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time limits on training sessions

 I tried to do this in forum form but for some reason it would not work.
When I began strength training  again My Mentor Big John Bailey changed my thoughts on numerouse things and most of all was limiting the duration of each session. His explanation was limiting  cortisol production.
   Cortisol production as he explained was limiting my bulking and strength. I understood in theory that cort production was a problem for strength athelete’s but I did n ot realise the extent that it effected my training. But the numbers do not lie. I began training as he taught and immediately began to see and feel the results bringing my bench and all my contest form lifts up a min of 45-50 lbs over a three month period.
 
 
    Our training rules
1) Never exceed 45min to 1 hour per session.
2) Targeted groups need 48-72 hours rest between sessions
3) keep rest between sets to the bare min. not to exceed one minute with the exception being Max Effort days.
In closing you would be suprised at how efficent you can be when you remove the extended breaks between sets.
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wally42: I also agree 100% and for this reason. I have played football for 17 years and have always powerlifted for my strength training, but obviously that was also mixed with a lot of heavy cardio thus producing cordasol. I noticed then that my lifts would hit a brick wall and come to a hault. Now, since I have been training with Butch’s Barbell Team for the last 4 months, my lifts have shot through the roof due to fast pace training with minimal breaks (30 seconds or less) and shorter workout sessions. Our sessions never last longer than 45 minutes. So, I am now a beleiver in this theory now that I have seen it first hand.
  • 04/12/2010
 
jdogg: I agree 100% Boss
  • 10/31/2009
 
 
 
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