1 muscle round is enough

[Scott Stevenson]

I would consider myself fairly advanced in terms of training years and I have done big beyond belief numerous times so no stranger to high frequency training.

I did a full body muscle round today with pretty much everything being to failure at the last set of 3-4 reps. I was destroyed by the end of it and the thought of trying to replicate each much muscle round with the same intensity would be suicide at the moment to my recovery I think.

I genuinely think 1 muscle round for each body part pushed to failure is enough for stimulation required without CNS destruction.

Anyone have a different opinion?

Everyone is different, in terms of recovery anyhow much they can put into a set.

The CNS taxation of a MR with smith squats is different than that for a MR with cable wrist curls, too, so exercise selection matters as well.

As I've said numerous times, one of the most advanced guys to do my program was of the opinion that Tier I was plenty. (He had a pro-level athletic background and had done true HIT training, DC training, 100 rep sets, etc.)

I personally would rather see someone doing Tier I with crazy intensity vs. Tier III and lolly-gagging through. OTOH, to bring up weak body parts, someone who has been doing the basics (and those will / do get hit with Loading sets) might need to use a higher Tier and isolation movements to make progress in a weaker muscle group(s).

The classic example of Dorian Yates finding that the stronger he got, the less he needed to do and COULD do (and recover) in terms of training volume says a lot.

-S