Increased frequency/Varied intensities?

[homeboybonanza]

Been lifting for over 12 years.
Have tried everything (Heavy Duty, Super Slow, etc.)
Have had good results (405lb bench, 475 dl, etc.)
Past couple years have been stale...needed a change.

New routine (increase frequency from 1x per week to 3x per week...vary intensity by designating light/speed day, heavy/no failure day and a heavy/reach failure day).

Very unorthodox, but is working nicely, and I'm really enjoying each workout again.

Began this program after reasearching Fred Hatfield's writings on his website.

Example:
T Chest/Shoulders/Tris (Heavy weight/2-3 reps short of failure/low volume)
Th Chest/Shoulders/Tris (Heavy weight/go to failure, forced reps, low volume)
Sat Chest/Shoulders/Tris (Light/Speed/work with half of 10 rep max/5 reps/10 sets per/done very explosively/far from failure)

Anyone else ever try a similar approach. I realize it's very unorthodox. My weights on the heavy/to failure day are skyrocketing! Thoughts?

[homeboybonanza]

I do traing my other bodyparts, I just gave those as an example. Each bodypart 3x per week. Push day and Pull day (back/bis/legs)

[bmg]

it is pretty unorthodox, you may not get too may replies from others whom are on the same type of regiment.

i dont do this type of training, but from my prior experiences of varying volume i have found that sudden and significant increases in my volume only produce short term benefits. sudden and significant increases in volume over 3-4 weeks may lead to overtraining.

the volume and type of training you did to achieve a 400 some pound bench press is tried and true for you and you should probably consider this your baseline for volume. if you are considering a perment change to you training style try increasing your volume gradually to advoid overtraining, or continue to train in this style for only a few weeks and then revert back to advoid overtraining. either way should help you to continue to push through your plateau.

[taiboxa]

i have found that doing this type of method is great for platue i do 3 weks of a mild overtraining (bodypart 2x weekly) to kinda over train it then i go into a 1 muscle group if 7 days so it has like a REBOUND its like 1 step backwards 2 steps forward.