Nvm don't feel like getting into a back and forth.
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You’re reaching and making stuff up. Quote where I said intensity doesn’t matter. I’ll wait.First off - I don't disagree with everything he says there and some of his stuff is on the right path.
His articles you posted talk about training to failure, especially how much he questions when studies state participants trained to failure. He talks quite a bit about how a lot of the studies claimed training to failure, and he always doubts it.
Second, his point, which has validity - is that if you do squats, then deadlifts, then leg presses all in one workout for the same number of sets/weight your actual workload will be lower than if you trained more frequently but broke the training into multiple sessions because, hey, people who do leg presses after squats and deadlifts are tired and won't be able to do as much weight for as many reps as if they were fresh. Doing less, more frequently, actually increases your total workload.
So, let's do very little - everyday. Just one set. This should allow us to follow his logic and maximize the total workload in a week, while minimizing the per work out workload, right?
But let's be sure you are really getting high intensity - because as you imply, intensity doesn't matter. No matter what, 1x per week isn't overtrainjng. So let's make it intense. A triple drop set, to failure.
And of course he says 5x per week is great. So if 5x per week is a great thing, why wouldn't you be willing to do it for just one body part? Clearly if you can train your entire body this way then doing just 1 exercise cannot be over training, right?
In the defense of the author you linked, he doesn't really say much definitive about training frequency. He spends more time pointing out study flaws, which is ironic when relying on a meta analysis.
But clearly his logic would dictate that doing a single exercise for a single set with the highest intensity will NOT be overtraining and will either cause positive results or will fail because it is not enough. If you wish to do more, I am fine with that as well...but I am only asking for 1 triple drop set each day.
Give these a look. Training a body part more than once a week is definitely not overtraining, if not done properly.
How many times per week should a muscle be trained to maximize muscle hypertrophy? New meta-analysis review
Training frequency is a controversial topic. Several studies find benefits of training a muscle more times per week, yet others many find it doesn’t matter. Which studies are right? One way to answer this question is by conducting a meta-analysis to get a sort of ‘weighted average’ of the whole...mennohenselmans.comNew training frequency study: 5x beats 2x
With the popularity of high frequency training, a ton of new research has been done on the best training frequency for muscle growth and strength development. Several of these studies have found no significant difference between lower and higher frequencies under volume-equated conditions...mennohenselmans.com
See above. "Training a body part more than once a week is definitely not overtraining, if not done properly" (Which I believe you meant to say, "if done properly")You’re reaching and making stuff up. Quote where I said intensity doesn’t matter. I’ll wait.
No thanks to your $5. I’ll do what he lays out for me, thanks. 3 weeks in and I’ve gotten months worth of results.
I have no idea why people get morally offended by the suggestion that there might be a better way to do things than you’ve been doing.
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