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dave_rogerson		How do you train? Past and/or present	02-08-2013 @ 15:54
Member 4046, 590 posts	Not been on the forum long but I've noticed that we have some strong, strong people on here so I thought it would be good if we had a thread where you could post either a) how you train now, or b) stuff that has worked for you in the past. You can learn something from anybody I believe, so it doesn't matter if you are not particularly strong at all, if you have some valuable experiences then please share. Anything is fair game; strongman, powerlifting, weightlifting, etc, etc. The only provision is that this should be something you have done and not just read about. Probably the best training I have had in recent memory (before I did a powerlifting comp) was with really high frequent lifts. I'd train 5 days per week, squat every session in some way, bench 3 x per week and deadlift 2 x per week. Not every lift was heavy. I would alternate between heavy and light lifts depending on the lift for the day and play the numbers by ear. The light stuff was for technique/practice/etc. I squatted high bar but competed low-bar at the time. Reps were between 1 - 5 and sets varied depending on how I felt/ what I programmed. I would often work up to a weight and do some quality back off sets here and there. I quickly found that for each lift I would have a minimum weight that I would hit most days of the week. I noticed this more on the squat. I did not do back off sets for deadlifts. I decided to give it a go not because I'd read about it online, although this was when the Average Broz videos started to pop up, but that I noticed that if I went to the gym one day and did a few warm up sets on the squat, hit a comfortable weight and then squatted the next day, the next day's session would feel awesome and I would usually pb. For me, this put kilos on my lifts and developed technique.

Tom_Martin		...	02-08-2013 @ 15:56
No one believed him anyway. Member 958, 11411 posts SQ 410, BP 215, DL 425 1050.0 kgs @ 100kgs UnEq	A lot.

dave_rogerson		...	02-08-2013 @ 15:57
Member 4046, 590 posts	Tom_Martin said:A lot. Indeed!

Samthepigman		...	02-08-2013 @ 16:14
See You Next Tuesday Member 2254, 3824 posts SQ 240, BP 165, DL 300 705.0 kgs @ 89kgs UnEq	Tom_Martin said:A lot. Not as much as this guy.

JamieG		...	02-08-2013 @ 16:19
Tom's CNS is better than steroids Member 2886, 2973 posts SQ 190, BP 122.5, DL 210 522.5 kgs @ 90kgs UnEq	Doing what Tom Martin told me to do works well basically do a heavy low rep set then back off with reps. For each lift multiple times per week. (I hope this was the plan anyway lolol) My problem is i get distracted but within 4 weeks of starting this again i have trebled my old squat PB of 180 easier than the single was.

JackRevans		...	02-08-2013 @ 16:23
'There was also a sausage in my mouth.' Member 2477, 16481 posts SQ 190, BP 130, DL 235 555.0 kgs @ 83kgs UnEq	im doing a modified version of the Abadjiev method by which I do a solitary strict press once every 10 days with a barbell made out of argos catalogues

Tom_Martin		...	02-08-2013 @ 16:26
No one believed him anyway. Member 958, 11411 posts SQ 410, BP 215, DL 425 1050.0 kgs @ 100kgs UnEq	JamieG said:Doing what Tom Martin told me to do works well basically do a heavy low rep set then back off with reps. For each lift multiple times per week. (I hope this was the plan anyway lolol) My problem is i get distracted but within 4 weeks of starting this again i have trebled my old squat PB of 180 easier than the single was. I'm glad you learnt something worthwhile and got some use out of the sessions we did

JamieG		...	02-08-2013 @ 16:37
Tom's CNS is better than steroids Member 2886, 2973 posts SQ 190, BP 122.5, DL 210 522.5 kgs @ 90kgs UnEq	Tom_Martin said: I'm glad you learnt something worthwhile and got some use out of the sessions we did I wish i could have kept them up. It's just too far Curse my birthplace. I basically stopped strength training after that and started up again about 2 month ago and this style is #winning.

Fazc		...	02-08-2013 @ 16:37
Sports an extremely muscular arse. Member 38, 6253 posts	4 times a week, 4 squats, 4 benches 4 deads. 2 heavy, 2 light of each. I usually end up taking lighter days after 2-3 weeks at it. Over the years I've trained more and more often. Generally the pattern has been more volume/freqency = more strength. That's pretty much held true for me.

LeedsMiniPower		...	02-08-2013 @ 16:52
Getting fat is just as dumb as using PED's Member 3387, 2532 posts SQ 275, BP 200, DL 290 765.0 kgs @ 114kgs UnEq	5 days a week Mon - Bench/assistance Weds - squats/deads/assistance Thurs - bench/tri's/assistance Friday - Back/shoulders Saturday - Squat/deads/assistance

theulsterman		...	02-08-2013 @ 17:19
Member 4612, 171 posts SQ 220, BP 150, DL 250 620.0 kgs @ 111kgs UnEq	Post Edited: 02.08.2013 @ 17:19 PM by theulsterman Mon - Bench/Biceps Tues - Legs Weds - Rest Thurs - Shoulders/Triceps Friday - Deadlift/Back Sat - Rest Sun - Strongman Events Throw some cardio in at the end of each session, plus abs here and there

DomRedshaw		...	02-08-2013 @ 17:20
Uk limbo dancing champion Member 2666, 6551 posts SQ 202, BP 170, DL 255 627.0 kgs @ 88kgs UnEq	JackRevans said:im doing a modified version of the Abadjiev method by which I do a solitary strict press once every 10 days with a barbell made out of argos catalogues had quite a depressing day and this made me chuckle, thanks jack pretty similar to what jamieG said

dave_rogerson		...	02-08-2013 @ 17:31
Member 4046, 590 posts	JamieG said:Doing what Tom Martin told me to do works well basically do a heavy low rep set then back off with reps. For each lift multiple times per week. (I hope this was the plan anyway lolol) My problem is i get distracted but within 4 weeks of starting this again i have trebled my old squat PB of 180 easier than the single was. Good work mate!

dave_rogerson		...	02-08-2013 @ 17:31
Member 4046, 590 posts	JackRevans said:im doing a modified version of the Abadjiev method by which I do a solitary strict press once every 10 days with a barbell made out of argos catalogues I give you 5 weeks till you overtrain.

dave_rogerson		...	02-08-2013 @ 17:34
Member 4046, 590 posts	One thing that has always worked well for me, more so than just trying to increase the weight on the bar, is to add reps to a rep PB. So, make a current 3 RM into a 4RM or 5RM. I find it easier to to use rep or volume increases to drive up a max lift.

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