My Experience with Training Volume by Michael Swierczek To all fellow weight lifters: I want to lend credence to some of the insights on this site. Ive lifted on and off for six years. On and off because I kept getting upset over my lack of progress - so I would quit. Last spring, I got so desperate to try anything new that I adopted an abbreviated routine, with a four day break between workouts. For the first time I had definite progress in my lifts - for two and half months straight. How many of you can say that? It took me five years to figure out that my three, four, or five days-a-week split routines were overtraining. Once, when I wasnt getting to the gym, I was a pushup fanatic. Every other day, I did as many as I could - and the numbers plateaued and started to drop. I kept at it. Finally, I grew frustrated and gave up. Two weeks later I went back to the gym again. My bench press was up 25 pounds. It didnt occur to me until years later that I wasnt allowing myself enough recovery time. Everyone knew that one day off should have been all I needed for my chest to recover. Ever take time off for a holiday and come back to the gym stronger? It happened to me all of the time. So I would resume my workouts with renewed enthusiasm, and then overtrain myself out of the small gains I had made. To put it simply, dont be afraid to add in rest days and abbreviate your routine. It may feel wrong, but the numbers in your training log might just prove that it works.
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 03:04:20 +0000
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