FBW it is. But jsut a few more questions.

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Danger_Dave

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I'm going to try this whole FBW thing based on general agreement that it would help me the most.

My question is, in my past thread about my hypertrophy workout. Should I still be doing 4 sets of 8 (or 3 by 10) with 1 minute break inbetween? I'm still going for some size right now before I go for strength. So what kind of setsxreps and rest time should I do.

How often a week should I do this? Could I maybe have one lifting session with some isolation? like tricep pulldown, bicep curl, etc.

Also, do I still have to eat just as much as I was before in order to gain the muscle (size) that I want?

Thanks in advance. and if you need me to repost any of the information I gave I'd be happy to. But it'd be quicker if you just went to the old thread about advice on my hypertrophy workout.
 
Dave, rather than trying to write up your own workout, why not go with one of the pre-mades by one of the guys at T-Nation, get NROL, or hell, even do one of mine:

Follow a pre-made, evaluate your progress, and then make changes/exercise substitutions or additions if needed to adjust to your progress. That way, you at least have a solid program base written by an expert to work off of. Writing a routine can be a very technical process, and you're better off (imo) going with a pro.
 
Meh.... alright then. Sorry, I'm kind of stubborn when I tihnk up ideas (like my workout) I'm really wanting to do something for hypertrophy tihs summer though. I'll check out those sites. I assume that they have stuf for that there?

BTW thanks again for your advice!
 
Actually, I might just try that sample workout you gave in the article you linked me to. what does "Exercises are paired and performed as alternating sets (see page 138 for a description) with one-minute rests between sets. " mean?
 
AZN_Dave said:
Actually, I might just try that sample workout you gave in the article you linked me to. what does "Exercises are paired and performed as alternating sets (see page 138 for a description) with one-minute rests between sets. " mean?
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In other words, 1a and 1b should be performed as a superset, and then 2a and 2b are supersets. So on a 3 set day for example, your workout would look like this:
1a, 1b, 1 min rest, 1a, 1b, 1 min rest, 1a, 1b, 1 min rest, 2a, 2b, 1 min rest, 2a, 2b, 1 min rest, 2a, 2b...done!
 
That's cool Jonathan. I know you know your stuff (hence the long trail of letters after your name) - but that's pretty neat to have an article in Men's Fitness.
 
bipennate said:
In other words, 1a and 1b should be performed as a superset, and then 2a and 2b are supersets. So on a 3 set day for example, your workout would look like this:
1a, 1b, 1 min rest, 1a, 1b, 1 min rest, 1a, 1b, 1 min rest, 2a, 2b, 1 min rest, 2a, 2b, 1 min rest, 2a, 2b...done!
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sweet. I think i'll go with 4 sets for now because I kind of like the feeling I get from a higher volume and i'll change it up. Thanks for the help again.

I'll let you know how my progress goes.
 
deschain said:
That's cool Jonathan. I know you know your stuff (hence the long trail of letters after your name) - but that's pretty neat to have an article in Men's Fitness.
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Thanks des :) It's really pretty cool to be able to write things that people are interested in reading. I never quite get used to seeing my name in a magazine! I've written a few things for MF now (I have something in this month's issue, in fact, too), but that was the "big one" and I got some really nice feedback from it...very cool :)
 
AZN_Dave said:
sweet. I think i'll go with 4 sets for now because I kind of like the feeling I get from a higher volume and i'll change it up. Thanks for the help again.

I'll let you know how my progress goes.
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Go with what the article says: there's plenty of volume there! Don't change something before you've even tried it! :rolleyes:
 
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