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Anyone train like this - high frequency, low volume

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This was posted awhile back and I was curious if anyone trains like this?

TLDR;

Day1 ( 1 working set per exericise)
Incline BB press - 5-7 reps
Hammer Str Press - 8-12 reps
Low incline DB press - 12-15 reps

hammer Str Lat pull down - 5-7 reps
1 arms DB rows - 8-12 reps
Low pulley rows - 12-15 reps

Rear delt pec dec - 5-7 reps
DB lat raises - 8-12 reps
Hammer str shoulder press - 12-15 reps
Shrugs on hammer str
2 sets weighted leg raises

Day 2(1 working set per exercise)
Leg Press( 1 leg at a time) 5-8 reps
LEg extension (1 leg at a time) 8-12 reps
Squats 12-15 reps

standing leg curl 5-7 reps
Straight legged deads 8-10 reps

Hammer str preacher curl 5-7
DB hammer curls 8-12
Cable curls 12-15 reps
Lying DB extension 5-8 reps
Pushdowns 8-12 reps
1 arm overhead extension 12-15 reps

1 - Day 1
2 - Day 2
3 - Day 1
4 - Day 2
5 - Day 1
6 - Day 2
7 - Day 1

Alternate order of exercises every other workout - for example on the second chest/back/shoulder day of the week you would start w/ low incline DB press for 5-7 reps

A LITTLE STORY FOR YA 2
WELL LET ME FIRST STATE THAT PHIL IS GOING TO LOVE THIS ONE. i went this weekend to take those filler photos i told ya about last time. it has been a while since i had seen my buddy although we do not live far from one another (a couple of hours). years ago when i would make the trip to train with him on the weekends (before we both had kids) he did more of a high volume training routine. back then he was still going to school to get his degree in exercise phys. even then he was a complete genetic freak. extremely strong on all movements. thicker then shit. i saw him when he won his state title and he was awesome. no one could even come close. then he sent me photos of his condition 3 weeks out from the jr nationals and i thought there is no one that could handle him. but, as you know things can change quickly. he ended up getting food poisoning that put him in the hospitol overnight from dehydration.
even while he was getting ready for the jr's i never asked him about his training. the talk usually centerd around his work and his new baby ect. he decided not to purue a job in his degree but, took over his fathers biz which is doing very well. my wiofe sees him all the time since when i am working she will go down to see the new baby which she is godmother of. she would tell me how big he was getting and that it was almost "too much". of course , there is never such a thing as "too much". lol. so i picked up my camera and went to see him train.
i walked into the gym and of course, he is 20 minutes late. he is wearing cut off sweats and a baggy t shirt. his quads are beyond big. the best legs i have seen on a non pro his height. his only down fall is his calves. he tears the shit out of them but, it is a struggle. he is 5'6 and this day he weighs 239 and very lean. (i will post pics of him very soon. face blurred of course lol) his best upper body group is his delts and traps. he tells me he is doing chest back shoulders today. WTF!!! i ask him howm many sets of each. he says three. i decided to wait and see what he was going to do and not ask a ton of questions just yet. he and his workout partner start doing pushup and light lat pulldowns just to get blood moving. after just a few minutes of this he heads to the incline bench. he claims he can do over 400 pounds for reps on it. his partner nodds in agreement. he does a set with 225 pounds for 6 reps pausing at the chest each rep to get a stretch. he then goes to 315 and does the same. warmups are over. remember that this is free bar. he loads up for one big set. pounds is put on the bar 405. he unracks it and proceed to do 5 controlled reps to failure....i shit a brick. he then moves to the flex leverage upright bench press. he puts 4 45's and a 25 a side. no warm up. he cranks out 8 good reps with it before failure. we then head over to the incline set low and he proceed to grab the 125's dumbells. he gets them into position and nails 13 good reps. he then says chest is over. he rested only a few minutes between sets. next was lats. one warmup of hammer front lat pulldown and he was set. he puts 4 45s and a 25 on each side and gets 5 good ones and a cheat one at the end. we then head over to the dumbell rack and he grabs a 165 pound dumbell and starts doing one arm rows. he gets 9. after catching his breath he goes to the low pulley row and puts the whole stack on. it is hard to tell how much weight it is because it is a old machine and the poundages are worn off the plates. anyway he did the whole stack and hit failure at 11 reps. next was shoulders. he started at the rear delt pec dek. it was a icarian model. he 190lbs for 7 good reps. he then moved to the dumbell rack for side laterals. he grabbed the 65's and nailed 10 good reps plus some partials. last was hammer shoulder press. 3 plates and a 10 each side for 13 reps. then shrugs. he loaded up the hammer standing shrug and did about 11 to 12 reps. last was two sets of abs done weighted on the leg raise. 42 minutes had past.
now for the logic behind it. he states that he only goes by research that proves how muscle grows. he does not want to get involved in anedotol evidence. (can you tell he has a degree lol) he told me the next day was arms and legs. then he would repeat the first days workout. the only difference the second chest, back and delt workout would have is he would reverse the order of the exercises and that would give the first days heavy exercise a break by having it do 11 to 15 reps instead of 5 to 7 reps. this would be repeated until he felt he needed a break for a day. he came to this workout after weighing all evidence of how a muscle grows and responds. he says that he rarely gets to sore from this workout but, that soreness is not a indicator of a muscle readiness to be worked again. even if a muscle has slight soreness to it, it does not mean you cant train it. he says that if you are very sore two days later then you have done much to much volume. he went into detail here so i will give you the short version. he says that muscular growth occurs within 36 hours of stimulous. that is when protein synthesis is at its highest. he is basing this on many studies that he researched when he was going to the university. he tried to explain that muscle growth was not hard to come by. all that was needed was a disruption of muscle fiber that required it to respond to certain stimuli. doing too much volume was the reason for the long breaks between sessions that is seen by most bodybuilders. he believes that if it takes that long to recover (which he claims is mainly nerve recovery then muscle fiber recovery) then you are wasteing a hugh amount of time. you are giving the muscle the stimulous to go one step forward then waiting to long and making it go back to its original state. he believes that a muscle is going to start degenerating in about 48 to 72 hours.
based on this he says that bodybuilders need to cut volume back greatly so that they can take advantage of this time span. he believes that one should find out how much volume they can get away with while still being able to train the muscle in 48 hours. also, he states that the other reason for the low volume is to not tax the central nervous system which takes more time to regenerate that muscular tissue. when he feels he needs a break he will take a extra day off. the varying of the reps scheme he says is essential to take advantage of different tut schemes and is needed to have optimal growth. he switches the exercises rep schemes so to avoid injury in any certain plane of motion and to give that joint a break.

now if this seems strangly similar to phils training routine, i noticed it to. i brought up phil's routine to him and how it worked (as best i could anyway) i told hime that it was a little to strange that you had the same reasonings. he first said " you talked to phil hernon !!!!????" what happened to that guy"??? after explaining phils life story and his new addiction to penis pumps he said "isnt that wild.. we do have similar training styles. he must have weighed all the evidence and did alot of studying on the logistics of muscle growth" while he was talking i was thinking about how the penis pump might work for me... i snapped out of it and asked more questions while he sucked down a protein shake. i brought up past champions that did not use his system and they had great muscular growth. i then played devils advocate and said that maybe this workout only worked for phil and him because of their great genetics.. "look idiot, it is based on science pure and simple. not a fucking weider principal. weider set bodybuilding science back 40 years. most, if not all past champs got there by superior genetics and their bodies ability to assimulate drugs well. not because any real thought went into their program". after the sting of the idiot comment wore off i asked about drugs.
he stated that drugs are not an excuse to up volume. find what works naturally and then exploit it even more through proper drug use. he said that the reason why some people do not respond well to drugs is that they do not properly understand why they work. he said "it all comes down to protein intake. steroids up protein synthesis big time. hell, you can even grow a little not training if you take gear and have a huge amount of protein in your system. now add just enough stimulous to disrupt cells and fiber and there you have it. now hit that muscle often as possible and you will get bigger. much bigger"
when i asked what gear he prefered he said, " you can not beat fina. high androgen, highly anabolic, no water retention, no estrogen related problems... can not beat it." i asked about test and he felt that test should be the basis for all courses but, he liked the results he got from fina based courses too. the day we were together he said he was on a course of 100 mgs of fina eod, 100 prop eod, eq at 500 mgs a week. he will be on that for 6 weeks then switch to 4 sust amps a week(spread out every other day) 100 mgs prop eod, 30 mgs of dbol a day. he takes no anti e's right now since he has had gyno surgery a few years back. they removed all mammary glands and ducts. so he has not had to worry about that lately. he stays on for 16 weeks at a time then takes 6 weeks off. during that time his training is cut back slightly. he trains two on and one off those days to add a little in recup and to give his mind a bit of a break. but, the training is basically the same.
while i am at it, the leg/arm routine he gave me goes like this. 1 set leg press (one leg at a time) 5 to 8 reps, one set leg ext (one leg at a time) 9 to 11 reps, one set squat for 12 to 15 reps, standing leg curl one set 5 to 8 reps, stiff legged deads one set 10 to 12 reps. arms: hammer preacher curl 1 set 5 to 7 reps, hammer dumbell curls one set 8 to 10 reps, cable curl one set 12 to 15 reps. lying dumbell ext one set 5 to 8 reps, pushdowns one set 8 to 10 reps, one arm overhead ext one set 12 to 15.
so to recap the boys theorys:
1) train a muscle often.
2) keep protein at very high levels to add in the needed synthesis
3) train just enough volume per bodypart so that you stimulate a little growth but are able to train it again two days lately.
4) train with low enough volume so that you do not excessively tax the cns. (which takes much longer to recover than muscle damage)
5) remember that gear is an aid to better protein assimulation. which leads to gains. if they have nothing to work with (protein and stimulus) then they are worthless.
6) you can train a muscle when it is sore. soreness is not an indicator of recovery.
whether you agree with him or not, it makes since when he talks about it. but, he really believes what he says and believes that he has science on his side. so , believe it is worth a try... got nothing to lose and maybe some tissue to gain....if not you will always have the knowledge it brought ya....
 
I did. Both exactly as outlined there and in an own adaptation where I only did the MEDIUM set instead of the 3 sets. (since I sometimes found the 3 sets/3x week still a bit much, especially when dieting)

I liked it BUT I've found there really is no 1 best way to train. You just gotta make sure what you're doing is working and that you're having fun in the process (probably the most important part since enthusiasm drives effort).

But it's certainly a viable way to train. Thumbs up :)
 
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After initially reading Lats post I did that routine, with exercises that worked for me but the exact protocol. It worked well and I liked it but it wasn't long before aches and pains turned into more aches and pains. I like it better as a 2 on 1 off.
 
any updates on how that routine is working out? I'm currently doing whole body 3 x week with 14 sets total(all working sets, no warm ups). its based on the book ''massive muscles in 10 weeks'' by Ellington Darden. I've used it many time throughout my training years and it's one of few workouts that actually showed visible improvements.
 
any updates on how that routine is working out? I'm currently doing whole body 3 x week with 14 sets total(all working sets, no warm ups). its based on the book ''massive muscles in 10 weeks'' by Ellington Darden. I've used it many time throughout my training years and it's one of few workouts that actually showed visible improvements.

Does the book offer splits for 4 and 5 days a week? Are all the workouts whole body workouts?
 
Does the book offer splits for 4 and 5 days a week? Are all the workouts whole body workouts?

sorry don't want to hijack the thread. all the workouts are 3 session/week whole body routine. each week has bodypart you want to emphasize so first 6 exercise maybe legs(HIT training style), then rest of body in straight sets.
 
I'm really curious about OP's training as my progress with current low volume/high frequency training has been really good and my joints are surprisingly good now.(keep in mind there's no warm up sets). looking back, I'm thinking I was doing too much warm ups fear of getting injured without realizing it was the excess volume that was causing the damage.
 
I'm really curious about OP's training as my progress with current low volume/high frequency training has been really good and my joints are surprisingly good now.(keep in mind there's no warm up sets). looking back, I'm thinking I was doing too much warm ups fear of getting injured without realizing it was the excess volume that was causing the damage.

I tried doing it everyday but by day 3/4 It just wasnt there, Ive taken the past 3 days off- starting today im switching to every other day and only doing upper body - Im eating in a slight caloric deficiency as well which is probably why i was spent by day 3/4 - also why im gonna skip on legs for this 10 macrocycle
keep you posted
 
I tried doing it everyday but by day 3/4 It just wasnt there, Ive taken the past 3 days off- starting today im switching to every other day and only doing upper body - Im eating in a slight caloric deficiency as well which is probably why i was spent by day 3/4 - also why im gonna skip on legs for this 10 macrocycle
keep you posted

:(disappointed to hear that... well to your credit, your buddy is very advanced competitor with freaky genetic. even training 2 days on 1 day off will still give you about 5 sessions every 2 weeks(2.5 x week) or training EOD(again 2.5 x week) which is more than your typical 1 x week. how's your joints?
 
I've tried something somewhat similar but I'll throw in some rest days. With the way it's setup I can easily just throw in a rest day somewhere or even just combine two days into one full body day.

Each upper body day I'll focus more on one bodypart then hit everything else. I.E upper body, chest focus. I'll do chest first so I can go heavier. Then for the back focus day, i'll start with back, and so forth.

Day 1 - Upper body, Chest focus.
Day 2 - Legs/core, cardio, mobility work
Day 3 - off
Day 4 - Upper body, Back focus
Day 5 - Legs/core, cardio, mobility
Day 6 - Upper body, Shoulder focus
Day 7 - off
Day 8 - Repeat

I had a exercise routine written down because each upper body day would be a little different. This was more of a "casual" routine but I feel you can make good progress with adequate eating. The weights were mild to moderate with a faster tempo. 2-3 exercises, higher reps, and the amount sets depended on how I was feeling.
 
Are there any studies that were about training a muscle 5-6 times per week? Can anyone post something?
 
good web page here

**broken link removed**
 
Fortitude Training is essentially high frequency and can be low volume (there are volume tiers).

In the standard (non-tubro version), you hit both upper and lower 3x/week, with the exception of arms, that are 2x/week.

I highly recommend giving it a shot.
 
bumping this up. been doing a bro split for a while, thinking of taking my same volume (about 8 sets per part) and doing a 4 day full body workout.

M-Full body, 8-12 reps
T- Full Body, 12-15 reps
W - cardio
TH- Full Body, 8-12 reps
F- Full Body, 12-15 reps
S- Cardio
S- Cardio

Two days will be compound movements, heavy. Then 2 of higher rep isolation exercises. Figure it should be a good change from the bro split and give me more off days.
 
I’ve thought about doing this. How do you like it compared to other splits?
I prefer it a lot..as I get older I realize all the nonsense of past training and bro splits. I have done powerlifting bodybuilding and team triathlon all at the same time before, so I know the whole overtraining premise you hear so much about is complete nonsense.

I don’t really worry about switching rep ranges so much..I switch when I feel like a pump vs when I feel like going heavy..but I always switch the angles..if I do the bar one workout..the next workout will probably be mainly dumbells..

so I work the same muscles every day..but everyday they are contracting in a different way
 
This is a good split. Tough to sustain. But effective.
 

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