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... with a routine adjustment. I'm considering training my legs for endurance (Hindu Squats), rather than strength (Squats) for a while.
Questions: 1. Any concerns with training upper body for s...
Not necessarily. Really it all comes down to specificity... if you increase maximal strength your strength-endurance may increase somewhat (relative intensity would decrease), but not as much as if yo...
...y working weights have not decreased during my weight loss phase? Does one loose muscle but not necessarily strength? How can that be?
Thanks and Happy New Year!...
I bet he could do a 200lb bench now if he employed powerlifter bench technique unless he is already.
-Scott Johnson 'be a man ,stop looking for handouts , eat ,lift and shut your mouth' ...
If you have access to equipment, a brief couple sets 2-3x per week will maintain your strength. How long have you used that rep scheme? What are your goals? Strength or hypertrophy?
...at would be beneficial.
imo
i think that is with the understanding that this is for improving limit strength, or hypetrophy. if your goal is strength-endurance or other such stuff, obviously h...
Assuming adequate rest between sets, the former takes longer but develops higher limit strength. The latter is somewhat quicker and develops greater work capacity.
BTW, as a rock climber, you don&...
Since you are trying to combine strength and endurance, one suggestion is to combine Bryce Lane's 'Have it All' routine with running. See: http://home.attbi .com/~joandbryce/it_all.htm...
...of the past year in the hospital. When I came home a Few months ago, I was horrified at how much upper body strength I lost. I used to be strong, climbing into my jeep (with a 2 1/2' lift) wasn&#...
As I understand it, this is true for all movements. The reason for this is that, all else being equal, the strength of a muscle varies not with its volume, but with its cross-section. In other words, ...
...el, slowly lower, repeat), shrugs, maybe good mornings, rear delt work (reverse flys), laterals. Try to add strength and mass to your delts and upper back in a weight training routine done after or se...
...eripheral as core (which it should be).
Not bad, but I don't understand the emphasis on upper-body strength training over lower-body, particularly in the early stages. Hills and stairs won�...
...a blend of one of Poliquin's programs and old-as-dirt 5 by 5 training. It looks OK for a hypertrophy - strength - work capacity - calorie burning mix. I'd prefer HST for hypertrophy and mayb...
...y new to weights, and have been training religiously for 2 months now 6 days a week. My goal is to increase strength as much as possible, so I've been eating above maintenance level and eating al...
My experience with GVT was I lost strength.
Short answer; use it or lose it. You haven't been using it. Your strength will come back shortly though.
Jeff out ...
Anyone have any experiences with the stuff?
How much bigger does it make you?
What about strength gains?
....side effects?
Well, not yet, anyway. If I can regain my health and strength, I may take a stab at it next year, but it might have to wait another year. 8-
I'm in Eastern/Central Mass, and there's seve...
Was it liquid creatine? That stuff is so fast acting it has been known to boost muscle strength before tendons and ligaments have a chance to develop.
...a home gym? I have done some research and found a wide price range. My goal is to get a machine for overall strength training. Any opinions on Weider, Bowflex?
Thanks,...
Then try Korte's routine.
http://www.deepsquatter.com/strength/archives/
korte.htm
It's how you come across in the gym that's important.
Stay that way!!
...can do. then, next time i will not be able to complete last rep. function of increasing weights faster than strength increase. but i think this is normal, that strength do not increase by fixed amount...
15-30 reps is only going to help with endurance. No build muscle or strength.
Aim for about 10 reps. Maybe less.
Use more weight.
Jeff out ...
You develop more strength in the parts of the lift that get slighted when you list ballistically.
I prefer to avoid them. In real life, I'm moving, and picking up and putting down stuff gentl...
Off the top of my pointy skull: strength, skill, endurance. I don't know that anyone has ever really looked at hitting the same muscle on consecutive days wrt hypertrophy.
Although the thread...
...the market.
While I'm not an expert, you will find that creatine supplementation will improve your strength. It works by volumizing the cell with water. Big deal right? Well, without getting ...
... body mass (LBM) and high bodyfat as a percentage of bodyweight.
Yeah, it's great how quickly your strength increases, isn't it?
The number one recommendation is patience and persist...
...y GOOD club should provide an assessment for you. This assessment will include muscular endurance, muscular strength, flexibility, and cardio. These tests will be like how many sit-ups in one minute, ...
As I said in another post, just give it a go. My experience in changing routines is that if you lose strength, its always easy to regain. And if it works (as HST did for me) you are ahead.
PS I am...
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