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Originally Posted by Ant
ok so now that I read all of that, I'm not sure that GVT is what I want to be doing. My goal is more bulking than endurance, so maybe I should do something along a 5x5 program?
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I think you should still do it IMO. You'll see some returns if you do it for a few weeks I would think. I just don't think it's good for the long haul, and especially lack luster if you follow Poliquin's recommendations for weeks at a time.
10 x 10 for a single exercise isn't very attractive to me, squatting aside. I think you'd be best suited doing the GVT: 2000 instead of Poliquin's GVT. So instead of doing 10 x 10 for a single chest exercise, you're spreading the 10 sets out between 4 exercises, while keeping the minimal rest between sets.
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Here's a brief synopsis of the more important points of the GVT 2000 program:
- Ten sets of ten, albeit using 4 exercises that stress the muscles from different angles
- The weight you use for the first 9 sets stays the same.
- When you can actually do 10 sets of 10, it's time to add more weight.
- Rest 60 to 90 seconds between sets.
- Pay strict attention to tempo, using 402 for chest, back, and leg movements; and 302 for shoulder, bicep, and tricep movement.
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I know my compilation wasn't too favorable to the program, but I'm not saying it wouldn't work either. If you did something like the GVT 2000 for a month, then doing perhaps the AGVT for another few months on top of that, I think it would produce great results.