dc training

[jaces]

So what do you guys think of dc training ?? Any pros and cons wth this that I should now??

 

[hvactech]

Its a bunch of dogg crap if you ask me....

 

[jaces]

Its a bunch of dogg crap if you ask me....

Haha lol , im just after smthng new , ive always done and loved high volume low freq training like y3t and dtp ,,

 

[HIT4ME]

I've never tried it, but from what I've seen it seems to be a viable option. I would give it a shot. How long have you been lifting? Most of what I've read suggests you should have a couple years under your belt if you are going to try it. It really pushes the intensity.

 

[jaces]

I've never tried it, but from what I've seen it seems to be a viable option. I would give it a shot. How long have you been lifting? Most of what I've read suggests you should have a couple years under your belt if you are going to try it. It really pushes the intensity.

2years for rugby and 3years as a competative bodybuildr,,, but yeah ive heard it , they say its close to dorian yates way of training (few sets high intensity)

 

[Abe Lincoln]

I was reading this review of a guy that actually lost muscle mass after a year of dogg training. So not that sold on it..

 

[jaces]

I was reading this review of a guy that actually lost muscle mass after a year of dogg training. So not that sold on it..

Ive also heard of guys getting injured , but also seen solid gains so im lost

 

[Abe Lincoln]

Ive also heard of guys getting injured , but also seen solid gains so im lost

Well people get injured all types of training methods, even I goofed up on a deadlift while running 5/3/1, it wasn't anything bad but it made lat pulldowns uncomfortable for over a month.

 

[jaces]

Well people get injured all types of training methods, even I goofed up on a deadlift while running 5/3/1, it wasn't anything bad but it made lat pulldowns uncomfortable for over a month.

Maybe I should try a strength program?

 

[Deathclaw]

I did dc training for a year or so.....ended up with tons of small injures although I did neglect the streaching portion of the program.....if you do it I'd say do plenty of mobility work and stay away from the machine movements he recommends I found heavy pressing on the smith and hammer machines ****ed my shoulders up big time

 

[jaces]

Well people get injured all types of training methods, even I goofed up on a deadlift while running 5/3/1, it wasn't anything bad but it made lat pulldowns uncomfortable for over a month.

Maybe I should try a strength program?

 

[Abe Lincoln]

Maybe I should try a strength program?

Depends on your goals. I'm doing a hybrid of 5/3/1 and German volume training

 

[mountainman33]

Depends on your goals. I'm doing a hybrid of 5/3/1 and German volume training

Yikes! That sounds intense.

 

[Abe Lincoln]

Yikes! That sounds intense.

That it is.. Kicking in me in the ass

 

[jaces]

That it is.. Kicking in me in the ass

Haha lol sounds good ,, its always a strugle choosing a program

 

[kisaj]

DC and R/P training have provided my largest gains in strength and mass. I will always have them in rotation.

 

[Abe Lincoln]

Haha lol sounds good ,, its always a strugle choosing a program

True enough, I'm liking it though. Hybrid lifting is the best IMO, it builds dense muscle tissue and increase size.. I don't know all the terms for it on the top of my head lol

 

[kisaj]

Depends on your goals. I'm doing a hybrid of 5/3/1 and German volume training

Can you lay it out for us? I am curious what you are doing because I've run both many times and I can't see the hybrid.

 

[Abe Lincoln]

Can you lay it out for us? I am curious what you are doing because I've run both many times and I can't see the hybrid.

Well I'm doing a log and I have it in there. I do bench and squat 10x10 on Sunday and I add on accessory work at 3 sets of 10. Monday is deadlift and overhead press 10x10 with accessory work at 3 sets of 10. Wednesday is 531 for squat and bench and accessory work at 3 sets of 10. Friday is 531 deadlift and overhead press with added on 3 sets of 10. So eventually I'd like to get accessory work to 5 sets of 10, so each week my accessory work will equal 10x10 and not 6x10. I try to add weight each workout to each of the movements, for progression, but I go up each set instead of changing the weight for the all the sets.

For a better understanding check out my current log in cycle info.

 

[kisaj]

I'll check it out.

 

[mountainman33]

Well I'm doing a log and I have it in there. I do bench and squat 10x10 on Sunday and I add on accessory work at 3 sets of 10. Monday is deadlift and overhead press 10x10 with accessory work at 3 sets of 10. Wednesday is 531 for squat and bench and accessory work at 3 sets of 10. Friday is 531 deadlift and overhead press with added on 3 sets of 10. So eventually I'd like to get accessory work to 5 sets of 10, so each week my accessory work will equal 10x10 and not 6x10. I try to add weight each workout to each of the movements, for progression, but I go up each set instead of changing the weight for the all the sets.

For a better understanding check out my current log in cycle info.

JESUS! :11:

 

[Abe Lincoln]

JESUS! :11:

Exactly lol. Had to lower the weight on GVT day for deadlift because hadn't fully recovered from 531 deadlifting. Eating at a calorie deficient so it is tricky

 

[kisaj]

You are doing GVT and 5/3/1 on a deficit? Have you thought this through or just throwing things together?

 

[Abe Lincoln]

You are doing GVT and 5/3/1 on a deficit? Have you thought this through or just throwing things together?

I enjoyed 531 and have done GVT before also enjoying it. So thought I could put them together as I loved both systems and thought I could maintain my strength with one and hypertrophy with the other. I didn't cut cals by much and really just testing the waters with this. I'm on cycle as well.

 

[kisaj]

Being on cycle definitely is the wild card here as GVT is a mass program and 5/3/1 a strength, so cutting calories is detrimental to both. Perhaps the cycle can make up for that.

 

[Abe Lincoln]

Being on cycle definitely is the wild card here as GVT is a mass program and 5/3/1 a strength, so cutting calories is detrimental to both. Perhaps the cycle can make up for that.

Yeah I will probably up the calories after losing some more bf% and go for a lean bulk/recomp. Just trying to see how it works out.

 

[mountainman33]

I enjoyed 531 and have done GVT before also enjoying it. So thought I could put them together as I loved both systems and thought I could maintain my strength with one and hypertrophy with the other. I didn't cut cals by much and really just testing the waters with this. I'm on cycle as well.

Looks like a killer version of PHAT.

 

[Abe Lincoln]

Looks like a killer version of PHAT.

Yeah I have been pretty carb friendly while cutting and it has been maintaining my strength more so than when I cut carbs.

 

[Spaniard]

DC is a good protocol, it is not for beginners. If you have the balls to put everything you have into every lift, you will grow. Again, not for beginners