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Originally Posted by 0311
I also stand behind what he said for a few exercises per muscle group. I've been of the opinion for quite a while that a muscle can be worked with 1-2 exercises with the heaviest poundage for that rep range before moving on. His example of back is perfect.
To me, this article reinforces the need for upper/lower or full body splits for mass, especially in relation to less = more per muscle group. It's certainly easier (and more optimal) to nail a muscle with a few heavy compounds, then move onto another muscle in a SINGLE workout. This ties into why I personally loathe doing 1-2 muscles in a whole day. Essentially, your first few exercises are strong, then as you progress through your workout, the poundage/motivation/endurance decreases to the point to where you're lifting like a madman with 30 lb cable crossovers to "feel the burn"! LOL.
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Course I couldn't agree more. And I actually like some of his plans for beginners. However, I think he tends to make things that are very simple sound very complicated (while saying they're simple) and makes complicated things sound simple (i.e. recovery).
Most beginners could do well on either an upper/lower split or full body provided they take they're ego's out of it and cycle the intensity. There is no need for some over complicated thought process and playing 20 sides of a two sided fence. Some things work better than others. Once every nine to ten days sucks for anyone no matter their "recovery". The only reason to embrace so many different philosophies and scream "recovery" and "overtraining" is to overwhelm someone with details making them think they need to pay you a lot of dough so you can help them choose the best one.
As far as what you say (0311) as usual we agree on the big picture we just differ slightly on some of the details. Where I agree with IA is on progress being the bottom line. Where I disagree is with progress being defined over the short term rather than the long term.