With my training methods, its weird how much i grow, read...

[WannaBPowerful]

I dont pound out workouts quick. I dont work out intensly. Dont even make a sound or force reps. Yet, i grow constantly and dont hit a sticking point in my growth n im still natural training for over a year. The only thing i do right is perfect form, dont go too heavy, never overtrain, and eat right.

Intensity is always gloated over and emphasized, yet i have none and get awesome results. Maybe its not all its cracked up to be.

 

[CrimsonKing]

um.. ok and your point is?

 

[RusPA81]

If you have only been lifting for a year your body may still be in that initial mode where it just grows no matter what you do. You probably have pretty good genetics too. I can tell you though that there will be a point where you will have to get more intense because your body will just become to accustomed to the kind of training you are doing now. You will have to push yourself. Also you never now what kind of gains you could have had if you trained more intensely. All I can tell you is that intensity is not overrated.

 

[coolcolj]

Intensity for me, just means heavier weights, ie closer to 1 rep max = more intense

obviously you don't train near 1 RM all year round.

 

[jeremys]

i gained real well just going in and working whatever bodypart it was that day. i did VERY well doing that, and i had been training for 3 years when i started gaining. then i got injured and now i hope i can get that back

 

[Citruscide]

I put on about 40lbs in 5 years of natural training and didn't have 1/10th the intensity I have today. When you start lifting, just about anything will make your muscles grow... intensity isn't that big in the equation.

Just like High Jump... to clear a lower height, you don't need much effort... you can even leave your warm-ups on. But as the bar raises, you have to put more of yourself into it...

C-ditty

 

[zackdarnell]

Just like High Jump... to clear a lower height, you don't need much effort... you can even leave your warm-ups on. But as the bar raises, you have to put more of yourself into it...

That's a great comparison. I had never heard that before. I will have to use that sometime.

 

[WannaBPowerful]

Definatly not my beginners gains. I have lifted on and off for wrestling since i was 16. Last yr in july was my first FULL year of serious training. I never said i dont give it 100%, just dont train intensly. I put everything i got into every set, just no screaming, like to take longer breaks than 30sec between sets, and dont force reps because i found i grow better without htem.

 

[spatts]

Glad you found what works for you.

 

[coolcolj]

Definatly not my beginners gains. I have lifted on and off for wrestling since i was 16. Last yr in july was my first FULL year of serious training. I never said i dont give it 100%, just dont train intensly. I put everything i got into every set, just no screaming, like to take longer breaks than 30sec between sets, and dont force reps because i found i grow better without htem.

heh 30 sec rest period that's a bodybuilder thing, the shortest I ever rest is 1:30mins, average is 2.5mins. CNS need rest

 

[skaman607]

It might be that you have less to recover from, so you have less recovery time and more growing time

 

[louden_swain]

Excellent!! It sounds like you have a good system! Keep up the good work!

 

[teen1216]

Good job, keep up the progress.

 

[Thaibox]

Glad you found what works for you.

note the italics

 

[bignate73]

I never said i dont give it 100%, just dont train intensly. I put everything i got into every set, just no screaming 100% for some can mean no screaming...but if you dont feel you are training with intensity...then its not 100%. just my opinion.

like to take longer breaks than 30sec between sets, and dont force reps because i found i grow better without htem. actually bodybuilding sets commonly employ about 60-90 seconds rest. forced reps are not mandatory for growth, just because they are a weider principle doesnt make it law. they are intensity builders or basically a dropset facilitated by another person.

congrats on continued gains.

 

[WannaBPowerful]

By the way, im no monster though, i got a long way to go. I think i forgot to post my pictures up on this section of the board. Since i am here the most, i guess i should. From my first competition last saturday. Got another comin this sat. http://boards.elitefitness.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=187171