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At the end of the cycle you should be looking at gaining 25 or more lbs to each main lift. In your opinion are these kinds of gains achievable in Westside for a natural lifter?
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Absolutely. Depending on how
smart you're lifting, you could see a lot more.
I like your lactic acid training ideas. Straight from the HST book, although two weeks IMO is plenty. If you are looking for the conditioning, then I wouldn't go lower than 15 reps.
Make sure to read the DFT sticky. If you aren't going to do a Westside template, then I'd recommend doing two 4 week blocks of Accumulation and Intensification
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You can also alternate between cycles of incomplete vs complete recovery which is often called accumulation/intensification. Version A I described above (training with full recovery), will work wonderfully when transitioning from a period of increased loading. In other words, accumulate fatigue and train frequently for a while and then transition into a period of time where you train with full recovery between sessions for a while. Say you train 3 x per week for 3-4 weeks and then once every 4 days for 4 weeks. Your gains will be out of this world during the 2nd phase because you heighten your ability to adapt in the first phase. That works very well.
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Basically, if you aren't going to do something structured like Westside, then I would do your conditioning/lactate training seperate. Two to three weeks is more than enough. From there I'd plan Accumulation and Intensification phases with a deload week inbetween. I'll pm you something so you'll understand what I'm trying to say. In the meantime, you could look at this writeup by Kelly Baggett
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With what you have, you aren't doing anything to increase the
speed of your lifts, which is half the battle right there. You also are not switching out any of your big lifts for similiar ones, which Westside incorperated to prevent neural burnout. I'll also caution you against the high amount of volume you're doing. If you are getting progressively heavier and heavier while doing 3-4 slight variations of the same exercise which works the same muscle, then you're maybe looking at overuse injuries. Trust me, torn pecs aren't fun. One more point to make is that cardio is needed. You said that you are doing a six day split because it'll keep you on the straight and narrow, but IMO you could easily input some cardio in there, which will help your joints heal and keep you with a healthy heart and increased stamina. I'm not saying to do a three mile PFT, just a brisk 45 minute walk is more than enough!