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11-15-2016, 01:09 PM #1
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The opposite side of the training frequency spectrum
I learned early on that I couldn't train as often as most people. I'm talking even the genetically inferior. Even taking over 1g a week and eating 300+ grams of protein a day I can't train a bodypart more than once every 7 days. This led to issues with training partners and some rumors of lazyness. I took it all the way to training each bodypart once every three weeks which led me to the strongest I had ever been... and then I strained a pec after doing 365 on the incline for 9... since then I tried to train 5 times a week. Since going back to school and starting at the pharmacy I've been training at best twice a week. Most times just once. I've started getting stronger again... and my joints and tendons feel awesome. It seems like the IGF has doubled in effectiveness and I have mobility and stuff thwt I haven't had in years... and I've started getting compliments about how muscular I'm looking. Once guys asked if I was doing a show! These are people in my classes that see me twice a week.
Granted it could be that I'm out of the stressful situation I had been in for years... but any of you guys try cutting back on your training and seeING what could be maintained with minimal work? I do take the puppy on a 50 minute walk that's pretty fast paced every night and I do alot of walking to classes and at work. Either way... I'm very grateful for the years I put into this when I was younger...
I was 235 on an empty stomach last week at the Dr's office after training 5 times a MONTH for like 2 months!
I probably won't be able to go more than 4 times between now and December 8, but then I've got 4 weeks to try some goodies with a rested body... should be pretty cool.
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11-15-2016, 02:22 PM #4
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Dude, I have a pretty busy schedule also, and I end up training a body part once every 4 to 8 days, depending on where I am in my work schedule. On top of that, I've been doing a new-to-me routine and am really only doing compound movements on "the big three", chest, back amd legs. I'm getting steadily stronger and seeing growth. So yeah, I can relate.
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11-16-2016, 11:36 AM #5
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Your thinking is the same as mine. I'm wondering what the long term effects will be. It is relatively new so I expected some decent results from my... lack of training, but I wonder how my body will respond long term. I will tell you it feels pretty good to not have any joint or tendon aches... I'm sure the IGF plays a big part, but apparently it's pretty effective even in the absence of stimulus...
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