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Feb 21 2012 11:20am
This is how my workout schedule looks like (I am in my 2nd week now)

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Day 1 (Monday) - Chest
• Bench Press - 5 sets of 5 reps
• Incline Bench Press - 5 sets of 5 reps
• Decline Press - 5 sets of 5 reps
• Cable Crossovers – 5 sets of 8-12 reps (do not use 5x5 for this!)


Day 2 (Tuesday) - Back
• Barbell Deadlift - 5 sets of 5 reps
• Lat Pulldown - 5 sets of 5 reps
• Seated Cable Row - 5 sets of 5 reps
• Dumbbell Rows - 5 set of 8-12 reps


Day 3 (Wednesday) – Legs
• Barbell Squats - 5 sets of 5 reps
• Seated Machine Leg Extensions - 5 sets of 5 reps
• Seated Machine Leg Curls - 5 sets of 5 reps
• Standing Calf Raises 5 sets of 8-12 reps
• Seated Calf Raises 5 sets of 8-12 reps

Day 4 (Thursday) - Shoulders
• Military Press - 5 sets of 5 reps
• Dumbbell Shoulder Shrugs - 5 sets of 8-12 reps
• Dumbbell Shoulder Presses - 5 sets of 5 reps
• Dumbbell Front Raises - 5 sets of 8-12 reps

Day 5 (Friday) - Arms
• EZ-Bar Curls - 5 sets of 8-12 reps
• Dumbbell Concentration Curls - 5 sets of 8-12 reps
• Olympic Bar Curls - 5 sets of 5 reps
• Weighted Dips - 5 sets of 5 reps
• Tricep Cable Pulldowns - 5 sets of 8-12 reps
• Dumbbell Tricep Kickbacks - 5 sets of 8-12 reps



Would it be wise to for example

week 1 - explosive (good form, explosive lifts)
week 2 - normal - good form, nothing special.. maybe more reps
week 3 - max weight or at least 80% of my max

then repeat?
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Feb 21 2012 11:22am
what do you wish to achieve, muscle confusion?

thats hogwash
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Feb 21 2012 11:24am
Quote (Ocen @ Feb 21 2012 06:22pm)
what do you wish to achieve, muscle confusion?

thats hogwash


well I dont want my muscles to get used to what I do, I want to get the most out of my body
I thought it made sense when i thought of it
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Feb 21 2012 11:29am
"muscle confusion" is just a fancy way of avoiding plateaus

you're going to get conditioned to the exercises anyways
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Feb 21 2012 11:30am
I would not switch it up every week, because then you are just going to run out of exercises to switch it up with and your body will just get used to that...,

I think every 2-4 weeks its good to switch it up a bit!
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Feb 21 2012 11:34am
Quote (W4rrior @ Feb 21 2012 08:24pm)
well I dont want my muscles to get used to what I do, I want to get the most out of my body
I thought it made sense when i thought of it


your muscles will only get used to the volume, not how you perform the exercises
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Feb 21 2012 11:36am
switching up weekly does have some value guys... its not just for muscle confusion, but also for allowing your body time to develop into heavier weights. say one week you do a 3x3 this will allow you to train at higher weight as you have lower reps and sets, next week you train 5x5 once again different weight value. next week you can do a 54321 which will allow you to once again progress up with your weights and get your body accustomed to doing heavy lifting, then 10-8-6 for a final week.

seems everyone on this forum is so hell bent on the exact same methods of lifting that no one takes the time to consider other things. what i just stated above was a football training program at my highschool that all the players used to get bigger, faster, stronger etc. was known as the BFS workout.

so yes OP you CAN do this sort of workout and you will see good results from it.
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Feb 21 2012 11:37am
Quote (Ocen @ Feb 21 2012 06:34pm)
your muscles will only get used to the volume, not how you perform the exercises


okay, so I should aim more of how much weight i put on instead of preformance?
I have heard from many people that doing exercises differently will make a huge difference but then again everyone talks when it comes to bodybuilding......

Quote (DOM_innate @ Feb 21 2012 06:36pm)
switching up weekly does have some value guys... its not just for muscle confusion, but also for allowing your body time to develop into heavier weights. say one week you do a 3x3 this will allow you to train at higher weight as you have lower reps and sets, next week you train 5x5 once again different weight value. next week you can do a 54321 which will allow you to once again progress up with your weights and get your body accustomed to doing heavy lifting, then 10-8-6 for a final week.

seems everyone on this forum is so hell bent on the exact same methods of lifting that no one takes the time to consider other things. what i just stated above was a football training program at my highschool that all the players used to get bigger, faster, stronger etc. was known as the BFS workout.

so yes OP you CAN do this sort of workout and you will see good results from it.



mm yeah.. Its hard when it comes to asking about bodybuilding because everyone has so much thought about everything ^^ hard to know who to listen to
probably just going to try myself and see and actually learn by myself rather then asking questions and ''getting spoonfed'' as some people like to express themselves

This post was edited by W4rrior on Feb 21 2012 11:40am
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Feb 21 2012 11:39am
Quote (W4rrior @ Feb 21 2012 08:37pm)
okay, so I should aim more of how much weight i put on instead of preformance?
I have heard from many people that doing exercises differently will make a huge difference but then again everyone talks when it comes to bodybuilding......


you said it

just switch the volume, or try to crank out more weight on the last set if you havent made any improvements for a while, make sure you eat well AND rest + sleep well

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Feb 21 2012 11:42am
Quote (Ocen @ Feb 21 2012 06:39pm)
you said it

just switch the volume, or try to crank out more weight on the last set if you havent made any improvements for a while, make sure you eat well AND rest + sleep well


yeah rest/sleep is indeed a huge factor for my goals
just today I went to bed at 02:00 and woke up 4-5 times til 13.00 then hit the gym at 15.00... had a massive headace argh

well thanks, I think I got what I need. still got alot of shit to learn lol
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