Ok Grizz whats up. U saying you can't overtrain? I will gladly take advise from peeps that are as big as u guys that have been through the ringer and can prove what it takes. I hate reading a million posts from people that are probably 130lb and believe they know everything there is....
now how do you guys feel about training to failer on the last few reps of the last set? Is it neccesary? or just another myth?
Sure, you
can overtrain, but it's a fuckload less likely than people try to make it seem. For instance, are you as big as the bodybuilders of the 50's, 60's, 70's or 80's? No, you're not. They did a tremendous amount of volume. Didn't seem to hurt them any.
In my own lifting history, I've lifted 6 days a week in a "typical" bodybuilder fashion. Meaning: One bodypart per day, per week for a god awful amount of sets and reps. In fact, both contests I've done, I did precontest training as is laid out in Arnold's Encyclopoedia, which is to say that I supersetted, giant setted, drop setted the shit out of myself.
As the pics I have posted in several places show, it worked alright. Particularly considering I had never used any drugs at the time.
When I first began lifting in earnest, I followed a M,Tu,Th, F, Sat split. M and Th were chest and back. Tu and F were legs, shoulders and arms. Saturdays, I would repeat the exact same workout I had done on either thursday or friday.
So, there were weeks when I was squatting as absolutely as much as I could two days in a row, plus all of the other lifts I would do.
Using this program, I transformed myself from 305lbs of flub into 250lbs of pretty good shape man in 3 or 4 months. AND my nutrition was carbohydrate based!
Training to failure: I've done it many, many times. Used to do it all the time. As far as the science goes, you absolutely DO NOT need to train to failure. In fact, it may be counter-productive.
As far as anymore goes, I'm a big fan of the 5X5, as you know. I am, however, going to take the next few months to use a more traditional BB split as I try and lean out while focusing on what's important: fighting. I'm lifting only to increase muscular endurance, maintain strentgh and help in bf loss.
