Thread: Experienced advice needed

Hi, Ive just finished a strength and bulking cycle. It was advanced german volume training. It was enjoyable and i saw good gains in size and have increased 1rmax on all olypic lifts. im now sturggling to write a new program. My goal is to build muscualr endurance needed to perform many sit ups, press ups and pull ups and help with overall muscular endurance. However my other goal is to maintain perhaps even slowly increase my strength for my...

Youve got 2 workout blocks there, a 3 week endurance program followed by a 3 week strength program with some strongman thrown in for a laugh? Personally, i think its a bit crap. Have a look at Defrancos training and conjugated periodisation. To be honest, i think that would suit you down to the ground. Try and watch Strong and Super Strong by defranco, both go into what his training is all about. Basically, A Max Effort day A Dynamic effort...

I concur with Mike. Muscular endurance and muscular strength are diametrically opposed to one another. I would abandon altogether this interest in endurance training. If you want to get fit for the military or police tests, I suggest Kettlebells. I'm a big convert to kettlebell training over the last 6 months. My lifts have not been adversely affected but my aerobic capacity has gone to another level (bear in mind, I was unfit as ****).

max effort hyper extensions??? you can do 5 sets of 50 dips.. properly? max effort cable twists? that definately doesnt sound healthy.. why do some exercises have a percentage 1rm and others a specific weight? looks far too complicated and a bit bizarre to me but if it works it works and theres only one way to test that.....