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Old 06-14-2008, 06:15 AM
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Riley,

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Originally Posted by RileyMartin View Post
I am a little concerned about not getting enough rest/recuperation between workouts. I read a lot of the stickies and how important it is to get enough rest and to 'stimulate' the muscles and not 'annhilate' them. I've only been doing this for 6 months now and lost when I read conflicting points of view.
have you read the stickies? have you read about the difference between over reaching and over training??? i don't think so. please do so immediately.

now, ill try my best to address this concern of yours. you dont need a week's rest for any muscle unless you do something extreme like 100 sets of 100 reps lol. this program has varying volume which you will change as you go along. there is no need to worry about "resting" your muscles. bulgarian lifters workout 6x a week and they do just fine. there is a guy who i know who's doing an internship with westside (on IA's site) and he works out 4x a week plus does extra workouts on off days and also on on days.

also, i do not believe you have read the stickies because no sticky says that working out at 1x a week frequency per muscle group is good. infact, all the stickies say otherwise. more quality frequency = better results.

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My max lifts are as follows:

Squat - 350lbs - 4 sets of 4 reps. I haven't tried a one rep max.
Deadlift - 365lbs. - one rep max. I tried 400lbs. but couldn't even budge it. I know I could do 375lbs, maybe 385lbs.
Bench - 275lbs. I think I could do 285lbs., maybe 295lbs.
impressive. great work. make sure you squat deep and below parallel...

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Are facepulls another term for doing pulldows to your chest with a lat bar?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=k_5X5Jk78QI
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I'm still not sure what front planks are. What type of bench/machine would I need to do them?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=bWJ8on3E3Io
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Withe the front plate squats, do I literally 'hug' a 45lb. plate and squat or do I squat with the bar on the front of my shoulders?
http://youtube.com/watch?v=C0YvD1eDG4M
go to the 55 second mark on that video. don't watch him do overhead squats....front squats come in at 55-60 seconds. watch how he does them.

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Thanks again for your help. I'm really putting in a big effort with lifting and want to make sure I go about it the right way.
good luck
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