I Want To Hear Everyones Training Philosophy.......

[chainsaw]

I believe that you're body is like a car engine.
If you don't use it, and let it be in the ellements,
it will rust and fall apart.  If you overwork it, it will break down as well.

When you/I do cardio, we filter more pollutants from our blood via
our liver kidneys ect.  the more passes, the more pure.

You sweat, and realease toxins, and also you're cells get more O2.

You cleanse you're arteries, and they become bigger to handle all the extra blood flow.

You're bones joints get stronger, and I'm not stong to begin with, so I could easily turn into
a wimp

Everything in life becomes easier.  You move with more grace
You dont tire as easily. 

Fat people that have never really been in (decent) shape have no fucking idea
of what they are missing.

[wavelength]

I lift teh weight
I lower teh weight
I repeat

[Ursus]

Gradual though definate rep or weight progression.

Not to failure

Big basic exercises

Always recycle weights

[240 is Back]

Lift 5 days a week.

Eat McD for breakfast (2 sausage egg mcmuffins with sweet tea)
Eat beef stroganoff, steak, chik and rice, prot bars and whey all day long.
blueberries or apples with every single meal.

intense cardio 3-4 times a week for 45 minutes.

Lift shit heavy, sleep 1 hour daily.

[The Coach]

I purposely started this thread what the reaction would be to the way people train, lets just say I'm seeing a trend within this thread that more than likely reflects the vast majority of this board.

[QuakerOats]

3 words................... post workout Oreo's.

[dr.chimps]

3 words................... post workout Oreo's.

Don't miss that 20 minute anabolic window, bro. 

[alejandro_torres]

3 words................... post workout Oreo's.

hahahaha

yeah baby!

my philosophy

eat train sleep and fuck my girl... 

[bodybuilder1234]

3-4 days a week max

[dantelis]

hahahaha

yeah baby!

my philosophy

eat train sleep and fuck my girl... 

Wouldn't sleep come after the last one?   

[MAXX]

heavy weights 4-8 reps. but strict and nice form.

at the end of the workout a coupple of light exercises to really 'kill' the muscle.

around 20 sets totally each bodypart.

a little less for arms and calves. probalby 15 or so.

thats how i like to train and how i get the best results anyway...

[El_Pajero]

Synthol.

[Moosejay]

Go with your bodily flow.

Be who you can be.

I have never, ever read one magazine training article.

NOTHING is more boring.

I will not listen to pateint's training routines.

I may have done lee labrada's ab routine.

My own diets.

Even as a little kid, I smelled bs in the mags.

[ManBearPig...]

i don't work out.

i'm trying to get advice from here.

[Hypertrophy]

Gradual though definate rep or weight progression.

Not to failure

Big basic exercises

Always recycle weights

Goudy - that's pretty much what I've ended up doing over the years. If you don't beat yourself up too much working out, you can make pretty consistent gains over a period of years, with few, if any, injuries or sickness. Lee Haney always said "stimulate, don't annihilate"

[The Coach]

heavy weights 4-8 reps. but strict and nice form.

at the end of the workout a coupple of light exercises to really 'kill' the muscle.

around 20 sets totally each bodypart.

a little less for arms and calves. probalby 15 or so.

thats how i like to train and how i get the best results anyway...

Ok.....so what would be your philosophy behind doing that?

[Ursus]

Goudy - that's pretty much what I've ended up doing over the years. If you don't beat yourself up too much working out, you can make pretty consistent gains over a period of years, with few, if any, injuries or sickness. Lee Haney always said "stimulate, don't annihilate"

Correct. I could train all out for 2 weeks and then be fucked for months after. Run myself down, caused problems lost gains etc.

One thing i am learning is to quit while you are ahead. E,g dont milk a trianing cycle dry for all you can. Sure get gains form it though dont sacrafice your body for that extra lb or 2 of weight you know you can get. No need to prove it.

Its also ok to leave the gym wthout having a massive pump or feeling exhausted. Leaving th egym feeling big and strong is a great feeling.

[JasonBourne22]

Change things up.  Try high volume, HIT, DC, Xreps and other training styles in 10 or 12 week cycles to force your muscles to adapt to change.

Exactly, I change things up all the time. I never repeat the same routine twice and that has been working for me. One week I'll do sets of 25 or even 50 if I'm feeling good. And other weeks I'll do sets of 8-12 and go heavier.

[The Coach]

I think alot of you are missing the premis of the thread. I see alot of what you guys do (and I'm not saying it's bad or good) I just want to know WHY it's being done that way.

[Ursus]

Train light gradullay getting heavier towards end of cycle.

Think of it like a long jump

Stand at the line and jump. get so far....take a run up get much much furthur

[TacoBell]

My training philosophy..............

1. Wear an ipod
2. Mean mug everyone in the gym, so they all know you're baddest motherfucka.
3. Grunt very loudly
4. Use the phrase "not now bro, I'm in the fuckin zone" if anyone tries to talk to you.  (this wont be necessary if #2 has been done right)
5. Walk around with my arms flared out so everyone knows I'm freakin swole.

Oh and once a week take 10 minutes to listen to Coach/random old guy tell me how big and strong he used to be. 

[triple_pickle]

1. be consistent
2. lift hard
3. eat well
4. rest well

[James Phoenix]

I created a little acronym that helps me stay motivated:

S.U.C.K.

Simplicity

*Don't do 10 different exercises for bodyparts, when it only takes 1 exercise to target each muscle part.
You run the risk of over-training, or worse making yourself sick of working out.
As you get to the final exercise for a particular bodypart, you won't perform it as well.

Understanding

*Figure out how much frequency your body needs for gains.
*Educate yourself about nutrition, but don't overcomplicate anything;
you can grow on virtually anything to some degree.

Consistency

*I read an article by Serge Nubret a long time ago, discussing natural training.
He said consistency keeps natural hormone levels high, generating a sort of endogenous steroid effect.
*Routine makes things easier to do.

Killer Instinct

*Exhaust each muscle; work with a killer determination!
*Keep it simple, but with the exercises you do perform, work hard.
*Alternate with slow and fast reps for different exercises; feel the burn of each contraction.

*As long as you follow the simple principles of S.U.C.K. philosophy, you definitely won't suck.

Stay fierce!

[Devon97]

Ok.....so what would be your philosophy behind doing that?

Coach,

It is very evident from reading the responses on this thread that 99% of the people on GB dont have much of any idea on what they are doing in the gym let alone have any sort of strategy.

To ask them what methodology they follow is like asking a 5 year old his take on the election. They dont understand the question and even then they dont have one.

The methodology I use :

The Russian Conjugate Method  with some undulating periodization.

[TacoBell]

Coach,

It is very evident from reading the responses on this thread that 99% of the people on GB dont have much of any idea on what they are doing in the gym let alone have any sort of strategy.

To ask them what methodology they follow is like asking a 5 year old his take on the election. They dont understand the question and even then they dont have one.

The methodology I use :

The Russian Conjugate Method  with some undulating periodization.

Someone takes things way to seriously