Some Ideas for Training and Program Design Based on the Type of Lifter That You Are The famous fantasy and science fiction author George R.R. Martin once said that he believed there are, basically, two kinds of writers in the world. There are the architects. And there are the gardeners. Architects plan every point of their novel, memoir, essay, or article down to the finest details. Like an architect building a house, they have a blueprint and know the layout of every room along with the wiring, piping, and whatnot of the building. Gardeners plant a seed and then watch to see what grows. They know to plant certain seeds—you don’t plant sunflower seeds if you’re attempting to grow tomatoes—but exactly what the shape of the plant will be, what the branches and flowers look like, is up to nature. Of course, as Martin explained, rarely is anyone a pure type—an architect might have to change plans because the building i...
Build Even More Size, Strength, and Power with Multiple Sets of Low Reps Of all the training articles that I have written the last couple months, the most popular article by far is my recent High-Set, Low-Rep Workout Variations for Size and Strength that I posted on July 11th. In it, I covered (primarily) different variations using workouts of 8 to 10 sets of 3 to 5 reps. I won’t go back over the training in that article, so if you haven’t read it, and you think it might b e a training method that you’re interested in, then check it out. In this article, I’m going to go over some additional workout ideas, including some advanced ones for lifters who have already spent a few training cycles using the methods discussed in the prior post. Based on the interest in the previous article, I figured more lifters would want to know about some additional training ideas. Rep Ladders With rep ladders , you use th...