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Originally Posted by Eric3237
I haven't done DC, so my advice is worth less than 2 cents. But the only general thing I would say is that, at its heart, it's post-failure training, which I have done....although probably not as finely tuned as DC. So what I would advice is not to start this at the beggining of school! You don't know how you would respond to this until you do it, but the metabolic fatigue and the resultant mental fog could be a factor....
You obviously have good recovery abilities and you can eat plenty. So who knows....call it a general caution. It's not anything like the crap I did, which was the whole way to many sets past failure as often as possible....
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I think we've all been there! :17:
Anyways, DC is hardcore, but it's not even close to a "regular" workout. There were times when I missed doing more sets or more free weights like the infamous bench press. This type of program is made for mass using the least amount of sets to do it (one). If you're not up to doing 20 rep squats with a weight that you normally do 10-12 reps with, then this program isn't for you. If you buy into "functionality" of free weights vs. machines then this isn't for you. Of course, with typical programs free weights ARE the way to go..But this program is a lot more specific with exercise selection. For instance, if you do flat barbell press with 275 and after your 8-10th rep you do a true 6-8 second negative to end on, that IMO isn't a safe exercise to try. That would also require your spotter to upright row 275
dead off your chest...Three times no less!
In regards to mental fatigue, I agree somewhat, but the constant exercise rotation is a way DC sidesteps both mental fatigue and draining your CNS. Plus, 90% can do the M,W,F setup without too much trouble. If you're pushing very significant weight that requires a ton of warmups, then you could move to the M,T,TH,F setup.
I personally like it compared to anything else. The reason that DC is different from any other "failure'esque" programs is this..Going to or just beyond failure with any given set will leave you at, for example, 9 reps, one of which was with a spot. With rest/pausing, hitting 9,4,2 RP's actually means you did a total of 15 reps vs. those 8 performed by yourself. So if you have 275 pounds pressing for both, IMO you're going to gain more significantly with pressing that 15 times all by yourself (plus combined with static and elongated negatives) than you would with 8 reps..