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Originally Posted by james330i i dunno doug...after researching more about olympic lifting, it's not rare that olympic-style lifting (which is popular in europe) is done everyday.
Since it focuses on explosive movements, utilitizing ligaments, tendons and muscle fibers more and improving range of movements, it does not require as much rest as regular isolation movements that most people do during weight-lifting sessions.
Supposedly, the goal of olympic lifting is to develop explosiveness and improve range of motion, while regular weight-lifting is to increase mass and strength.
but yah, the routine posted is hardcore. I doubt many of us can keep up with it....... |
If you are tearing down the muscle cells (which is the only way to make them grow) they NEED the rest. It doesn't matter if it's with a more isolated movement, or a compound one. If you're REALLY working them, there's no other way around it. And from the look of his workout, he's REALLY working.
"Olympic style" training is becoming a bit more popular here in the US lately. (Or, at least, seeing a resurgance again.) I'm all for it. Done right, the compound type movements can be all that anyone really needs.
I disagree though that "regular" weightlifting is only for building mass and strength. I do
all of my "regular" weightlifting movements with explosiveness. I keep the weights down a bit so that I CAN explode through a good dozen or so reps for every movement. It's more a matter of how you approach what you're doing than a specific difference in the style. Yeah, most guys you see in the local gym are just worried about how much they can bench, so they rip off a couple of slow heavy reps and that's it. But it doesn't
have to be done that way if you know better.
Please note that I wasn't criticizing that routine in any way. It looks to be a GREAT total body workout, comprised of alot of compound stuff that probably takes a good bit less time than my more specifically targeted one does. I just think that anyone doing that workout would see better gains by a little more rest.
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