Greg Kovacs Training

[TrinityD]

Okay. Everybody warms up.

Let's make a real life example :

Ronnie Coleman only does 1 working set usually on TBAR Row
His warmup scheme will be something similar to this....

3ppx15
5ppx15
7ppx12
9ppx10

I still consider this 1 working set.

Set 1-3 does jack for muscle his muscle growth.
They're all just warmups so he doesn't wreck himself handling 9plates.

At BEST, we can argue his 3rd set is somewhat moderate in strain, and contributes SOME sort of volume and adds to muscle growth (almost as if it counts as 1/2 a set)

So one could argue that he does 1.5 working sets per muscle group if they really want to. It's still very low volume in the end.

He only does about 3-4 exercises for back. That comes out to either 4 working sets (or 6 to somebody that wants to consider each of those a 1/2 set contributing to volume for muscle growth)

I believe the majority of pros that do low volume train like this. It's not as if there's an option. I'm nowhere near his strength, and even I do this for my working set :

Deadlift double overhand - - Only 1 work set

225x10
335x10
455x12+ reps

If I was at 600 pounds, you could bet I'll probably do 1 more warmup. This is all just my opinion btw, feel free to disagree..

 

[Equalizer]

Maybe his best contest shape:

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sl2Jv91lpWU"]6', 5" Giant Bodybuilder GREG KOVACS (340 Lbs. Off-Season) - YouTube[/ame]


Training video footage:

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMM1ZWTtHDk"]Bodybuilding Greg Kovacs Strongest Bodybuilder R.I.P - YouTube[/ame]

 

[ljp]

Okay. Everybody warms up.

Let's make a real life example :

Ronnie Coleman only does 1 working set usually on TBAR Row
His warmup scheme will be something similar to this....

3ppx15
5ppx15
7ppx12
9ppx10

I still consider this 1 working set.

Yeah it's just depends how you count. If you google ronnie's training routines you'll find that the number of sets is about 4 per exercise even though only the last one is done to failure. When I talked with Phil Heath he said the same thing, he does 4-5 sets / exercise but he also pyramids up so you could argue that he only does 1 set to failure.

I do think however that even those sets with low weight will contribute to muscle gain if you really focus on working the right muscle.

 

[kinglewy]

There seems to be a recent trend of debating how certain pros train(exercise selection/volume). Some say it looks about right others say bullshit. The "How much does he take" threads must have gotten a bit boring

I remember Kovacs claimed 28" arms. I never cared for his "look", a little too big for my taste. He was so big Nasser said he didn't have the ability to wipe his own ass, I couldn't imagine having to drag my wife/girlfriend around wherever I went so that they could wipe my ass after I shit.

 

[ubermensch]

I saw kovacs guest pose and he was just massive. He carried a little fan with him he would hold in his lap. He was signing autographs at the Arnold and if you wanted to get a pic they had a chair beside him you would sit in because he couldn't stand for to long. At guest posing I saw Nasser was there too and just talked shit about him entire time, hated him, all the same stories you always hear. Nasser was very honest and open about a lot of stuff.