For muscular size and strength...

[JP_RC]

You must lift heavy, or at least heavier than you were previously. Discuss

I agree, but volume is also important.

[dj181]

So I'm guessing that you are a firm believer in "set extensions" pre-exhust, supersets, triple drops? I made my best size gains keeping my rep range within 4 to 6 reps per set, and increasing the weight once I could do more than 6 reps with a weight.

[JP_RC]

Not really, I believe in heavy 6-15 rep ranges, what I meant by volume is doing more sets, not the typical 1 work ser per muscle HIT thing.

[FREAKgeek]

[JP_RC]

What, are you obssesed with dicks or something?

[FREAKgeek]

I didn't know they grew on trees

[dj181]

Well, I guess you could say dat I'm a "semi-HIT" guy, but I think 3 to 4 work sets per 1 exercise works best, at least thats the way it's ALWAYS been with me. But, as far as deads are concerned I NEVER do more than 1 work set for them.

[Jaime]

Holy shit Dj i do about 20 sets an exercise.


Volume/intensity combo baby.

[dj181]

Don't you mean 20 sets per bodypart? I usually only do 1 exercise per body part for 3 to 4 work sets. Remember... COMPOUND EXERCISES PWN ISOLATION EXERCISES. I'm convinced that those who do isolation exercises do them motivated by and based upon fear. Once again, 2 of the widest shoulder fellas dat I knew NEVER did any isolation delt work, in fact they didn't even do any kind of overhead pressing. Just so you know dat wot I say is true, one of these fellas is semi-famous and you can see how wide shoulder dat he is, his name is JM Blakley. Type his name into google image search and you will see wot I'm talkin' bout.

[Jaime]

Don't you mean 20 sets per bodypart? I usually only do 1 exercise per body part for 3 to 4 work sets. Remember... COMPOUND EXERCISES PWN ISOLATION EXERCISES. I'm convinced that those who do isolation exercises do them motivated by and based upon fear. Once again, 2 of the widest shoulder fellas dat I knew NEVER did any isolation delt work, in fact they didn't even do any kind of overhead pressing. Just so you know dat wot I say is true, one of these fellas is semi-famous and you can see how wide shoulder dat he is, his name is JM Blakley. Type his name into google image search and you will see wot I'm talkin' bout.

No like about 20 sets an exercise. Not that much most of the time but it's high. I do isolation for arms, shoulders, abs. And compounds for chest, back and so on.

What was his shouder routine?

[Marty Champions]

First of all, I'm talking bout natural trainers, not chemically enhanced fellas. Secondly, you CAN NOT make bones or joints grow ROFL!  And as far as "nutrients and nutrition" goes, how's come it's possible to grow bigger muscles on calorie deficient diets?

thats pretty stupid to not understand this. wheres your re-building materials in a deficient diet?

[dj181]

Bodyfat for one Falcon. I'm no scientist, but I have gained muscle on a calore deficent diet, as have many others.

[dj181]

And Jamie, Blakley didn't do ANY direct shoulder work, he got those cannonball delts from his bench press training. NO OVERHEAD PRESSES, NO SIDE LATERALS OR REAR LATERALS, ABSOLUTELY NO DIRECT DELT WORK. 

[Jaime]

And Jamie, Blakley didn't do ANY direct shoulder work, he got those cannonball delts from his bench press training. NO OVERHEAD PRESSES, NO SIDE LATERALS OR REAR LATERALS, ABSOLUTELY NO DIRECT DELT WORK. 

  My front delts get hit a lot pressing off my chest but not overall...

[Marty Champions]

Bodyfat for one Falcon. I'm no scientist, but I have gained muscle on a calore deficent diet, as have many others.

if youre undersized and undertrained yes this is possible

[dj181]

Step into the light Falcon, ma man! LIFT HEAVIER AND HEAVIER WEIGHTS