strength vs. size

[Stonecold54]

Strength and size are not a direct correlation. A major part of strength is neuro-muscular conditioning, practice, leverage and genetic factors. Size can be had from progressive overload but recent research has shown that it is more about chaos intertwined in the training to fool the body into growing. The human body doesn't want to get bigger, it is less effecient with more muscle, hence why we have to work so hard to get muscle in the first place. I will try to post an articel on Chaos training for everyone soon.

http://www.exercisecertification.com...les/semper.pdf

[beefcake]

Originally posted by Taylor
at how many reps and what % of your max do you perform the bench exercises?

I don't know the percentage, but I train with a weight to where I can only get 6-8 reps on each set. Once I can get around 10 reps, i'll go up in weight the next time I train. Except for legs, I like a 8-10 rep range. For instance, i'm doing 8-10 reps for 4 sets with 405 on the squat. Once I can get up 10-12 reps, i'll add more weight next time around.

[plar135]

Originally posted by beefcake
Actually takes around an hour. Take chest for instance. I do 3 sets each of incline, flat, decline presses and 2 sets of incline, flat, decline flyes. That'll take about and hour. Shoulders consists of 4 sets of presses, 2 sets of upright rows, 2 sets each of lateral, bent over, and front raises. That'll be and hour as well.

wow thats a lot of sets, for me if i go heavy on say shoulders doing 3+ sets of shoulder resses 6-8x, my shoulders r destroyed, tho i only rest for aout a min per set, so that mite be it
also, do u go for xplosive reps or slower and more controlled

and stonecold, thanks for that info, thats part of what i was looking for (the neuromuscular info), ive heard of it before but didnt understand really what it is. whats the best way to train ur CNS? is it any different than lifiting to get big?

[beefcake]

Originally posted by plar135
[B]wow thats a lot of sets, for me if i go heavy on say shoulders doing 3+ sets of shoulder resses 6-8x, my shoulders r destroyed, tho i only rest for aout a min per set, so that mite be it
also, do u go for xplosive reps or slower and more controlled

Slow on the negative, explosive on the opposite. The presses are the bread and butter, they'll be the ones to toast your delts. The rest is to just pump some blood into the muscle and hit each head from a different angle.

[ECKARDT]

The 2 concepts are so intertwined it would be futile to try and distinguish them in your training.

:agree: