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Getbig Main Boards => Gossip & Opinions => Topic started by: The True Adonis on August 11, 2006, 06:35:39 PM
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Hey Vince,
I for one am glad that you are posting here and taking the time to put together intelligent responses that are helpful.
I have a couple of questions for you.
1. What was dieting like in the late 60s and early 70s for you? Did you follow suit and do the 50-60 grams of carbs. I like that approach myself.
2. How was your training?
3. Any cool stories of legends from the past?
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Many of my stories are here:
http://ironage.us/yabbse/index.php?topic=10250.0
35 years ago we dieted down to get defined. I am afraid most of us were unable to get really defined. I never had many cuts in my thighs and Bill Pearl had the same problem. I guess we were carrying more fat than bodybuilders do today. I think preparing for a contest is just about as hard as trying to get bigger. You need to know a lot of physiology and nutrition to get really low bodyfat and retain large muscle size.
I merely cut down on calories and especially fat. I lost 20 pounds in two weeks before the Mr Canada in 1970. Today if I diet I lose muscle size, too! The body thinks muscles are less important than fat!!
I trained differently from what I would do now. I trained until my muscles were pumped to the maximum. That took about 7 strict sets. I did a pyramid. If I trained now I would do totally different things and some things that might surprize the heck out of you. For example, I want to try training arms from 8 to 12 hours a day every second or third day and see what happens. I think it is possible to put perhaps 2 inches on the arms in a month. Imagine the gains that are possible if you devote about 6 months to finding out how to grow at your physiological maximum. Most of us have false theories that we believe and therefore cannot grow rapidly. Come down to Sydney for a month and see if I can get you bigger in that time. You have to leave all your pet theories at home and do exactly what I say. You will be amazed at the change that is possible.
The biggest change I would do is to repeat maximum sets instead of pyramids. That is do at least 5 or 6 sets with your maximum resistance. I posted some of my theories on HST forum so you can do a search there and see why the guys there considered me nuts.
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For example, I want to try training arms from 8 to 12 hours a day every second or third day and see what happens. I think it is possible to put perhaps 2 inches on the arms in a month.
Nice experiment for people who dont have a life.
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Vince- thanks for the reply and the link.
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Many of my stories are here:
http://ironage.us/yabbse/index.php?topic=10250.0
35 years ago we dieted down to get defined. I am afraid most of us were unable to get really defined. I never had many cuts in my thighs and Bill Pearl had the same problem. I guess we were carrying more fat than bodybuilders do today. I think preparing for a contest is just about as hard as trying to get bigger. You need to know a lot of physiology and nutrition to get really low bodyfat and retain large muscle size.
I merely cut down on calories and especially fat. I lost 20 pounds in two weeks before the Mr Canada in 1970. Today if I diet I lose muscle size, too! The body thinks muscles are less important than fat!!
I trained differently from what I would do now. I trained until my muscles were pumped to the maximum. That took about 7 strict sets. I did a pyramid. If I trained now I would do totally different things and some things that might surprize the heck out of you. For example, I want to try training arms from 8 to 12 hours a day every second or third day and see what happens. I think it is possible to put perhaps 2 inches on the arms in a month. Imagine the gains that are possible if you devote about 6 months to finding out how to grow at your physiological maximum. Most of us have false theories that we believe and therefore cannot grow rapidly. Come down to Sydney for a month and see if I can get you bigger in that time. You have to leave all your pet theories at home and do exactly what I say. You will be amazed at the change that is possible.
The biggest change I would do is to repeat maximum sets instead of pyramids. That is do at least 5 or 6 sets with your maximum resistance. I posted some of my theories on HST forum so you can do a search there and see why the guys there considered me nuts.
The steroids also assist in fat loss tremendously when it comes to contest prep.