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Very true, Kyle, and exactly why I also enjoy this forum. BB.Com is sometimes almost as bad as reading the comments on youtube, similar brain-dead mentality.

I find that even the effort that the regulars make to say g'day to the newbies on that 'introduce yourself' thread is a good indicator of the spirit of the forum. Plenty of great info to be found here, in a helpful, rather than hostile atmosphere. What more could you ask for?
 

Kyle is right DKD; the intensity of my training was more than matched by the intensity of my recovery. There you go; I've just come up with a new term (or new level) for recovery itself!

In a nutshell, for as long as the workout is balanced with appropriate recovery, then you can train 8 times a week the way I used to and still recover well.

The above is easier said than done for the following reasons:

  • Can you guarantee a great appetite to ingest the huge amount of nutrients needed to facilitate muscle as well as nerve recovery?
  • Can you guarantee that after ingesting the necessary nutrients that you would actually digest and absorb them properly?
  • Can you guarantee a restful night of sleep where instead of thinking about work and mortgage payment, you instead think about how you’re going to blast through your workout and possibly smash your PBs?
  • Can you guarantee an immensely positive atmosphere where everyone around you is on the same positive page?

That’s what I mean by high intensity recovery.


Fadi.
 
Most try and match their diet to their lifting.

I prefer people match their lifting to their diet.

Most should just do 3 sets of kickbacks and call it a day.

It is far easier for most to lower their training effort than raise their food intake.
 
PTC said:
Most try and match their diet to their lifting.

I prefer people match their lifting to their diet.

Most should just do 3 sets of kickbacks and call it a day.

It is far easier for most to lower their training effort than raise their food intake.
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Markos, for me personally, my eating has always followed the path of my training. By that I mean if I’m training hard, then I automatically (through an increase/decrease in appetite) eat accordingly and vice versa. However I agree with you fully that it is much easier to lower the intensity of training than it is to increase the ingestion of calories.


Fadi.
 
However I agree with you fully that it is much easier to lower the intensity of training than it is to increase the ingestion of calories.
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Thank god I have never had that problem, always hungry
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I can see your point of view DKD and if a split routine allows you to achieve your goals quicker/better than a full body routine then do it. The view of the competitive lifters may be different because their goals are different. However the best bodybuilders are freaky strong too - plenty of guys in here say "with strength comes size" while others from a bodybuilding view may say "a large muscle is a strong muscle". Different emphasis on goals and training even if they look the same from a beginners point of view (not calling you a beginner DKD) Franko Columbo was known to do 275kg deadlifts. Not a record, but more than most who play the weights game in order to improve their image.
I do full body routines using only compounds because I dont have 5-6 days a week to do hard split routines. A split isnt what I need for my sport anyways. I train to achieve my goals, that's why a lot commercial gyms and PT's come under fire in here. They go for a "one size fits all" approach despite what is detailed in their course/s for people with different goals, attributes and conditions.
 
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