Bulldog philosophy part 1

Part 1

Probably, the biggest problem I ran into when I started back at training a hand full of years ago was that I shelved idea and concepts that actually worked for me. The reason for which was due to the fact that was suffering information overload caused by too much time reading on the internet.  My progress has been stagnated until I actually started thinking for myself and trusting on my own knowledge and experience and sat down and stuck with my own philosophies which had worked for me in the past. So if you don’t agree with what I’m saying…..That’s your issue, this is about concepts regarding training which have worked for me.

get over yourself.......

 Use training economy as a staple, Translation. Use movements that give you the most bang for your buck Im talking compound movements. Bench, Squats, Deads or cleans, overhead pressing or a close variation of these lifts  , along with a few other secondary movements such as dips ,chins rows……

 Keep your volume reasonable to only what you need to get the job done. It doesn’t take allot of working sets to work a muscle group or a lift.  As Lee Haney former Mr. .Olympian said “stimulate don’t annihilate”.

 Limit your frequency to only what you need to get the job done; a person doesn’t need to be in the gym every day to get results. This holds even more so when you get stronger. Basic concept, you go to the gym to stimulate gains outside of it is where you actually grow and get stronger.

 Deloading is overrated.

 Start off light in your programming sounds strange but you have to start some where .

  A Persons strength can ebb and flow over a specific period of time and your not going to be 100% all the time.

 I’ve found from reading guys approach like Jim Wendler and Paul Carter that generally leaving a rep or two for your heaviest sets is best , you can recover belter from it and it help wards off mental fatigue.

 Use the lifts to build the lift. Use assistance to build musculature involved in the lift.

Weak point training for an unequipped lifter is crap. You just need to think about getting stronger.

 You can’t serve two masters. You can’t get “big and ripped” at the same time. Unless people are getting “Extra assistance” or you’re a God damn genetic Freak!!!  Your average person is going to have to pick one or the other. Otherwise you just end up sucking at both.

Have a reason for everything you do in training.

K.I.S.S (Keep .It .Simple .Stupid) training for most shouldn’t be complicated.

Part 2 coming soon…..