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1. Train To Failure
2. Get Strong As Fuck in the 5-8 Rep Range. ALWAYS be adding 5 lbs or an extra rep each workout to your exercises.
3. 6-12 Sets To Failure/Bodypart/Week. More is not necessarily better. Effort (training close or to failure) and progressive overload (getting stronger) is what dictates how fast you will grow. See what frequency works best for your schedule, but I personally find hitting muscles 3x/week works best (ex: 4 sets incline monday, wed, fri)
4. Eat 0.8 gs of protein/lb. If you’re underweight, eat in a calorie surplus. If you’re fat, eat in a deficit. If you’re at a good size/weight, eat at maintenance, and your body will recomposition (build muscle while losing fat) over time. Yes, recomping does work (currently doing this myself) as long as you are getting stronger and training hard.
5. Barbells are not necessary. As long as you have a main compound exercise for your largest bodyparts (back, chest, quads), you can use machines and still grow just as fast. DO NOT switch exercises frequently. Stick to the same exercises, and get strong as fuck at them. Do include isolation exercises like lateral raises, shrugs, curls, extensisons for complete development. Push those just as hard as your compounds to failure and progressive overload.
6. When you plateau in strength, go heavier for a couple workouts (sets of 3), and when you go back to sets of 5-8, you will be stronger and able to continue overloading
TLDR: Train to failure, get stronger in the 5-8 rep range, eat 0.8 gs protein/lb
2. Get Strong As Fuck in the 5-8 Rep Range. ALWAYS be adding 5 lbs or an extra rep each workout to your exercises.
3. 6-12 Sets To Failure/Bodypart/Week. More is not necessarily better. Effort (training close or to failure) and progressive overload (getting stronger) is what dictates how fast you will grow. See what frequency works best for your schedule, but I personally find hitting muscles 3x/week works best (ex: 4 sets incline monday, wed, fri)
4. Eat 0.8 gs of protein/lb. If you’re underweight, eat in a calorie surplus. If you’re fat, eat in a deficit. If you’re at a good size/weight, eat at maintenance, and your body will recomposition (build muscle while losing fat) over time. Yes, recomping does work (currently doing this myself) as long as you are getting stronger and training hard.
5. Barbells are not necessary. As long as you have a main compound exercise for your largest bodyparts (back, chest, quads), you can use machines and still grow just as fast. DO NOT switch exercises frequently. Stick to the same exercises, and get strong as fuck at them. Do include isolation exercises like lateral raises, shrugs, curls, extensisons for complete development. Push those just as hard as your compounds to failure and progressive overload.
6. When you plateau in strength, go heavier for a couple workouts (sets of 3), and when you go back to sets of 5-8, you will be stronger and able to continue overloading
TLDR: Train to failure, get stronger in the 5-8 rep range, eat 0.8 gs protein/lb
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