

And why rag on the guy? Everyone starts somewhere and as i said it sounds like he has been doing bodybuilding style lifting which tends to make you lag in strength. it works harder forpower cleans than for paced preacher curls), so if you arent doing anything requiring explosiveness it shouldnt be much of an issue on that front. Also, high volume shouldnt have much effect on the CNS training, since the CNS is more of a conduit for getting quick bursts of energy to your muscles (i.e.

You get a powerlifter flexing, it may not make a huge jump in size but it will be strong as steel.
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A pro bodybuilder may be able to flex his bicep and it magically doubles in size if not more, but unflexed it will usually be fairly soft. Powerlifters are all about deep muscle tear and getting denser muscle because thats where strength comes from. As many know (yourself included possibly) bodybuilding is about the pump, putting size on without regard for the density. Well it sounds like your biggest problem was that you arent training for actual strength. If, after accounting for rest, food, injuries, and resets, you stop making progress on a given progression, you should then move on to a program that includes progression at longer intervals (daily/weekly/monthly, etc.) There is no "magic number" or "magic ratio" for determining when you should switch progression schedules. You'll often hear people say, "You should take Starting Strength until you have a 1500 total" or "You should do Madcow until you have a 2xBW squat" but this is all meaningless. One should use a linear progression until progress stalls after 1 or 2 resets, and then move on to weekly periodization until progress stalls after 1 or 2 resets, and then monthly, etc. Monthly Periodized Progression (increasing loads each month), ex. Weekly Periodized Progression (increasing loads each week), ex. To add to what has already been said, in general, for the most effiicient strength increases, one would go from:ĭaily Linear Progression (increasing loads each workout), ex.
