halskov
Level 1 Valued Member
Hello strong people
I am 35 and started training a couple of years ago. Multi joint barbell exercises. I have little understanding of programming so I have done different protocols recommended by Rippetoe, Dan john, Wendler and so on and of course they have worked when followed to the letter. But I want to understand the thinking behind programming. Set and rep schemes, volume - intensity relationship, concepts of fatigue, training frequency, exercise cycling and such. I read several articles everyday but I am not experienced or clever enough to deduce what's crap and what is not. It seems as if it's always 'do this, not that' and the next day 'do that, not this' and I am just not capable of discarding the bullshit. I am from Denmark and we have absolutely no training culture at all. The equivalent to Planet Fitness is almost all there is and HIT training is all the rave here now.
What I would really love is to be able to plan my own programs. I know it requires much more knowledge than I currently possess, but I want to learn from people much smarter than me - hence this post. I have read Pavels books, several books from Dan John, Rippetoe, Wendler, Rooney, as well as hundreds of articles from 'respectable' sites as EliteFts and T-nation but though I feel I know more than two years ago when I started, I also feel like I am on some sort of journey which will eventually take me full circle back to something much more simple than where I am at right now. I love Dan John and Pavels writings because they are clear and simple about what works but I am missing a piece of the puzzle. Probably because I am not experienced enough to connect all the dots. I want to go beyond just picking up one proven program after another - even if they work well. I want to understand how these programs come about and how I can make my own and how to get to grips with leaving some movements or at least exercises a side for a period without worrying about squat numbers or whatever.
I hope some one smarter than me can point me in some direction? Books/articles to read by masters of the trade or another way of thinking or concepts to explore. Anything.
sorry for the long post. Hopes it makes at least some sense..
I am 35 and started training a couple of years ago. Multi joint barbell exercises. I have little understanding of programming so I have done different protocols recommended by Rippetoe, Dan john, Wendler and so on and of course they have worked when followed to the letter. But I want to understand the thinking behind programming. Set and rep schemes, volume - intensity relationship, concepts of fatigue, training frequency, exercise cycling and such. I read several articles everyday but I am not experienced or clever enough to deduce what's crap and what is not. It seems as if it's always 'do this, not that' and the next day 'do that, not this' and I am just not capable of discarding the bullshit. I am from Denmark and we have absolutely no training culture at all. The equivalent to Planet Fitness is almost all there is and HIT training is all the rave here now.
What I would really love is to be able to plan my own programs. I know it requires much more knowledge than I currently possess, but I want to learn from people much smarter than me - hence this post. I have read Pavels books, several books from Dan John, Rippetoe, Wendler, Rooney, as well as hundreds of articles from 'respectable' sites as EliteFts and T-nation but though I feel I know more than two years ago when I started, I also feel like I am on some sort of journey which will eventually take me full circle back to something much more simple than where I am at right now. I love Dan John and Pavels writings because they are clear and simple about what works but I am missing a piece of the puzzle. Probably because I am not experienced enough to connect all the dots. I want to go beyond just picking up one proven program after another - even if they work well. I want to understand how these programs come about and how I can make my own and how to get to grips with leaving some movements or at least exercises a side for a period without worrying about squat numbers or whatever.
I hope some one smarter than me can point me in some direction? Books/articles to read by masters of the trade or another way of thinking or concepts to explore. Anything.
sorry for the long post. Hopes it makes at least some sense..