Have you got $64,000 Markos; not on handSo why are some guys doing split routines?????
Or maybe it's because they like to have desert before the main course. Crazy I know; but there are people who'd like to have ice-cream and chocolate before having meat and potatoes!
Fadi.
So why are some guys doing split routines?????
I too believe that its much harder to do full body workouts, where you press, pull and squat, using the basic compound exercises, every workout.
I could mount an impressive argument for the dark side, give great reasons why the split is better, but I could never back it up with results that better the ones achieved by those that train full body each each session.
Its not like you need to do it forever, just till you get strong, first year ot two.
Then you can make slight adjustments, I do with my strong clients
I believe ignorance and no desire to change their ways. "But my mate trains like me and he is big".
Also, some have a hard time swallowing the truth. The fact that they are wasting their time and keeping themselves small and weak. This training is not for pussies. It will beat you up and tear you apart, BUT, you will come out the other end stronger and most probably bigger.
Some big steriod dudes at my gym last night, struggling with a 120kg deadlift (with belts and straps mind you!!). We were speaking to them and he was getting 2 reps out and needed a rest. Far out, imagine if I told them girls at PTC would wipe them out. These dudes weigh 90-100kg mind you.
Amazing bench from Daryl!
Daryl is a friend of Max's, its his best friend. He decided to start lifting a few weeks before BATB3.
Max trains him twice a week, for free obviously.
On Tuesday, Daryl benched 100kg and squatted 120kg x 2. His best powerclean is 80kg and push press is 70kg x 3. He hasnt attempted a deadlift PB for awhile, last effort was 140kg. It will be much higher now.
So these lifts dont look like much, until you realise he is 17 and weighs 60kg-63kg.
He is capable of a double bodyweight squat right now, and benches 1 1/2 x bodyweight.
He has 4 months total lifting experience.
He trains exactly the same way Max does, obviously, and the same way we train everyone at PTC, man, woman and child.
There has been debate recently, which is healthy, about programs etc
I stand by our training methods at PTC as the best around for producing brilliant results in the shortest possible time.
This 60kg kid totals close to 550kg after 4 months of lifting, I'll have Max test his PP and DL shortly.
At BATB3 he totalled 481kg, that was 2 months ago. A 70kg improve in 8 weeks is going okay I'd say.
Anybody want to bet he doesnt get 600kg at AD10?
Twice a week full body sessions with a 17yo trainer who knows as much about getting strong as anybody else I know.
So why are some guys doing split routines?????
Being a beginner I have no intention of changing from the compound lifts but I was wondering what comes next? I've always been under the impression that you were supposed to change your program every 8 - 12 weeks so your body doesn't become to used to the exercises and stop improving. Is this BS or is it minor adjustments with exercises, sets and reps?
Calculate the above 15 exercise provided by Markos, (who’s just warming up by the way) puff; and you’d have yourself about 2.5 years of training, based on a different exercise utilised every 8 weeks. We’ve got plenty of meat and potatoes in this vast country of ours, wouldn’t you agree?!
Fadi.
I had a similar story just last night - after finishing up my deadlifts, some guy comes up and says 'wow your strong hey'. I was shocked, just stared at him with my mouth open and said 'are you kidding? I'm barely a beginner in terms of strength'. He was a nice guy though.
Almost no-one does dl's and squats at my gym but some are coming around to it slowly.
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