Fadi
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I say frequency would win all the time over density. But first let me explain what I mean by frequency and how is it different from density.
Frequency is the number of times you train a particular muscle or muscle group in a week. Density is the amount of work, or volume of work you can squeeze within one particular workout.
So I would suggest to you based on the above information, the higher the density, the lower the intensity would be by default. And the higher the frequency, the higher the intensity (again) by default.
Looking at this from a practical point of view, we learn that the old school bodybuilders trained full body three times a week, and had some impressive muscle as a result. Fast forward to an era where steroids use/abuse is prevalent, and what we encounter is many a bodybuilder opting to train their muscles once per week (and get amazing result as well).
Is there a contradiction between the two groups of bodybuilders mentioned above? The answer is yes most definitely. Since anabolic steroids allows the bodybuilder to maintain a high level of anabolism/muscle protein synthesis over a period of a week or two (compared to a day or two) when bodybuilding is done naturally, then there really is nothing to compare between the two groups. One belongs to exogenously enhanced bodybuilding, whilst the other sport is called natural bodybuilding. To equate the two is to live in dreamland or in denial land, for without the ability to maximise on MPS, one can never achieve the level of muscularity achieved by bodybuilders belonging to the enhanced group.
There's a lot more to be said about the effect anabolic steroids play, and/or the way they affect one's training, diet, recovery, and even motivation, that to underestimate their influential effect on our whole body mind and spirit, would be to reveal some grave misunderstanding of what power these substances truly possess on the human physiology.
So in conclusion, I'd say that the natural bodybuilder is better served utilising the higher frequency method of training, where not only a higher volume spread over a period of a week can be achieved, but that volume can now be injected with high intensity also, an element that was out of reach without the higher training frequency.
In one sentence: only high frequency training allows one to combine high volume with high intensity during a one week period, whilst simultaneously maximising on one's ability to recover from such a training protocol.
Your thoughts are welcomed.
Frequency is the number of times you train a particular muscle or muscle group in a week. Density is the amount of work, or volume of work you can squeeze within one particular workout.
So I would suggest to you based on the above information, the higher the density, the lower the intensity would be by default. And the higher the frequency, the higher the intensity (again) by default.
Looking at this from a practical point of view, we learn that the old school bodybuilders trained full body three times a week, and had some impressive muscle as a result. Fast forward to an era where steroids use/abuse is prevalent, and what we encounter is many a bodybuilder opting to train their muscles once per week (and get amazing result as well).
Is there a contradiction between the two groups of bodybuilders mentioned above? The answer is yes most definitely. Since anabolic steroids allows the bodybuilder to maintain a high level of anabolism/muscle protein synthesis over a period of a week or two (compared to a day or two) when bodybuilding is done naturally, then there really is nothing to compare between the two groups. One belongs to exogenously enhanced bodybuilding, whilst the other sport is called natural bodybuilding. To equate the two is to live in dreamland or in denial land, for without the ability to maximise on MPS, one can never achieve the level of muscularity achieved by bodybuilders belonging to the enhanced group.
There's a lot more to be said about the effect anabolic steroids play, and/or the way they affect one's training, diet, recovery, and even motivation, that to underestimate their influential effect on our whole body mind and spirit, would be to reveal some grave misunderstanding of what power these substances truly possess on the human physiology.
So in conclusion, I'd say that the natural bodybuilder is better served utilising the higher frequency method of training, where not only a higher volume spread over a period of a week can be achieved, but that volume can now be injected with high intensity also, an element that was out of reach without the higher training frequency.
In one sentence: only high frequency training allows one to combine high volume with high intensity during a one week period, whilst simultaneously maximising on one's ability to recover from such a training protocol.
Your thoughts are welcomed.