Told you Ryan was one of the intelligent sort.
There are various types of training, but be careful not to bounce around them too much. Choose a style and basic routine and stick at it for a few months, then change it. Weekly changes make weaker people than more structured routines.
There are a number of terms to get used to. Supersets is when you are dong exercises in pairs moving form one straight to another. Very good for endurance and when you have limited time.
When training for power look at the amount of time you can spend in the gym first and foremost, then set your routines to fit that. A classic where I got this wrong was trying, and failing, to fit 555s into my short time slot. Lasted a week and a half before I had to wave the white flag.
Power is hard work on short sets and you are hitting muscle cells which are renowned for slow recovery, so if you can get a serious time in the gym with loads of rest and recovery between sets, you can sort a workout that will really boost the power. If you can't, like most of us, you need to compromise.
Ryan is one of the best generic routine trainers I have encountered. In the early stages unless you are injured, generic is ideal. As you get further along that is when you want more specialised sessions. Also helps that he is still predominantly training for power, not taking a year out to be a poser like me.
Pyramids are good at virtually any level. You start light on long sets then increase weight as you decrease reps to get to the peak of the pyramid, will be 1 rep max if more advanced, or as high as 4 or 5 reps when starting out. Then you reverse the pyramid decreasing weight and increasing reps. The advantage of this in early times is you will likely only be doing 2, max 3 exercises so will get a lot of practice on these movements, invaluable for perfecting technique. It still gives you an idea of how increased weight feels and effects form, which it will.
If you do these remember the down will not have the same weights as the up due to fatigue, unless you have incredible endurance or lots of recovery time.
There are various types of training, but be careful not to bounce around them too much. Choose a style and basic routine and stick at it for a few months, then change it. Weekly changes make weaker people than more structured routines.
There are a number of terms to get used to. Supersets is when you are dong exercises in pairs moving form one straight to another. Very good for endurance and when you have limited time.
When training for power look at the amount of time you can spend in the gym first and foremost, then set your routines to fit that. A classic where I got this wrong was trying, and failing, to fit 555s into my short time slot. Lasted a week and a half before I had to wave the white flag.
Power is hard work on short sets and you are hitting muscle cells which are renowned for slow recovery, so if you can get a serious time in the gym with loads of rest and recovery between sets, you can sort a workout that will really boost the power. If you can't, like most of us, you need to compromise.
Ryan is one of the best generic routine trainers I have encountered. In the early stages unless you are injured, generic is ideal. As you get further along that is when you want more specialised sessions. Also helps that he is still predominantly training for power, not taking a year out to be a poser like me.
Pyramids are good at virtually any level. You start light on long sets then increase weight as you decrease reps to get to the peak of the pyramid, will be 1 rep max if more advanced, or as high as 4 or 5 reps when starting out. Then you reverse the pyramid decreasing weight and increasing reps. The advantage of this in early times is you will likely only be doing 2, max 3 exercises so will get a lot of practice on these movements, invaluable for perfecting technique. It still gives you an idea of how increased weight feels and effects form, which it will.
If you do these remember the down will not have the same weights as the up due to fatigue, unless you have incredible endurance or lots of recovery time.
