SD is supposed to decondition the muscles, so that they respond to hypertrophy (change) at the same weight that you lifted before.
In some other programs I read this kind of periodization:
1 cycle strength, then 1 cycle hypertrophy, repeat. The idea is to focus 1 cycle on your strength, and when you become stronger, you focus 1 cycle on hypertrophy, lifting heavier weights and you have better results.
Isn't this exactly the opposite? So could I just tell these guys that they would have a much easier time if the just did 1 cycle hypertrophy, take 10 days off and start all over again?
Am I missing something?
In some other programs I read this kind of periodization:
1 cycle strength, then 1 cycle hypertrophy, repeat. The idea is to focus 1 cycle on your strength, and when you become stronger, you focus 1 cycle on hypertrophy, lifting heavier weights and you have better results.
Isn't this exactly the opposite? So could I just tell these guys that they would have a much easier time if the just did 1 cycle hypertrophy, take 10 days off and start all over again?
Am I missing something?