Markos, how does the way you and Howie train differ from how you train Max? Just curious.
I cant sit still when I train, I'm always having a go at guys for training too slow. In the end, I give up. The other night it took 4 guys one hour to do 5 work sets of squats, plus there warm ups.
The next day Max trained with Howie and I. We all used different weights on each set. We were pressing.
In an hour, we did 29 sets each. Thats with changing weights.
Thats how I always trained. I'm not in the gym to f u c k spiders.
They pay for there hour, if all they get done is 5 work sets, so be it. They have guys talking, piss farting around, sitting until the guy finishes his set, then checking what weight they have next, then they get the plates and load up, finally theyre lifting. I timed this, it took 2 minutes. Five guys, five sets, you do the math.
Its not the way I trained. Most think I'm cranky, they dont understand I do this to help them. In an hour, you should get your 5 work sets done, plus 2-3 assistance exercises of 3-4 sets each, easily.
Howie and I squatted today, we trained for 40 minutes, we did 13 sets each, Nina was training with us for half of it. We werent using maximum weights as were both starting back, but we dont **** around.
Max has had 3 weeks of iffy training due to being crook. He needs to up the volume, it wasnt happening with his group.
I'm glad he got to see what I keep harping on about.
I have some guys who will never be able to train like that. Fat Dave will take every warm up the guy before him takes. He may be squatting 160kg that night, and the other guy 100kg, but he's too f u c k i n g stupid to realise he doesnt need 40,50,55,60,70,80kg. By the time the guys finished, Dave hasnt done one single work set.
I have far too many lifters in the gym at one time to select every single warm up weight.
Then there are those who love to talk. One in particular always asks what next when he's work sets are done. I usually respond with f u c k off, your times up, the next group is in.
These guys all have well over 18 months training at PTC. I worry about everybody getting sick of me yelling at them to hurry up.
Sure sometimes they are in groups of 5, but if none sat down, or started up conversations, or were generally switched on, they would cream their workouts in time.
End rant.
Good luck at the Nats Simon, I may come watch.