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why would you train a strength program if your only concerned with bodybuilding?
If your concerned with bodybuilding, you would be more concerned with doing the exercise correctly and getting the proper contraction of the muscle. It's not lifting the heaviest amount of weight, but you will be getting stronger over time. Not as strong if you were to only be focused on strength training. You would get to a point where you can be called strong.
What I am saying is that bodybuilding training is essentially the same as powerlifting training. You're just trying to increase your strength over a different rep range.
Yes, making the muscle do work is important as well, but it's pushing your weights up that gives the gains
Volume is important also, but you can't increase volume exponentially - just as you can't exponentially increase your ability make the muscle work. Once you have everything in check then there is only ONE thing that drives progress and that is the weight on the bar
"back in the golden age of bodybuilding, before expensive supplements and better living through chemistry, this is how the old school weight lifters got BIG"
No it doesn't, you're not reading what I am saying correctly.
Powerlifters train to increase 1RM
Bodybuilders train to increase 8RM, 10RM, 20RM or any other rep range above a 5RM. You increase your bench to 20x140kg, you're a big motherfucker. Even powerlifters that achieve this are HUGE. Just look at Ryan Kenelly who benches 405lb for 20 reps
Other than that, the programming is essentially the same. You hit the main exercise hard then go down into assistance. For example a common chest day:
Bench: few sets of 8
Incline db bench: few sets of 10-12
flies: few sets of 10-15
Then a 5/3/1 bench day:
Bench: 5/3/1
Bench: 5x10
Arms: whatever
0ni, I will keep this short. minimal weight and try to lift with only your pecs, lots of exercises lots of volume. Keep going until your boobies can't handle any more then do a couple more sets. Oh. And eat.
0ni, I will keep this short. minimal weight and try to lift with only your pecs, lots of exercises lots of volume. Keep going until your boobies can't handle any more then do a couple more sets. Oh. And eat.
BRB, having massive pecs from lifting heavy weight often and always with a goal of having larger pecs and a larger bench. Exercise selection being 50% flat bench and a few other flat bench variations.
Oh, and using my lats, shoulders and tris to lift too!
BRB, having massive pecs from lifting heavy weight often and always with a goal of having larger pecs and a larger bench. Exercise selection being 50% flat bench and a few other flat bench variations.
Oh, and using my lats, shoulders and tris to lift too!
Hey El Freako, what are your thoughts on a good BB type program? Would be interested in what a few more experienced lifters recommend for hypertrophy, powerlifters or not, right down to the exercises themselves.
Hey El Freako, what are your thoughts on a good BB type program? Would be interested in what a few more experienced lifters recommend for hypertrophy, powerlifters or not, right down to the exercises themselves.
I think you just answered my question in regards to myself. Stick to a compound beginner program until lifts reach an intermediate level.
But say an intermediate lifter who can hit the numbers suggested by Markos, has been training at least 2 years consistently and who's primary concern is to build muscle, would they then be looking at a body part split?