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jjpregler
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- Sep 19, 2015
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I have a question to help set up my training. I have spent the past 18 months or so losing almost 100 pounds and now am down to a reasonable size to start building muscle.
So now I am starting my first muscle building cycle. My goal is muscle size primarily - body look first, and strength is a secondary consideration. I am supposing strength will come on it's own with a traditional bodybuilding program, just not as fast as a pure strength building program.
My current split is back/biceps, chest/triceps, rest day, legs, shoulders/abs, two rest days. I have had troubles with my shoulders and this is why I settled into this split. When I move shoulders as far away from chest day, my shoulders do better. If i put them too close together or attempt to work them in the same day, my shoulders get too sore and I have had weeks long of shoulder pain and weakness last year when I first started with a push/pull/legs split.
I am torn between a high intensity program such as Dorian Yates used (which was a modified HIT from the original) or a high volume program. Which is best for my goals? Do they both build mass? Which does it better? Does each individual respond differently to each protocol?
So now I am starting my first muscle building cycle. My goal is muscle size primarily - body look first, and strength is a secondary consideration. I am supposing strength will come on it's own with a traditional bodybuilding program, just not as fast as a pure strength building program.
My current split is back/biceps, chest/triceps, rest day, legs, shoulders/abs, two rest days. I have had troubles with my shoulders and this is why I settled into this split. When I move shoulders as far away from chest day, my shoulders do better. If i put them too close together or attempt to work them in the same day, my shoulders get too sore and I have had weeks long of shoulder pain and weakness last year when I first started with a push/pull/legs split.
I am torn between a high intensity program such as Dorian Yates used (which was a modified HIT from the original) or a high volume program. Which is best for my goals? Do they both build mass? Which does it better? Does each individual respond differently to each protocol?