Wednesday, April 15, 2009

Pyramid Training 2.0

"Hi James,

"I've been doing your 10-8-6-15 routine with the six exercises for about six weeks now, with pretty good results. I think it's time to shake things up a bit, but don't know what to do to next to keep up my momentum. Any ideas?"

Thanks so much for your help!
Garrett


My Answer: Try one of these: A Program for All Seasons.

Boy, I've been getting a lot of these emails asking for a follow-up program to the 10-8-6-15. I've been thinking about writing a follow-up article which will take pyramid training to the next level, so keep an eye out for this.

3 comments:

Robin said...

I am in the second week of using the 10-8-6-15. I had a quick question, I cannot decide whether it is stupid or not.

Last week the day after the work outs I was sore in my back and legs. Not really that sore in my chest, arms, or shoulders the next day, but since I work out at 5 a.m. my chest and bis will be at least feeling tired, if maybe a little sore, during the day of, just not the following day. However, I do feel like progress is being made. In addition, I lift by myself and feeling like I am doing the max that I can.

So my question is, if you are not feeling really sore the next day, does that mean you are not growing? And thus, I need to find a way to put up more weight or ensure that my technique is perfect.

James said...

Not a stupid question, Robin. Soreness is not necessarily an indicator of progress, whether it is progress in your physique or strength. people tend to be sore when the stimulus is new, so new exercises will make you sore, but only for the first few workouts.

If you don't work your back or legs much, then you will be sore in those areas.

As long as you are progressing in strength (more weight) or physique (muscle tone), then you're good.

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