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Old 09-25-2006, 02:05 PM
EricT EricT is offline
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Hey Wanting I see you're keeping the volume pretty high, i.e. ramping up with small increments or no jumps at all. I take it you're looking primarily for mass which is fine but what you may not realize is that your workload is jumping all over the place.. on some things. That can make a big difference in terms of putting weight on the bar since this is high frequency.

I understand why your doing it but significant increases (or decreases) in volume from one workout to another can be hard to recover from and seriously hamper the weight on the bar and length of program. There is a big difference between ramping up and doing 5x5 same weight (or close to it). Typically you're using 5 pound increments which is 125 pounds (according to the day) but sometimes you may be increasing the volume by 400 or so. If you had started out with same weight then you volume would be much lower but still harder to maintain over a long period.

The number one point of this program is progressive load. Workouts should not be viewed individually but as cycle of progression. Challenging yourself with more volume is fine in general but not if it hampers progression....in this case putting weight on the big lifts.

Do whatever increments you like but I would advise you keep them steady. If you don't get reps then carry the weight over. Just some thoughts to help you get a good long run and better gains out of this.
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If you act sanctimonious I will just list out your logical fallacies until you get pissed off and spew blasphemous remarks.

Last edited by EricT; 09-25-2006 at 02:24 PM.
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