So if weights are going down, but I'm gaining weight, does that mean I'm gaining fat and losing muscle, or am I still gaining muscle, but just too exhausted to make effective use of them?
I only really care about long term muscle gain. My tendency is to try to always do more, but I've started to worry that this may actually hurt my results.
Not exactly. Calorie surplus leads to weight gain. We train so that our ratio of fat gain vs. muscle gain is optimal. Obviously, a calorie surplus without enough training volume will lead to mostly fat gain. My understating is that insufficient recovery negatively impacts musclu gain, which...
I'm trying to develop my understanding of the relationship between volume and recovery. Tell me if the following is true:
Gaining weight without enough volume = getting fat
Gaining weight without enough recovery (or too much volume) = getting fat
Are these both true statements?
I've been monitoring morning heart rate since the original post. I was at 55 bpm consistently during SD. I'm in the third week of my HST cycle, and the my RHR just keeps climbing. This morning I was at 70 BPM. I was at real high volume during the first week. I tried dropping volume the 2nd week...
I just read this article from Greg Nuckols about using biometric feedback to adjust your training day to day. He gives good examples of how you might use it with a 5x5 program. I'm curious to hear thoughts on how we might implement it in an HST program.
Here is the article...
I read that article a few weeks ago. I've been lifting explosively ever since.
My real question is more generally about the reasons for staying one rep short of failure, be they 15rm's or 5rm's. Is it to avoid CNS fatigue, muscle fiber fatigue, injuries. All of the above? And if I bail on the...
It's just another way to devide muscle groups. The same reason you would do an upper/lower split. I'd be curious to hear more about why you don't like them.
It would seem with myp reps you end up doing a larger portion of the reps close to failure.
I have another question about 'leaving one in the tank'. Is the point just that you'll be able to get in more reps in the next set? I often go right up to failure, but I bail as soon as I am on the...
1. How is clustering different from myo reps?
2. Are myo reps and clustering better suited for linear progression, or would 15, 10, 5, perhaps with some zig-zag still be recommended?
3. How high have you taken your starting rep range when using myo reps or clustering?
4. What are the...
In my understanding; having too much belly fat will impact your leptin, which can make it harder to gain muscle. Based on that I would cut.
For me, I also tend to freak out during a cut if I am too fat. I can't help but crash diet, and then I lose too much muscle. I hate cutting for a long time...
Two well written articles with opposing implications regarding protein. Which one wins?
http://www.muscleforlife.com/guide-to-post-workout-nutrition/
And....
http://www.strengtheory.com/the-three-laws-of-protein/