Do you guys do this too?

[Beti ona]

It all depends which stage of lifting you're at and how you're lifting.


I trained mostly on a "bro split" during most of my "getting massive" years, then took a few years off training, drugs, lost a ton of my size (most of it). When I came back to training again, I knew I didn't want to lift heavy like I used to -- I knew my body couldn't handle it, nor did I have any desire. After a few months of playing with different approaches, I locked into all supersets, fairly light to moderate weight (but sets still taken close to failure) -- I got my cardio very strong first, so I wouldn't get winded easily or shut down by lactic acid.


Supersetting chest and back -- my entire upper body would get the craziest pump I had ever gotten in my life. And I was back on TRT, so I had hormones again in my body for the first time in over 2 years.


I started putting muscle back on at a crazy fast rate. Granted, it was all muscle memory -- from years of having built muscle neurons earlier, I was just regaining a lot of what I had lost, especially when combined with TRT. No, I don't think I would have grown during my earlier years if I had trained that way. But once older and gaining muscle back, trying to avoid injury and just feel good while lifting, it was a potent combo. I even started training in almost circuit fashion at times, or like Milos giant sets -- stacking 4-5 movements in a row with absolute minimal rest, pushing each one towards momentary muscular failure (even if it was with sub-maximal load) -- and it felt great. I would have amazing workouts, I got substantially bigger, I got a lot of my strength back, I never felt like I might hurt myself, and end of the workout, I didn't feel like I got hit by a truck, I felt GOOD when I was done.

For a long time I trained bro split, but one after that I focused more on strength and the 3 basics of powerlifting, and since then it has always made more sense to me this PPL approach where you have more rest days.

In any case, my days of heavy training are already behind me so I have to adopt other techniques like the ones you mention.

[Bestia]

For a long time I trained bro split, but one after that I focused more on strength and the 3 basics of powerlifting, and since then it has always made more sense to me this PPL approach where you have more rest days.

In any case, my days of heavy training are already behind me so I have to adopt other techniques like the ones you mention.

Heavy is relative as you well know Beti. Something makes me think you can get after it when you are feeling spicy with the weights

[Beti ona]

Heavy is relative as you well know Beti. Something makes me think you can get after it when you are feeling spicy with the weights

I won't be able to squat and deadlift every week, and I won't be training at 6-8 reps either, but I'm going to continue training with intensity and not half throttle, maintenance, and nonsense of that type.

[Bestia]

I won't be able to squat and deadlift every week, and I won't be training at 6-8 reps either, but I'm going to continue training with intensity and not half throttle, maintenance, and nonsense of that type.

I don't know how to put the little pics in here but this is where I would put the agreeable headbanger or beer up doohickey

[Beti ona]

Hahaha, it's a shame because I don't know what you're talking about

[Bestia]

Howard is the master of using them in his posts.. for me, I guess it is enough too say thumbs up, I agree with you on the "low intensity, maintenance, nonsense"

[Beti ona]

Howard is the master of using them in his posts.. for me, I guess it is enough too say thumbs up, I agree with you on the "low intensity, maintenance, nonsense"

[Bestia]

Yeah that

[Howard]

I don't know how to put the little pics in here but this is where I would put the agreeable headbanger or beer up doohickey

the meathead prayer
1 eat big 2. Go heavy 3. mega dose juice
4. Die young and massive
5. Get laid to rest in a Piano case for a coffin