how much is too much

unhip_crayon · Mar-01-06, 04:28 AM

well i got a friend who got a whole new gym for christmas at his house(bench press table, butterfly thing ect.) and he does this thing wat he calls "power lifting". Wat he does is for example, bench presses the most he can do till he gets tired. So he benches 120 lbs till he cant anymore, then he'll take of 10lbs and do as much as he can, then another 10 and so on. Eventually he'll get to just the bar itself and can only lift it like 5 times. He does this with every muscle till he cant move at then end of the day and he rest for 3 days and does it again. Is this healthy? i personally dont think so.

all i have is 2 dumbells at my hous and work out like an hour a day and rest on weekends and i am more built then my friend and he had his gym longer then i had my duumbells.

ty

Vendetta · Mar-01-06, 05:57 AM

as long as he's not injuring himself and is getting sufficient recovery between work outs its fine and he wont have any problems.

Nabil · Mar-01-06, 06:11 AM

i didnt think that was power lifting :D

ROIDS! · Mar-01-06, 06:15 AM

Drop Sets.

Drex · Mar-01-06, 06:40 AM

Yey for drop sets. Tell your friend that he needs to do more than just specializing in the bench press. Hes still missing out on his back, biceps, triceps, traps, abs, quads, hams, glutes, and calves

falcon3608 · Mar-01-06, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Drex

Yey for drop sets. Tell your friend that he needs to do more than just specializing in the bench press. Hes still missing out on his back, biceps, triceps, traps, abs, quads, hams, glutes, and calves

Read ze entire pozt!

Drex · Mar-01-06, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by falcon3608

Read ze entire pozt!

Er... My bad. It was late. I must have skipped half of it.

General Miaow · Mar-01-06, 02:32 PM

Your intuition is right, crayon - training to failure (i.e. lifting till you can't lift no more) and drop sets are overkill and will inevitably lead to overtraining. What's your friend aiming for - size, strength, endurance?

unhip_crayon · Mar-01-06, 05:02 PM

i dont know wat hes aimin for and i dont think he knows himself either lol. Im guessin strength

jackenloper · Mar-01-06, 06:04 PM

what ever it is.... powerlifting is usually not training to failure. Its lifting heavy for low reps.

Mar-01-06, 04:28 AM	#1
unhip_crayon Paradise mushroom User status: Offline Posts: 10 Age: 20	how much is too much well i got a friend who got a whole new gym for christmas at his house(bench press table, butterfly thing ect.) and he does this thing wat he calls "power lifting". Wat he does is for example, bench presses the most he can do till he gets tired. So he benches 120 lbs till he cant anymore, then he'll take of 10lbs and do as much as he can, then another 10 and so on. Eventually he'll get to just the bar itself and can only lift it like 5 times. He does this with every muscle till he cant move at then end of the day and he rest for 3 days and does it again. Is this healthy? i personally dont think so. all i have is 2 dumbells at my hous and work out like an hour a day and rest on weekends and i am more built then my friend and he had his gym longer then i had my duumbells. ty

Mar-01-06, 05:57 AM	#2
Vendetta -=Mr Perfect=- User status: Offline Location: Australia Posts: 200 Age: 19	as long as he's not injuring himself and is getting sufficient recovery between work outs its fine and he wont have any problems.

Mar-01-06, 06:11 AM	#3
Nabil Member User status: Offline Posts: 231 Age: 21	i didnt think that was power lifting :D

Mar-01-06, 06:15 AM	#4
ROIDS! Member User status: Offline Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 329 Age: 20	Drop Sets.

Mar-01-06, 06:40 AM	#5
Drex Extremist User status: Offline Location: Toronto Posts: 467 Age: 21	Yey for drop sets. Tell your friend that he needs to do more than just specializing in the bench press. Hes still missing out on his back, biceps, triceps, traps, abs, quads, hams, glutes, and calves

Mar-01-06, 02:32 PM	#8
General Miaow A cat with a fez User status: Offline Location: Ireland Posts: 359 Age: 23	Your intuition is right, crayon - training to failure (i.e. lifting till you can't lift no more) and drop sets are overkill and will inevitably lead to overtraining. What's your friend aiming for - size, strength, endurance?

Mar-01-06, 05:02 PM	#9
unhip_crayon Paradise mushroom User status: Offline Posts: 10 Age: 20	i dont know wat hes aimin for and i dont think he knows himself either lol. Im guessin strength

Mar-01-06, 06:04 PM	#10
jackenloper Sharp Shooter User status: Offline Location: USA Posts: 145 Age: 23	what ever it is.... powerlifting is usually not training to failure. Its lifting heavy for low reps.