QUOTE(jamis @ Dec 1 2010, 09:47 PM)
Great Post!
This is what arnold write in his bodybuilding encyclopedia
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One of the ways you gauge your bodybuilding progress is the change
in where failure occurs during your training. As your individual muscle
fibers get stronger, you are able to recruit more of them and your body increases
its ability to deliver oxygen to the muscles during exercise (all components
of the overall training effect). As a result you will find you can do
many more reps with the same weight before hitting the failure point. This
is a sign you need to use more weight.
Of course, you aren't a machine, so the way you actually do your sets
is not that mechanical. Some sets need to be more demanding and more
intense than others. Here, for example, is a typical upper-body set for an
experienced bodybuilder:
FIRSTSET:a warm-up set with a lighter weight; 15 repetitions or slightly
more.
SECONDSET:Add weight so that the muscles fail at about 10 to 12
repetitions.
THIRDSET:Add more weight to bring the failure point down to 8 to 10
repetitions.
FOURTHSET:For maximum strength, add enough weight so your
muscles fail after only 6 repetitions (power set).
OPTIONALFIFTHSET:Use the same weight, try to get another 6 reps;
get some help from a training partner if necessary to complete the set
(forced reps).
Training this way gives you the best of all possible worlds: You start out
relatively light, which gives your muscles time to fully warm up for that
particular exercise; you go on to do slightly fewer reps with a heavier
weight, which forces lots of blood into your muscles and gives you a great
pump; and finally, you add more weight so that you are training relatively
heavy for power and strength.
Added on December 2, 2010, 11:42 amMore on Arnold Encyclopedia
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ECTOMORPH TRAINING
The extreme ectomorph's first objective is gaining weight, preferably in
the form of quality muscle mass. He will not have the strength and endurance
for marathon training sessions, will find that muscle mass develops
very slowly, and will often have to force himself to eat enough to
ensure continued growth. Therefore, for the ectomorph I recommend:
1. Include plenty of power moves for a program that builds maximum
mass. Yourprogram should tend toward heavy weight and low reps (in the
6- to 8-rep range after proper warm-up).
2. Learn to train intensely and make every set count. That way you
can keep your workouts relatively short and still make substantial gains
(perhaps 14 to 16 sets per major body part rather than 16 to 20). Make
sure to get enough rest between sets and give yourself enough time to recuperate
between workouts.
3. Pay careful attention to nutrition; take in more calories than you
are accustomed to, and if necessary, use weight-gain and protein drinks to
supplement your food intake.
4. Remember, you are trying to turn food energy into mass, so be careful
not to bum up too much energy with excessiveamounts of other activities
such as aerobics, running, swimming, and other sports. Some cardio
exercise is both desirable and necessary for good health, but anyone who
spends hours a day expending large amounts of physical energy outside the
gymwillhave a lot more trouble building muscle while in the gym.
MESOMORPH TRAINING
The mesomorph will find it relatively easy to build muscle mass, but will
have to be certain to include a sufficient variety of exercises in his program
so that the muscles develop proportionately and well shaped rather than
just thick and bulky. Therefore, for the mesomorph I recommend:
1. An emphasis on quality, detail, and isolation training, along with
the basic mass and power exercises.Youbuild muscle easily,soyou can begin
working on shape and separation right from the beginning.
2. Mesomorphs gain so easily that d1ey don't have to worry much
about conserving energy or overtraining. A standard workout of 16 to 20
sets per body part is fine, and you can train with as much or litde rest between
sets as suits you.
3. A balanced diet with plenty of protein which maintains a calorie
level that keeps the physique within 10 to 15 pounds of contest weight all
year long. No bulking up 30 to 40 pounds and then having to drop all of
that useless weight for competition.
ENDOMORPH TRAINING
Generally, the endomorph will not have too much difficulty building muscle,
but will have to be concerned with losing fat weight and then being
very careful with diet so as not to gain that weight back. Therefore, for the
endomorph I recommend:
1. A higher proportion of high-set, high-repetition training (no lower
than the 10- to 12-rep range), with very short rest periods so as to burn off
as much fat as possible. Doing a few extra sets of a few extra exercises
while you are trying to get lean is a good idea.
2. Additional aerobic exercise such as bicycle riding, running, or
some other calorie-consuming activity. Training in the gym burns calories,
but not as much as cardio exercise done on a continuous basis for 30 to 45
minutes or more at a time.
3. A low-calorie diet that contains the necessary nutritional balance. Not zero anything, but the minimum amount of protein,
carbohydrates, and fats, with vitamin and mineral supplements to be certain
the body is not being deprived of any essential nutrients.
This post has been edited by arekey: Dec 2 2010, 11:42 AM