
Originally Posted by
ranging1
sorry off topic but ranging1 you posted some suggestions in my cycle log to lower my sets per bodypart, i took that advice and i started losing strength, ive tried it before too and the same thing happened, i started losing strength.. i dont know, maybe my body just needs those few extra sets? or maybe its so used to it and my strength will go down for a while but then it will be ok again once i adjust? what do you think? you can respond to this in my cycle log if you want, sorry to the OP for hijacking your thread..
^^^^^ from ur other thread
u cannot loose strength by dropping volume (to a point), muscle takes 24hours of no stimulation of a muscle fiber before it begins to naturally breakdown
when i mean no stimulation, i litterally mean lying in bed for 24 hours not moving, raising ur arm, walking etc all stimulate ur muscle fibers
when i talk about naturally breaking down, i talk about the process when the body recognises it doesnt need the muscle mass and therefore breaks it down, this occours slowly becuase muscle are generally constantly stimulated, therefore they breakdown slowly
IM NOT talking about catabolism, muscle tissue damage, fiber damage etc, these are all caused by other factors such as dieting, weight training, cardio, etc
generally we prevent this by training (which stimulates muscle fibers) and providing a high calorie diet
u stated before that ur strength went down? this can be short term, u wont loose strength is u go from doing 12 sets, to 9 sets within a week, (if ur diet and training are in check), if ur looosing strength that doesnt mean ur loosing muscle mass, 9 sets is more then enough to stimualte growth
personally like i said i dont train anywhere near that amount of sets and i grow fine, BUT everyone is different and ur body may respond to higher volume BUT u shouldnt loose strength by switching to lower volume
if u are able to stimulate growth in a training session, then u should come back stronger or equaly as strong the following workout
stimulating growth isnt always easy, since the body responds differently all the time
however ive seen ur workouts and 15 sets for biceps or triceps is generally WAY TO MUCH, i dont really know anyone who has a great set of arms from doing that many sets, maybe a pro bodybuilder on 4 grams of gear, but not anyone who runs half a gram like urself
and sorry to be critical but judging from ur pics, 15 sets doesnt work for u, u may think it does but it really doesnt seem like it does, if it did work ud have a larger amount of muscle mass
sorry if that being critical, BUT personaly i think u need to reasess what works for u, im NOT saying drop ur sets to my level, what im suggesting is u need to revalute what works for u, everyone responds differently
Priovate message me if u want talk about it, since i dont always read ur log or threads, it just makes it easier for the both of us