Keeping the Hardcore Mental Attitude
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UFGatorDude30
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(Dan Moore @ Apr. 27 2007,18:48)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">I agree with Sci, hypertrophy is not on a linear scale relative to stimulus and stimulus is not on a linear scale relative to frequency, sometimes doing too much too often will actually set you back.</div>
Just look at it like the economic law of diminishing returns. Ha, and I thought I'd never use that outside of school.
(Dan Moore @ Apr. 27 2007,18:48)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">I agree with Sci, hypertrophy is not on a linear scale relative to stimulus and stimulus is not on a linear scale relative to frequency, sometimes doing too much too often will actually set you back.</div>
Just look at it like the economic law of diminishing returns. Ha, and I thought I'd never use that outside of school.
Peak_Power
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You mofos stop hyjacking this thread is about mental attitude and motivation, not "what causes hypertrophy", which has been done to death imo.
Not being disrespectful, but come on guys stick to the topic!
Anyway guys, reading your reponses has actually helped motivate me a lot, its funny I think if I didn't work in a gym and train other people all day, I'd actually be more motivated to train myself in a hardcore way. Sort of like a mechanic not being motivated to work on his own beast of a car, vs. someone who is mechanically minded but doesn't work on other people's cars all day.
Sooo.. I've decided to try something a bit different. I'm going to do 3 full body programs a week, but different exercises each day. I wouldn't really recommend it for a bulking HST cycle, because you'd have to work out your maxes for each lift, and I believe for bulking stick the the same exericses and increase load each workout, but for a cutting workout, I guess making it interesting so you actually do it is the main thing, since its just to maintain muscle.
So my new program looks like this:
M/W/F
Legs: Squats/Deads/Leg press
Chest: Dips/Bench/Pull Overs
Lats: Chins/Pull ups/Lat Pull
Shoulders: BTN Press/Military Press/DB Press
Rear Delts: Bent Over Row/Lying Row/Wide One Arm Rows
The thing I like about it is its very balanced, and it has variety. Even though they're all full body workouts, its creates the same feeling of doing a different workout each day, just like with a split, and all compound movements (I considered doing pec flies, rear delt flies and lat raises as third options)
I'd also consider doing a traditional 3-4 day split, one/two body parts per workout, during cutting, for variety and nostalgia
Not being disrespectful, but come on guys stick to the topic!
Anyway guys, reading your reponses has actually helped motivate me a lot, its funny I think if I didn't work in a gym and train other people all day, I'd actually be more motivated to train myself in a hardcore way. Sort of like a mechanic not being motivated to work on his own beast of a car, vs. someone who is mechanically minded but doesn't work on other people's cars all day.
Sooo.. I've decided to try something a bit different. I'm going to do 3 full body programs a week, but different exercises each day. I wouldn't really recommend it for a bulking HST cycle, because you'd have to work out your maxes for each lift, and I believe for bulking stick the the same exericses and increase load each workout, but for a cutting workout, I guess making it interesting so you actually do it is the main thing, since its just to maintain muscle.
So my new program looks like this:
M/W/F
Legs: Squats/Deads/Leg press
Chest: Dips/Bench/Pull Overs
Lats: Chins/Pull ups/Lat Pull
Shoulders: BTN Press/Military Press/DB Press
Rear Delts: Bent Over Row/Lying Row/Wide One Arm Rows
The thing I like about it is its very balanced, and it has variety. Even though they're all full body workouts, its creates the same feeling of doing a different workout each day, just like with a split, and all compound movements (I considered doing pec flies, rear delt flies and lat raises as third options)
I'd also consider doing a traditional 3-4 day split, one/two body parts per workout, during cutting, for variety and nostalgia
Looks good Peak. Have you tried parallel grip chins as discussed in one of Sci's threads recently? They make for a really pleasant change to the pronated and supinated grip variants. They've helped keep me motivated to work my lats hard as they don't agravate my forearm injury.
Fausto
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Peak
A good workout with lots of variety, the only thing I have agianst it is that the frequency may drop to once p/week if you doing one p/workout which I think is what'll do. So it will make progression slower p/exercise.
But on the other hand it may just be what you need.
And it may turnout a real winner, there is enough variety in there to hit every muscle in yah.
All in all, HST is all baout keeping the principles of progression and mechanical load, so...you can very much do your own prototype...let us know how it truns out!
And....hey keep the attitude in there...play yourself some mettalica or Iron Maiden or even Guns n'roses and keep driving man.
A good workout with lots of variety, the only thing I have agianst it is that the frequency may drop to once p/week if you doing one p/workout which I think is what'll do. So it will make progression slower p/exercise.
But on the other hand it may just be what you need.
And it may turnout a real winner, there is enough variety in there to hit every muscle in yah.
All in all, HST is all baout keeping the principles of progression and mechanical load, so...you can very much do your own prototype...let us know how it truns out!
And....hey keep the attitude in there...play yourself some mettalica or Iron Maiden or even Guns n'roses and keep driving man.
bluejacket
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(Peak_Power @ Apr. 30 2007,03:45)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">You mofos stop hyjacking this thread is about mental attitude and motivation, not "what causes hypertrophy", which has been done to death imo.
Not being disrespectful, but come on guys stick to the topic!</div>
ha ha now thats funny.
come on you mofo's this is about motivation and attitude.....STAY ON TOPIC!
oh, by the way, now that im motivated here is my plan for the next few months. im going to be trying something a bit different..............
at least "hey check out my new routine" hasnt been done to death.
(Peak_Power @ Apr. 30 2007,03:45)</div><div id="QUOTEHEAD">QUOTE</div><div id="QUOTE">You mofos stop hyjacking this thread is about mental attitude and motivation, not "what causes hypertrophy", which has been done to death imo.
Not being disrespectful, but come on guys stick to the topic!</div>
ha ha now thats funny.
come on you mofo's this is about motivation and attitude.....STAY ON TOPIC!
oh, by the way, now that im motivated here is my plan for the next few months. im going to be trying something a bit different..............
at least "hey check out my new routine" hasnt been done to death.
Aw, this has been done to death too, depending on what website you're on, but what about a list? What would you add to this?
BB'ing Motivational Aspects -
Music of choice
Change of routine
New toys
New Locations
New Partner(s)
PB's
Hypertrophy/Fatloss
'Iron Willed' Determination
Anger (makes ME weaker)
Joy
Thermogenics
Steroids
Goggle-eyed girls.
BB'ing Motivational Aspects -
Music of choice
Change of routine
New toys
New Locations
New Partner(s)
PB's
Hypertrophy/Fatloss
'Iron Willed' Determination
Anger (makes ME weaker)
Joy
Thermogenics
Steroids
Goggle-eyed girls.
Peak_Power
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Haha bluejacket yes I realise the irony.
Music, that's what I'm missing! I have to keep the radio on wussy pop crap.
You guys with a home gym are so lucky.
Music, that's what I'm missing! I have to keep the radio on wussy pop crap.
You guys with a home gym are so lucky.
Peak: what about a nice set of Sennheiser in-ear buds, a cd amp, and an mp3 player? With mine, I can't even hear the rock at the local gym, and they play it pretty loud! Without the headphone amp though, it bleeds through some and I'm limited to the quality of the Mp3 player at full volume, which puts out some white noise with the music.
The downside of the amp is carrying around the extra gear. Plan on getting a velcro/stretch band for the arm.
The downside of the amp is carrying around the extra gear. Plan on getting a velcro/stretch band for the arm.