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Stumbled across this recently while looking for a good bulking program when I finish a cycle of 5x5. Just curious about your results if you have run it. Here's a link to the article.
Follow the PDF link near the bottom of the article to see an in depth Q&A about the routine.
That's the thing that really intrigued me about Lyle Mcdonald's bulking routine, dw. It has three different set-ups for hypertrophy specific, hypertrophy-strength blend, and strength bulking. The workouts have the same exercises and frequency for each of the three, but it varies the sets, reps, and rest periods. This way I can choose which one I need for my particular needs at the time. So for those of us who cut once or twice a year, doing a strength training program is not very effective because the fuel isn't there in the form of calories, and thus recovery suffers and the CNS begins to shut down. Lyle's program allows for the same basic routine to be followed whether bulking, cutting, recomp, or just maintaining (who the fuck is happy staying the same? anyway). He says in the article that it is the middle ground between Bryan Haycock's HST and Daunte's DoggCrapp routine.
Still not sure that I'm going to run this specific program when I finish up my 5x5, but it is my top choice right now. I love the 5x5 while off-cycle and have made my biggest strength and mass gains running it. However, I don't feel like it offers much in the way of bodybuilding while on-cycle. I've done it, and just felt like I recovered way too fast and didn't directly hit certain bodyparts.[/QUOT
for me to build mass u have to focus on your main body parts ...main muscle groups rather then secoundary muscle groups...all your large muscle groups are your main ones.the smallers ones are just fillers....the sercert to builing mass is alot of recovery because u train much heaveir then on a more sutiable bb routine.just because you feel your body needs more training its not allways the case...rest and recovery = growth....most the time ona 5 rep routine your not going to feel that pump like u would doing 10 to 12 reps...your hitting more deeper fibers by training for mass...slow twich muscles which is thickness....real muscle that sticks around alot longer then your fast twich muscle u build from a bb routine...deep fiber muscle is the key too big muscle...thickness vs paper thin muscle...U can tell how has thickness and u can tell who has paper thin muslce...and i can tell u in the long run thickness in a muscle will last alot longer then papaer thin muscle...paper thin muslces fade quickly..it looks good for the time being but in the long run once they stop its fades quick...atleast when u build thick fiber it made to last a long time....its a proven fact bro.......just keep a mental picture in your mind about thick muscle ......forgt about the secoundary muscle groups u can alllways work on those small lagging groups when u feel like it....gain real mass first.thats where the hard work comes into play....learn to love the barbell......its yor best friend......dw
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