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Training options 24-Aug-2006 At 12:12:41 PM Goodvibes

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On 17/08/2006 adski wrote:
> If I had 12 wks wouldn't
>two cycles of 3-2-1 be superior to say 6-4-2?

Simple answer, NO.

No need to double the rest time either, one week should be enough. Three weeks of max strength/power training is good as a top up but you can't seriously train everything in that time. Most max strength/power techniques require you to be completely recovered before you begin so there is difficult to fit in campusing, dead hangs, system training etc in just 9 sessions. Anything more than 3 sessions a week of this stuff and you are kidding yourself that you are working at your max. A few sessions of strength followed by a couple of sessions of recruitment just isn't long enough for any real gains.

As said before though, works great for a mid season top up.