One thing I've always wondered
If you lift max weights 3 weeks in a row and you start to go backwards
how do the Bulgarians lift max weights every day and progress, when they only do 7 different exercises? (snatch, clean, jerk, squat, front squat, pclean, psnatch)
Louie is a bit of a hero of mine, he's a genius.
Oni - olympic lifts are a completely different kettle of fish.
My question was serious
Just because you don't know the answer to something doesn't make it trolling
I asked Louis Simmons about it (such a kind fellow) and he gave me a great multi paragraph email in reply answering my question
If you still have it, post it in here.
The long and short of it was that the Bulgarians still applied the conjugate system. There are loads of different parameters that can be changed in order to get the same effect, exercises, total volume, exercise order, set + rep combinations and so on.
So while one session they may max out on squat, the next session they may do 15-20 singles with a weight at 90%, then the next they do a max double then drop down and do set of 3. He also stated that changing exercises was the better option as adaptation will still occur somewhat with sticking with the same exercises
last year I had lunch with an ex bulgarian weightlifting coach. We spoke a bit about the 'bulgarian training method'. It is on par with how Oni explained, varies in terms with reps, sets and intensity.
So they do max out a lot...but it isn't always in the 90% + zone. Work was typically done above the 80% mark....while the reps would vary.
Do you mind expanding and elaborating on this?
Like typical days training and how training was planned and waved?
One thing I've always wondered
If you lift max weights 3 weeks in a row and you start to go backwards
how do the Bulgarians lift max weights every day and progress, when they only do 7 different exercises? (snatch, clean, jerk, squat, front squat, pclean, psnatch)
The long and short of it was that the Bulgarians still applied the conjugate system. There are loads of different parameters that can be changed in order to get the same effect, exercises, total volume, exercise order, set + rep combinations and so on.
So while one session they may max out on squat, the next session they may do 15-20 singles with a weight at 90%, then the next they do a max double then drop down and do set of 3. He also stated that changing exercises was the better option as adaptation will still occur somewhat with sticking with the same exercises
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