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    Default 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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    Sometime we have to shut up and listen to our bodies and rest. I need to do this more, thank you for the article my friend.
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    This point can't be stressed enough bro. So many people over train!! We think that on AAS, there is no limits to how much we train, but even on gear, it is very individualistic. Some people can do much more than others, and some people benefit from certain regimens more than others.
     

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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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    Quote Originally Posted by EMW14 View Post
    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.
    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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