras in my current program though and my routine is not written in stone. Parts of it change from one day to the next. Alot of my routine is instinctual at this point and based on whats worked best for me. I train for both size and strength. It may seem like high volume for some people to start off with. I started with this routine at 105-115lbs though, so it can be done. The results were worth the work.
BOOEY
Banned
Definitely a lot of trial and error. Still learning new methods every day. I like to do a variety of shock principles - whether it's negatives, ballistic training, forced reps, rest/pause, supersets, dropsets, giant sets. I'm know my body well enough where I can tell which exercises work best with which principle. Everyday is an adventure in the gym for me - never doing the same exact thing as the week before.
Scotsman
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I've been lifting since I was about 13 in school and for sports. I started doing powerlifting at age 23 and my first strongman comp at 27. I have made my own programs for about 5 years now since I can't find any one way of training that I like everything about. There's been lots of trial and error and asking other people what they do/ observing of others. Now my only problem is getting ahold of all the strongman equipment that I will need.
Cheers,
Scotsman
Cheers,
Scotsman
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