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Yes, but what 40-something guy gets to snog with Katie Holmes in real life? Can I get a "Joey is dating Maverick? EWWWWW!!!!" ;) cheers, Jules

Could that be related to chronically high level of Ca2+ concentrations? Or at least elevated levels of Ca2+ concentrations in the blood stream around the muscle possibly leading to elevated p38 signalling? (NWLifter's "Inhibition of . . ." study is really messing with my head yo . . ...

I'm interested in this discussion too. But on that note . . . Slayer did a pretty great cover of In-Gadda-Vidda. It's five minutes ;) cheers, Jules

Probably something close to 5000 calories, but it'll be trial and error to find the bulking. If you're JUST doing bench and dip on your other day, then the metabolic bump may not be that pronounced. Primary thing is to replenish glycogen stores around your tennis matches and increase protein...

On a higher frequency program, if you don't have a A/B split, you could just use the same weights as the session before. cheers, Jules

If you increase frequency, just use the same weight as the day before. If you play tennis competitively, 4000 calories probably won't be enough in addition to a 6x-a-week program. If you play tennis recreationally, say, 2-3x-a-week, then for those days, make sure you allot an extra 400-750...

Ah, crap. You're right. Shaq ... look in that other section anyway for the answer, mm kay? :D

Peter Green?!? Dang, they probably thought "hey, why is Santana ruining Black Magic Woman!" :D I saw Ozzy on Solid Gold when I was really little, and he gave me nightmares.  Evil bugger, that. You could increase the volume or frequency of the BP/dip.  You could also include incline...

The reflex actually always gets detrained when you use it. It's always most pronounced the first few times you perform the loaded stretch. Moreover, because in DC, the LS are done after heavy metabolic stress is applied, the reflex kicks in a bit later than it would otherwise. The progressive...

One version looks something like this, except that you go to the very bottom and only go up about eye level. You could do a variation with cable pulleys one side at a time; when you reach the bottom of the movement, you can turn your hip to further emphasize the stretch. It's a very nice...

Hmm, probably should lock this thread, since this thread has been moved to the General Training section. Shakeel, I'll answer your question there. cheers, Jules

I wrote a breakdown on DC training a few months ago (you can look in the Basic Training section), and will post a revised take on it (I missed out on the DC rest-pause gains bit) in the Customizing thread someday . . . The DC program is aggressive with mechanical strain and metabolic stress. By...

With respective to heavier vs. lighter weight, it's not directly applicable because we're talking about one body part vs. many. The key advantage to compound movement over isolation is that you have a much finer gradient of progressive load that can be indirectly applied to the muscle. In other...

Mountain is one heavy band. And they play music! ;) Are you really younger than O&G? ;) I prefer the frequency too, TennisDude, but by far the most important is eating enough food. In fact, higher frequency programs can make it very hard to establish just how much food you need to actually...

I love you Eric Gagne. Can we clone you? (Watching the Cubs/Dodgers game as I type) Oh, it's a combination of things for the HD2er . . . 1) He does maybe 2 total work sets for the bodypart. 2) Each set is about 6-10 reps with roughly 1/2 cadence. That's at best 30 seconds of continuous...

What Fortified and savagebeast says.  If you're a true novice, you don't need the heavy stuff to see a lot of growth.   But you probably should do at least 2 sets per exercise to learn the movements more quickly. cheers, Jules

Yup. Bryan actually recommends something similar if you're trying to rehab a bodypart (something like 20 reps or so) as well. I'd follow what your doctor says and renege on all pulling/rowing and deadlift movements until your joints are okay. cheers, Jules

I probably wouldn't bother alternating (except the pull down and bent-over rows) with your isolation movements. You need some form of leg press or squat movement. Much preferable over leg extensions. It's a little high given the frequency. I probably wouldn't do more than 2 proper work sets...

Trent, In your case, you probably won't see significant results until you hit 5s. Part of the reason is that, like O&G suspects, 8 days won't be enough to decon. Second, your true strength may be significantly higher than your current 15/10/5 levels. I consider this the most significant...

This is related to an interesting discussion NWLifter and I are having . . . One of the problems with Max-OT is that it doesn't do a very good job improving work capacity for the muscle. Though you do many failure sets for a bodypart, they are very short sets. Moreover, you only hit a muscle...