Thigh exercises

[Scott Stevenson]

Thanks for such a in depth response. I started not to post the question due to it sounding like I was wanting to change your system before even finishing my first blast. But that really wasn't the case. You have a system that is very deep and soundly constructed. There is nothing my little feeble mind could come up with that could improve upon it. It's actually my love for the routine that got me thinking about how I could incorporate many of it's facets when taking a timed break from FT.

I know it might sound silly to plan on stopping something that is productive, but after 30 years of lifting I have found that switching off a (even a productive) routine keeps things interesting and makes me enjoy the routine even more when I come back to it. I'm into lifting for the joy of it, so if doing a time break makes me continue enjoying working out then I can't see much wrong with it.

I was thinking that it would be a lot to do all 3 methods for each muscle group if I were to attempt the 3 way split. But lets say I do a push day and did all 3 methods for chest, I would probably just do a MR for shoulders and maybe finish off with just a pump for triceps. Since the shoulders and triceps will have already gotten some benefits from the load, MR and pump for chest.

I do apologize if it seemed like I was in anyway implying that your routine isn't sufficient, was not my intention. I was just throwing some ideas out there. And I couldn't think of a better mind to bounce it off from than you.

I hope you had a great New Year. And I'm looking forward to many years of FT.

Hey Bud!

No worries at all! FYI - I answer a lot of question on the board thinking as much about the folks who just read vs. the person who posted them. I literally got a Facebook message just a few hours after posting my last response asking me the same thing.

The main thrust here that you've tuned into (and one that I try to make in the book) is that there are various ways of loading that can create muscle growth. Variety in exercise selection as well as set type both make sense.

I've started calling this conjugate bodybuilding: The notion of combining different hypertrophic stimuli into a single program. It could be all on one day, like you're suggesting, or across a weeks worth of training (undulating) , or in the context of a more traditional type of periodization.

You're actually doing a form or periodization if you plan to do FT for a part of the year and then switch programs for another part: Those could be considered macrocycles.

And I totally agree with doing what brings you joy with the lifting. (As I hope you can tell, I wanted to make FT pretty damn fun, too.. LOL)

You're on to a way I considered setting up a program as well: Just doing two of the set type in a given day. E.g., Rotating through A) Loading and MR, B) MR and Pump, and C) Pump and Loading on successive days.

There are endless ways you could program this out, but it tends to get a bit complicated. (Powerlifters are much better at grasping program configurations than bodybuilders, i get the general impression.)

So, anyway, please note that I'm writing for everyone when I respond. Heck, I've already linked someone to this thread just hours after you posted the idea of combining all Set Types...

HAPPY NEW YEAR to you as well! (I only ask that you'll do FT if it's fun and productive for you... )

-S