German block training question

[stunner5000pt]

So i am planning to start german block training next week to improve my lifts. up till now i have done a bodybuilding routine but i would like to try a powerlifting routine and this is by far the simplest one and can easily fit my schedule

i was just wondering about auxiliary work. What would it involve?? Would it necessarily be geared towards helping the lifts or other parts of hte body that the lifts do not target primarily. I would like to include certain 'lagging' bodyparts into the auxiliary work namely traps, lats, and calves, through rows and chins(wide grip, underhand) and calf raises. I was justwondering how many sets/reps would i do? Would it depend on which phase of the routine? What are your thoughts?

Thank you for your insight!

[Doc.Sust]

So i am planning to start german block training next week to improve my lifts. up till now i have done a bodybuilding routine but i would like to try a powerlifting routine and this is by far the simplest one and can easily fit my schedule

i was just wondering about auxiliary work. What would it involve?? Would it necessarily be geared towards helping the lifts or other parts of hte body that the lifts do not target primarily. I would like to include certain 'lagging' bodyparts into the auxiliary work namely traps, lats, and calves, through rows and chins(wide grip, underhand) and calf raises. I was justwondering how many sets/reps would i do? Would it depend on which phase of the routine? What are your thoughts?

Thank you for your insight!

the program calls for no auxillary work since you are doing so many core lifts(re-read the program, it says it in the literature). i wouldnt do traps at all, you are getting more than enough deadlifting 3 times a wk, forget calves, if anything one day a wk i would work tri's with any kind of extensinon for 3 sets of 10 for the first 6 wks of the progeam, also i would pick another day and do the same for 1 lat movement, on the 3rd day i would work rotator cuff muscles for shoulder and thats it, look at this routine differently, BBing and powerlifting are very different, if you do the auxillary work you want to do, you will overtrain

[stunner5000pt]

the program calls for no auxillary work since you are doing so many core lifts(re-read the program, it says it in the literature). i wouldnt do traps at all, you are getting more than enough deadlifting 3 times a wk, forget calves, if anything one day a wk i would work tri's with any kind of extensinon for 3 sets of 10 for the first 6 wks of the progeam, also i would pick another day and do the same for 1 lat movement, on the 3rd day i would work rotator cuff muscles for shoulder and thats it, look at this routine differently, BBing and powerlifting are very different, if you do the auxillary work you want to do, you will overtrain

thanks for the reply!

alright i was figuring that it might be a tad too much after i experienced the first day today

problem is i fell sick last night and i did the routine ignoring the initial symptoms i am currently wondering if i should continue or stop the routine and come back when im well

in the eman time maybe use T nation's sick routine?

[Doc.Sust]

since you started it, see if you can push through the first wk .if it is too much next workout, take the wk off and re start it next wk