I’m currently in off season mode working on bringing up certain qualities and weaknesses I noticed from the IPA Grand Prix Nationals. This training will be laying the ground for my training cycle into the 2016 XPC Finals.
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Wednesday evening I had some clients to work with at the rec and just decided to get my mini session in there after I was done. It was a nice quick little training session, with lots of reps and blood flow. A really good pump to flush out some soreness from Tuesday. I was in and out in no time. Little days like this certainly are fun, as I get to train with all the college kids, and I've had many of them ask when I usually train and if they can join me. Once I explain my workout is "light" and they find out what I'm doing and that I train elsewhere 99% of the time, they usually bail. I don't blame them. This workout didn't look too exciting on paper, but I'm sure it would have wrecked most of them.
I really can't emphasize the importance of work capacity and being in shape to train. The only reason I am able to handle such high work loads and volume, is my body has been subjected to this for YEARS. Being a wrestler, turned bodybuilder years ago, I developed a good GPP that I feel has done nothing but let me crank training when I need to as a powerlifter. It's probably why I need so much work to see ample progress. When I see people that do 2-3 exercises for the day, I know my body would just not progress that way...and I've ran people's programming to try it, and my lifts tend to suffer...BAD. So I guess the point of this post is to explain that I am ME, and you are YOU. I'm probably in the very few minority that are in great shape, sleep well, eat well, keep stress to minimum (I'm a super laid back guy, ask anyone that's met me) and listen to my body. Add all those things together, and you get why people call me, the "Volume Monster".
Items Used in this Training Session
A1) Leg Press
3x50
B1) Cable Pull Throughs
100 total reps in as little time as possible
C1) Leg Extensions
5x30
D1) Hip Abduction Machine
2x25
D2) Hip Adduction Machine
2x25