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Title: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: alexxx on June 06, 2007, 02:39:04 PM
How do you guys arrange you sets so as to make the greatest strength/size gains?

Personally I have been blasting 20 work sets for all bodyparts. That is to failure each.

Would maybe going to failure on the last 1-2 sets/exercise give better results?
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: Stavios on June 06, 2007, 02:40:58 PM
PM me I'll make you a routine for free little man  :)
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: alexxx on June 06, 2007, 02:41:57 PM
PM me I'll make you a routine for free little man  :)

When you work up the courage to test yourself against a legend, PM me. ;)
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: The Squadfather on June 06, 2007, 02:42:41 PM
Alexxx is looking big in his latest shots, he's obviously a very hard worker.
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: Stavios on June 06, 2007, 02:42:52 PM
I am too scared  ;D
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: MONSTER_TRICEPS on June 06, 2007, 02:46:17 PM
How do you guys arrange you sets so as to make the greatest strength/size gains?

Personally I have been blasting 20 work sets for all bodyparts. That is to failure each.

Would maybe going to failure on the last 1-2 sets/exercise give better results?

Failure prevents you from doing a movement more frequent, your CNS recovers way slower when you do multiple sets to failure.
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: alexxx on June 06, 2007, 02:48:20 PM
Alexxx is looking big in his latest shots, he's obviously a very hard worker.

I do my best every workout. I think the problem with me is that I rest way too little. On my off days I go run for miles outside or play football.

Your a big guy. Would you say going say like this would be better to gain strength/size?

set 1 70x10
set 2 90x10
set 3 120x10
set 4 150x6-10

And before anyone gets smart on me.. yes I am pretty.
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: Camel Jockey on June 06, 2007, 02:54:00 PM
Alexxx, you have fantastic quads..

Seriously! What's your leg routine?
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: BroadStreetBruiser on June 06, 2007, 02:57:32 PM
alexxx judging from your mr. getbig shots you have full and bountiful scrotum. What's the secret?
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: alexxx on June 06, 2007, 02:58:29 PM
Alexxx, you have fantastic quads..

Seriously! What's your leg routine?

Thanks buddy. Try this routine for quads:

full squats:
3-4 warm ups
1 set of 5-10 reps
then 1 set of 20 reps

I credit that program for getting the most mass on them. Rotate front squats with that too and go heavier every time you train it.
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: alexxx on June 06, 2007, 03:20:32 PM
Failure prevents you from doing a movement more frequent, your CNS recovers way slower when you do multiple sets to failure.

Yes that is why I blast it only once a week now. But still feel like I should rest. I will take this weekend off.
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: Bast000 on June 06, 2007, 03:28:10 PM
Yes that is why I blast it only once a week now.

that's your scrotum workout?
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: BroadStreetBruiser on June 06, 2007, 03:31:06 PM
I think alexxx needs his own board here to truly lay down his philosophies on training and nutrition. 
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: Hedgehog on June 06, 2007, 03:32:06 PM
that's your scrotum workout?

Serious question:

How do you associate to scrotum, all of a sudden, out of thin air, when we're discussing training?

-Hedge
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: The Master on June 06, 2007, 03:32:46 PM
Serious question:

How do you associate to scrotum, all of a sudden, out of thin air, when we're discussing training?

-Hedge


Teh swede brings teh funny ;D
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: Bast000 on June 06, 2007, 03:35:01 PM
Serious question:

How do you associate to scrotum, all of a sudden, out of thin air, when we're discussing training?

-Hedge

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Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: The Master on June 06, 2007, 03:35:34 PM
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Brutal attempt at hiding your homosexual tendencies.
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: BroadStreetBruiser on June 06, 2007, 03:36:02 PM
alexxx judging from your mr. getbig shots you have full and bountiful scrotum. What's the secret?

See quote
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: AVBG on June 06, 2007, 03:37:13 PM
I don't think doing more than 5 sets per exercise beneficial (3-4 exercises per bodypart).. Of those 5 sets, the first three would be pump/warmup sets then the last 2 would be pushed to failure then use restpause or dropsets to exhaust the muscle.
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: BroadStreetBruiser on June 06, 2007, 03:39:15 PM
I don't think doing more than 5 sets per exercise beneficial (3-4 exercises per bodypart).. Of those 5 sets, the first three would be pump/warmup sets then the last 2 would be pushed to failure then use restpause or dropsets to exhaust the muscle.

Then you would also agree that walking more than 20 steps a day might over train your legs and lead to you never walking again? ::)
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: Big Worm on June 06, 2007, 03:39:43 PM
that's your scrotum workout?
DUDE !! You're a fag...
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: AVBG on June 06, 2007, 03:45:14 PM
Then you would also agree that walking more than 20 steps a day might over train your legs and lead to you never walking again? ::)

Yeah definately  ::)
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: Bast000 on June 06, 2007, 03:47:41 PM
It's important to ride in a powered wheelchair or a "rascal" on leg day, and 3 days after leg day, otherwise you will overtrain.
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: The Squadfather on June 06, 2007, 03:53:36 PM
I do my best every workout. I think the problem with me is that I rest way too little. On my off days I go run for miles outside or play football.

Your a big guy. Would you say going say like this would be better to gain strength/size?

set 1 70x10
set 2 90x10
set 3 120x10
set 4 150x6-10

And before anyone gets smart on me.. yes I am pretty.
not really alexxx, i think what you're doing is fine, you're a young guy and it seems like your diet is in order since you look like you're getting bigger, 3-4 sets with your top weight to failure is fine just don't turn it into 8-10 sets of the same movement.
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: sgt. d on June 06, 2007, 03:58:29 PM
that's your scrotum workout?

This has nothing to do with this thread you gay fuck
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: davidpaul on June 06, 2007, 03:59:27 PM
It's important to ride in a powered wheelchair or a "rascal" on leg day, and 3 days after leg day, otherwise you will overtrain.

with 1kg of protein in the back
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: IceCold on June 06, 2007, 06:01:28 PM
How do you guys arrange you sets so as to make the greatest strength/size gains?

Personally I have been blasting 20 work sets for all bodyparts. That is to failure each.

Would maybe going to failure on the last 1-2 sets/exercise give better results?

go to failure, your last set or 2.

have you ever seen ronnie's, jay's, kevin, dorian, etc's video?

they all pyramid their sets, and max out on the last set.

going to failure too often will lead you no where.

powerlifters never train to failure either.
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: Nuge on June 06, 2007, 06:15:54 PM
It's important to ride in a powered wheelchair or a "rascal" on leg day, and 3 days after leg day, otherwise you will overtrain.

 ;D
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: alexxx on June 06, 2007, 08:17:44 PM
go to failure, your last set or 2.

have you ever seen ronnie's, jay's, kevin, dorian, etc's video?

they all pyramid their sets, and max out on the last set.

going to failure too often will lead you no where.

powerlifters never train to failure either.

Yeah that is what I am thinking too. I see keving doing 4 all out sets of 4-10 reps on smith machine presses and incline bench but on the flat he worked up to one work set of 500 pounds for 4.
Title: Re: POWER-BUILDING SETS | Big guys feel free to chime in!
Post by: D.L. 5 on June 06, 2007, 08:40:06 PM
How do you guys arrange you sets so as to make the greatest strength/size gains?

Personally I have been blasting 20 work sets for all bodyparts. That is to failure each.

Would maybe going to failure on the last 1-2 sets/exercise give better results?

to me that is overtraining.

2 sets to failure per bodypart. just think of how much more intense ur sets would be and also how much more weight u would lift.

20 sets to failure is way overtraining, if u HAD to do 20 sets i would not do all to failure.

im sure no one will only do 2 sets to failure per bodypart, so how about a compromise - 4-6 sets to failure.