POWER TO THE PEOPLE BY PAVEL TSATSOULINE (spelling? lol)
An excellent book that just reinforces Alwyn Cosgrove's book The New Rules of Lifting.
I will be incorporating this into a program sometime soon. A hybrid between hypertrophy and strength training (based on what I want to hypertrophy).
For instance, deadlifts, bench, and squat (all the PLs) will be done in a Pavel way. Up to 10 total heavy reps for those exercises, with periodization. Weight will be heavier in the first set, then drop slightly for the remaining sets/reps.
The areas I want to hypertrophy (arms, shoulders, back) will be trained with sets of 4 reps, with anywhere between 10-20 sets, depending on how I feel. Weight will be high for the first and second set, then drop to around 80% for the remaining sets. Rest periods around 60 seconds max.
Workouts should take me 45 minutes. I will train 2x a day, usually, 5 days a week.
Time to grow, gain more residual tension, and look harder.
Time for some power.
*Why am I doing this?
-I feel burnt out with higher volume stuff on everything
-I want better results
-Supplements cant cure a bad program
-Periodization is proven
-I need to deload and starting a new program "fresh" will be breath new life into training
-I haven't exactly plateaued but I want to make more consistent progress
How are my supplements?
IGF-2 and RPM are working. They have me feeling harder and more intense in the weight room. I'm not in there to pump (remove ATP from muscles) as much as I am to get stronger. Sarcoplasmic hypertrophy is worthless to me. I want functional, myofibril density/hypertrophy.
These supplements + this routine + a good diet and rest should help me achieve my desired end-result. To be strong AND huge.