how bout your training Ric?

[hanuri]

I want to know are you a volume man or after short brutal workouts. Since I´ve gathered your training partner at one time Arnold did a lot of sets in his time. The other end was perhaps the Menzer brothers and their heavy duty training system . Also do you cycle your training during the year ? or perhaps alternating heavy weeks and light weeks / months....
How often a bodypart is trained per week? What´s the spit? push- pull or what... as usual I´m curious and willing to learn something new perhaps. Thank ´s in advance .....

[ricdrasin]

I like to train each bodypart 2x a week. I sometimes change groups though. Right now it's Chest/Shoulders then Back/Arms then legs alone. Repeat the same on Thu, Fri, Sat. But, I've recently tried doing high reps the first 3 days. I talking 25 to 30 reps per set. 3 sets each exercise then the following 3 days back to a normal semi heavy workout. The high reps are awesome. I've never had a pump like that in 15 years, plus it adds shape.

I used to train heavy. 400lb bench every workout for reps. My best was 455. I have a video on www.youtube.com pushing out the 150lb dumbells for inclines. But from wrestling, my left shoulder is shot, I've ripped both triceps and amputated 3 fingers (2 sewen back on) so that's cut into my heavy lifts. I prefer a med weight for good reps and I can retain great muscularity and shape that way. The other part of course is the diet.

Arnold and I didn't do anything different in workouts. IT was basics. Basics work!!! One thing we did do that is awesome for delts is up the line and back down the line standing dumbell presses. Start with 25 and go to 80's non stop. Then back down. The same with laterals after...wow, that will make the delts grow. You can only go up and down once though. It's a killer.

-Ric

[hanuri]

Eh that delt thing sounds ...interesting. You seem to train guite a bit even today. Some would think once a week is enough ( to me it is) . Then I suppose you must A. LIKE training and b. have time to train all ´twice...
I remember Arnold trained all bparts three times a week ( so I have read). Did you the same ? ( after that buddying I mean)
From my experience ( as it seems to be case in your training as well) some cycling between heavy and light weights must be done to prevent injuries and to not burn out . shees gonna try that up- down the rack thing. have to use barbell ( db´s only from 0-20 kg) though. Thanks for the tip.

[ricdrasin]

Arnold did very rarely train each 3x a week. It was always twice. I used to to do 3 and had good results with lesser sets. The 2x is fine. Yes I go every morning at 8 and yes I like training. Once a week is just not enough for me. I didn't make any gains on that at all.
-Ric

[hanuri]

i just don´t have time for two.....