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This program has worked for many and
we could continue to use it exactly the same way to get a quick increase
in arm size, but Peary gave us a hint of the full usefulness of this
method. He stated "Most men use it on their arms since no one ever seems
to have as large arms as he would like. However it will work on any
muscle. We hope that some day when we have a greater understanding of
muscle growth and the controlling factors, a similar method can be
applied to men and women in a specialized session of perhaps a month and
give them a physique that today takes years to acquire." So we can see
that Peary had a lot of hope for this method.
I believe I have a program that
would be useful for advanced hard gainers who would like a quick increase
in size all over their body. It would go something like this, you pick
six exercises that cover the entire body, for example squats, bench
press, over-head press, rows, calf raises and curls. For about 4 weeks
you workout twice a week ,wed and sat, (this is to get used to these
exercises and avoid extreme soreness when you begin specialization) do 2
work sets for each exercise, then on week five on Wednesday you do your
regular workout but on Saturday you take the first exercise (squats) and
do one set an hour for 12 hours, use about half of your usual poundage
the idea as Peary said was "Working on the principle of flushing the
muscles with blood and keeping them flushed all day long, the muscles
will grow unbelievably for a short time.", so we aren't trying to push
to maximum on these sets. Keep the Wednesday workouts the same as the
first 4 weeks, and every Saturday take the next exercise in your program
and hit it for 12 sets in 12 hours.
This program is still admittedly
experimental, but all signs seem to show that it would bring about a big
gain over the 10 weeks it takes to complete. The most important thing is
that you don't get over trained, do only two workouts a week, and give
the most days rest after the specialization day, hence the wed and sat
schedule. The other thing is to do the hardest exercises like squats
early in the cycle when you recovery ability is strongest and as the
cycle progresses you work your way down, and at the end of the cycle you
are doing the least taxing exercise like curls. The volume per exercise
is high one day a week but the overall volume is kept at about 12 sets a
workout, which is still not too bad for a hard gainer.
If you are a beginner, or
intermediate stick to the basics like 20 rep squats, heavy deadlifts,
presses, at al., you will grow plenty fast if you work hard, and eat
and rest enough. But, if you are getting close to you potential and
would like to get a quick burst of size, try this routine and see how it
works for you. Tell me how it goes.
muscle@relaypoint.net
http://www.trulyhuge.com/
Paul Becker is a natural (steroid
free for life) bodybuilder and fitness consultant. He is the author of
many books and courses on training and diet, the most popular of which
is his book "Truly Huge". For more information on his books, courses &
personalized training visit his website at
http://www.trulyhuge.com
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