Overtraining
A couple of weeks ago I was advised by a friend of mine who is a top notch amateur bodybuilder that he felt I was over training my arms. With the justification he provided for this theory I took his principles for arm training and applied them. The routine is simple, 2 warm up sets, then a total of 10 working sets. I’ve been doing this for the past 3 weeks now and my arms have not only gained half an inch in size but a more solid than ever. This routine is difficult for me because I finish it fairly quick and don’t feel like I have worked enough, but more isn’t always better and you have to stay mindfull of that especially with your body.
September 28, 2007 at 2:48 pm
I say listen to your body and do what works for you. I worked in Angola prison while in school, and the inmates there were the biggest and hardest lifters I have ever seen to this day. And all the hace access to is amino acids and protein. They did old school workouts. Mon, Wed and Fri were for upper body and Tues and Thur were legs. Of course to you or I this is serious overtraining, but their bodies got use to the demand. Last week I did a total of 5 sets for bis, but the week before I did 20. Of course I’m no competition body builder, but I am a big MOFO that know a little something about iron, and I say do what you feel. Everybody is an expert.