I have weight trained in some capacity my entire life since late middle school. I've learned my way around the gym very well and now know a wide variety of bodybuilding and training techniques, but have recently been getting into powerlifting. Well powerlifting isn't coming very naturally to me at all.
I have never been big on 1rm and have done tons of hypertrophy over the years. I usually would keep my reps between 5-20, the vast majority of sets being in the 8-12 range. Lots of volume.
Now, I am trying to build my CNS, explosive power and 1rm. I am doing more compound movements and less isolation work. Primary excersizes are deadlifts, squats, power cleans, bench, rows and pullups.
So here is where my question comes in. I am having trouble transitioning from lifting for hypertrophy to lifting for strength and RFD. I understand I need to do more weight for less reps and can take more time between sets, but can I still do hypertrophy work after? Do I need to decrease the volume? I see people with much less muscle mass than me lifting for more than me. How long should I expect it to take for my strength to catch up to my mass?
I guess I'm just asking about others' experiences on the difference between a bodybuilding oriented method of training vs a powerlifting oriented method and/or how folks here may have blended the two for their own personal goals.
I have never been big on 1rm and have done tons of hypertrophy over the years. I usually would keep my reps between 5-20, the vast majority of sets being in the 8-12 range. Lots of volume.
Now, I am trying to build my CNS, explosive power and 1rm. I am doing more compound movements and less isolation work. Primary excersizes are deadlifts, squats, power cleans, bench, rows and pullups.
So here is where my question comes in. I am having trouble transitioning from lifting for hypertrophy to lifting for strength and RFD. I understand I need to do more weight for less reps and can take more time between sets, but can I still do hypertrophy work after? Do I need to decrease the volume? I see people with much less muscle mass than me lifting for more than me. How long should I expect it to take for my strength to catch up to my mass?
I guess I'm just asking about others' experiences on the difference between a bodybuilding oriented method of training vs a powerlifting oriented method and/or how folks here may have blended the two for their own personal goals.