There is such a wide range of training routines out there. Sometimes I like to come up with my own every now and again to see if I think a certain theory is true.
My current goal is to increase my Front Squat strength. I have been back to the gym for 7 weeks. I am up to 195lbs for 8 reps. My goal is a certain weight at a certain number of reps each week.
My theory is increasing my strength by having it as my third exercise. Doing my weight and reps that I want when I am tired for 3 weeks and then starting with the Front Squat my 4th week. For example, I am going to try 215lbs for 8 next week. THEN, I try and hit it again the next week as my third exercise. I know I can do 5-3-1 and West Side and things like that to gain strength, but I wanted to try my own thing out.
First 3 weeks: Leg Press 4 sets of 6-30 reps, 3 sets of barbell hacksquats 8-10 reps, then 5 sets up front squats pyramiding up and then down. Then Leg ext or Lunges for 2 sets of high reps. I try and increase by 10lbs a week. I know I am probably getting newbie gains because I hadn't been in the gym 5 months. So it will be interesting after I cycle through this program what kind of gains I make when I try it again. Obviously not 10lbs a week but I would expect 10-20 lb increase each 4 week period training this way even after newbie gains go away.
Make sense? haha I will post in this again next week and the week after to see if my theory still holds up. It has so far.
My current goal is to increase my Front Squat strength. I have been back to the gym for 7 weeks. I am up to 195lbs for 8 reps. My goal is a certain weight at a certain number of reps each week.
My theory is increasing my strength by having it as my third exercise. Doing my weight and reps that I want when I am tired for 3 weeks and then starting with the Front Squat my 4th week. For example, I am going to try 215lbs for 8 next week. THEN, I try and hit it again the next week as my third exercise. I know I can do 5-3-1 and West Side and things like that to gain strength, but I wanted to try my own thing out.
First 3 weeks: Leg Press 4 sets of 6-30 reps, 3 sets of barbell hacksquats 8-10 reps, then 5 sets up front squats pyramiding up and then down. Then Leg ext or Lunges for 2 sets of high reps. I try and increase by 10lbs a week. I know I am probably getting newbie gains because I hadn't been in the gym 5 months. So it will be interesting after I cycle through this program what kind of gains I make when I try it again. Obviously not 10lbs a week but I would expect 10-20 lb increase each 4 week period training this way even after newbie gains go away.
Make sense? haha I will post in this again next week and the week after to see if my theory still holds up. It has so far.