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Can I build muscle with a TT in the 600s?
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<blockquote data-quote="Guided_by_Voices" data-source="post: 254204" data-attributes="member: 15235"><p>You dosage is almost the same as mine and I was able to add muscle (for a while) at that level, but here are a few ideas:</p><p>- If you are at or beyond your "genetic maximum" (which is unlikely) then no you won't add much</p><p>- Use an approach that emphasizes an increasing number of sets at sub-maximal but challenging weights. For example, on pressing movements that would likely be 10-15 pounds below your absolute maximum. This might look like 4 sets of three adding a set every week until you get to 8 or 10 sets and then adding 5 lbs and restarting at 4 sets. No sets go to failure and the reason is that sets to failure are what really create a longer period of time needed for recovery and limit the amount of total tonnage you can do per workout. Almost no one trains this way but it works, although your rate of progress will eventually slow down. Trying to max out frequently will (at least in my case) lead to overtraining, inability to recover for a 7-day based schedule, and eventually going backwards. What I am describing is similar to how olympic lifters and gymnasts train, who both have plenty of muscle.</p><p>- To build muscle, you actually need to work the muscle through the entire range of motion. Almost no one does this, as can be seen with the ever-increasing bounce people use on the bench press until it is basically just a tricep exercise. Learn to coil the muscle on the way down instead of the descent being a controlled drop, and hold the contraction for a few seconds at maximum contraction on movements where you can. Do chin-up and pull-ups starting from a maximum hang. </p><p>- If you are injecting twice weekly, consider using an unbalanced dosing schedule timed with your one or two highest volume workouts or the workouts with lagging muscle groups, so that you have a higher peak during the most important anabolic window.</p><p>- If you are using a 7 day week, recognize that two days rest may not be enough to recover. You can partially mitigate this by doing different movements, such as flat bench and seated militaries on Monday for example, and incline and decline bench on Thursdays.</p><p>- For protein, there are lots so of options such as beef, sardines, canned salmon, oysters, liverwurst, liver, kefir, yogurt and milk. I would avoid chicken due to the omega 6 content, and add carry leucine caps with you to add to lower quality protein if you have, for example, a pasta dish.</p><p>- Rice and potatoes are fairly good carbs and you don't want to go too low on the carbs. 150-200 grams is good on the days before your two biggest workouts</p><p>- Building overall work capacity is important for multiple reasons and if you have access to a sled, pushing a sled for HIIT work is essential IMO.</p><p>- Try to go for a long (weighted, at least an hour) walk or bike ride once a week or so. I've found that helps a lot with leanness and work capacity.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Guided_by_Voices, post: 254204, member: 15235"] You dosage is almost the same as mine and I was able to add muscle (for a while) at that level, but here are a few ideas: - If you are at or beyond your "genetic maximum" (which is unlikely) then no you won't add much - Use an approach that emphasizes an increasing number of sets at sub-maximal but challenging weights. For example, on pressing movements that would likely be 10-15 pounds below your absolute maximum. This might look like 4 sets of three adding a set every week until you get to 8 or 10 sets and then adding 5 lbs and restarting at 4 sets. No sets go to failure and the reason is that sets to failure are what really create a longer period of time needed for recovery and limit the amount of total tonnage you can do per workout. Almost no one trains this way but it works, although your rate of progress will eventually slow down. Trying to max out frequently will (at least in my case) lead to overtraining, inability to recover for a 7-day based schedule, and eventually going backwards. What I am describing is similar to how olympic lifters and gymnasts train, who both have plenty of muscle. - To build muscle, you actually need to work the muscle through the entire range of motion. Almost no one does this, as can be seen with the ever-increasing bounce people use on the bench press until it is basically just a tricep exercise. Learn to coil the muscle on the way down instead of the descent being a controlled drop, and hold the contraction for a few seconds at maximum contraction on movements where you can. Do chin-up and pull-ups starting from a maximum hang. - If you are injecting twice weekly, consider using an unbalanced dosing schedule timed with your one or two highest volume workouts or the workouts with lagging muscle groups, so that you have a higher peak during the most important anabolic window. - If you are using a 7 day week, recognize that two days rest may not be enough to recover. You can partially mitigate this by doing different movements, such as flat bench and seated militaries on Monday for example, and incline and decline bench on Thursdays. - For protein, there are lots so of options such as beef, sardines, canned salmon, oysters, liverwurst, liver, kefir, yogurt and milk. I would avoid chicken due to the omega 6 content, and add carry leucine caps with you to add to lower quality protein if you have, for example, a pasta dish. - Rice and potatoes are fairly good carbs and you don't want to go too low on the carbs. 150-200 grams is good on the days before your two biggest workouts - Building overall work capacity is important for multiple reasons and if you have access to a sled, pushing a sled for HIIT work is essential IMO. - Try to go for a long (weighted, at least an hour) walk or bike ride once a week or so. I've found that helps a lot with leanness and work capacity. [/QUOTE]
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