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My only source of knowledge was Arnold's Encyclopedia and I believed every word because why would Arnold give me lies? If it worked for him, it could work for me.
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Arnold told the absolute truth on what works... The problem is that it worked FOR HIM and HIS genetics. So if Arnold had a brother, that book would probably work well for him. LOL.
In bodybuilding, there is no absolutes. Some people need low volume, others do fine with a lot of volume, ect. One size never, ever fits all.
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As of two weeks ago, I realized my flawed thinking. High volume, from what I've been told from many, many, sources, will not give you the type of gains as doing HIT.
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High volume works great if you're advanced enough... Individual recovery, supplements, strength base, ect all play a factor. If you look at Coleman, Cutler, Arnold, ect, you'll find that high volume worked wonders for them -> Great genetics, great super supplements, and last but not least, they use a TON of weight.
HIT as in Mike Metzner's Heavy Duty sucks IMHO. If that's what you're referring to. But, many many people do very well with a low volume, high intensity template. DC training is a great program IME. But, it's extremely tough. I think it's wonderful for someone who hit a plateau muscle mass wise. But for an average lifter, if you can gain doing something easier, then why the fuck not?
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21yrs old
6ft, 194lbs
Bench: 1rpm 275lbs(haven't tested this in 2months)
Squat: I've never tried a 1rpm cuz of a bad back, but I can do 265x2 a the end of my squat set
Deadlifts: Same as back. 245x2 at the end of my set routine above.
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If you cannot squat and deadlift, then you'll never realize your full potential. Those are the meat and potatoes of making a full body growth response. You've done yourself a grave disservice working so hard on your upper body (which is apparent with the bench) compared to putting the work into the lower body.
If you have a 275 bench, you should be at a 350 squat and 400-450 deadlift. I understand you have a bad back... But can you elaborate on that?