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Old 01-28-2006, 12:36 PM
brf4n brf4n is offline
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Originally Posted by 0311
Well, aside from your protein consumption being absolutely ghastly, I don't really see why you have such intense DOMS to where you actually need 10 days off. I've never heard of that before..Ever.

Like you said, you're just starting up again, which will be very painful at first until your muscles gain their conditioning.

- How many sets/reps are you doing? I ask because maybe you need to cut the volume down drastically until you're capable of doing more.

Also keep in mind that you can still train a sore muscle. Waiting until they "recover" is a bodybuilding myth.

I don't really agree about the myth part seeing as a cut isn't completely 100% until it's scarred over, but all this has gotten me thinking that maybe I need to start doing full body workouts since I'm not getting that good teenage recovery time I'm used to.

I agree with the protein part, I should be getting in at least 180g a day. I try. Do you have any foods you recommend besides eating the same roasted chicken and milk everyday?

Last workout I did 3 sets of 14/11/8 reps. That's not really a good example though cause it was my first workout in a while. What I usually do is increase my weight until I hit only 8 reps, then I use that weight until I lift more than 8 times, then I increase by 5 lbs or less until I hit 8 reps with that weight, then increase and repeat.

I generally go by the HIT training style. You know, focusing on the bigger muscle groups in lifts that work a large range of muscles (bench, rows, squats) with the belief that the smaller muscles will grow just as well if I put all my effort and concentration into those exercises. Just a preference, I'd rather put all my energy into working my lats and having my bis getting secondhand pump rather than spending an hour killing myself doing curls. If I feel that my bis aren't good enough after 3 sets of bent over rows in which I've exhausted my lats I'll hit the curl bar though.

I'm trying to do as high volume and low rep as I can. As long as I get my muscles to fail to the point where I find it impossible to lift my arms after a workout, I'm good.
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