Here’s an eye-opening quote is from former pro bodybuilder Tom Platz, who was third in the Mr. Olympia was third in 1981…
When I first got to California, I thought whatever Arnold does, I’m going to do. That’s why I went there, to study with the masters. So Arnold had a blond girlfriend, I got a blond girlfriend. Arnold drank coffee, I started drinking coffee. I trained with him six days a week twice a day. Here’s what the very best in the world does, I thought, so I’m going to do it. But I got small and fat. I’m depressed. What do I do now? I did what Arnold did, and I got small and fat. I went back to the gym after three weeks off, and I was bigger and stronger. I realized that I can’t train six days a week twice a day. I can train three or four days a week. That was the secret for me.
Recovery ability is different for everyone—and drugs can alter that immensely…
You have to tailor your workouts to your individual recovery capacity. And as you get older, that ability will diminish.
Even with the Old Man, Young Muscle workout, which is three days a week, 35 minutes per session, you may need more or you may need less.
Your intensity also plays a huge role. If you’re one of those balls-to-the wall-at-every-workout bodybuilders, less volume is no doubt mandatory. Platz was an all-out-intensity trainer—and that’s an understatement…
Or you may need to implement a high-intensity/moderate-intensity workout rotation—stopping two to three reps short of failure on moderate days.
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Till next time, train hard—and smart—for BIG results.
—Steve Holman
Former Editor in Chief, Iron Man Magazine
www.X-Rep.com
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