The problem with following the genetically gifted is that almost anything works for them. As McGuff once said, you can throw tomatoes at the genetically gifted and they will grow.
What They'll Never Tell You About Chasing A Six Pack
- Thread starter Frederick Foresight
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Oh, I thought it was a mistake
Yeah those are after steroids, though now he's only on TRT, after many years of steroid use and killing his natural testosterone production. There are some older pics showing before steroids.
Yes, and he is open about it. He’s more of a volume guy, which I used to be. The genetically gifted can get away with more volume than the average guy, all else being equal, because they have superior recovery ability.
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Also, you might want to do a search online for research papers on resistance exercise for hypertrophy conducted by Ralph Carpinelli, and by James Fisher, both PhDs in the subject matter. There’s some interesting reading to be had there.
Yeah, 100% You can get pretty nice results with average genetics though, but it's good to be aware of the dangers of body dysmorphia and not start comparing yourself to the 0.001% of the genetic pool that became fitness influencers. Just compare to your old self and be happy with that progress you make
Thank you for your advice! I will search for these materials
I’ve posted some do their stuff in this forum in the past. You can do a search on this forum with my username and their names. Bass reports findings by others. All are worth reading.
Hi Fredrick! What do you mean by high volume?
I think Doucette favours 8-10 work sets per muscle group, which I presently believe is excessive. Brad Schoenfeld is the Internet’s volume guru. His research supposedly supports high(er) volume, upwards of 10 sets per muscle group.
However, Ralph Carpinelli’s narrative analysis of Shoenfeld’s research eviscerates his findings. Further, a careful statistical analysis does not even support the conclusion that 5 sets are superior to 3 sets:
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