The Slingshot Training System

[VASCULAR VINCE]

Hey Ronnie, what I did not realize until your article is that volume is another form of overload. i beleive you must continuously increase overload on the muscle to stimulate new growth. After reading your article I also realize I will only gain so much strength before eventually plateauing thanks to you. I can always add more volume.

Thanks Bro!

[Ronnie Rowland]

Hey Ronnie, what I did not realize until your article is that volume is another form of overload. i beleive you must continuously increase overload on the muscle to stimulate new growth. After reading your article I also realize I will only gain so much strength before eventually plateauing thanks to you. I can always add more volume.

Thanks Bro!

That's exactly right given you do not over do the volume and fry your joints/cns. The best approach is to decrease volume to gain strength (deload) and then take those strength gains and increase volume (reload) to increase muscle size. This should be done during the 8 to 12 week blasting phase.

The repetitive progression between gaining strength with a "deload" and increasing muscle size with a "reload" is the secret many weight lifters are in search of yet few have found.

[Legolas]

That's exactly right given you do not over do the volume and fry your joints/cns. The best approach is to decrease volume to gain strength (deload) and then take those strength gains and increase volume (reload) to increase muscle size. This should be done during the 8 to 12 week blasting phase.

The repetitive progression between gaining strength with a "deload" and increasing muscle size with a "reload" is the secret many weight lifters are in search of yet few have found.

That's what i have been doing for a while now altho the coach at the gym made me a double sets and trisets program to help me lose weight but i realized after a while that i gained so much strength so when i should hit the RELOAD i should be able to train with heavy weights and put more and more muscle mass.

[Ronnie Rowland]

That's what i have been doing for a while now altho the coach at the gym made me a double sets and trisets program to help me lose weight but i realized after a while that i gained so much strength so when i should hit the RELOAD i should be able to train with heavy weights and put more and more muscle mass.

1) Trisets and such do not cause weight loss! That comes from diet and cardio. When trying to lose body fat you should always stick to what worked to build you up in the first place-straight sets done with heavy weights in good form with plenty of recovery time taken between sets.

2) I would start out with a 3 week reload alternated with a 1 week deload (during a 12 week blast) to see how you respond. Next, I would experiment with an (8 week blast) utlizing a 2 week reload alternated with a 1 week deload to see how that works. This will give you some understanding how your body responds to deloads and reloads!