Alex Nguyen
First Post
Hello everyone,
I have a few questions regarding the Mind Over Muscle program that Pavel outlined in the Beyond Bodybuilding book. Here is a link to the program: Mind Over Muscle: The Real Secret To Amazing Strength Gains Is All Mental.. Basically, the program involves working out 5 days a week with 5 lifts per day, 1 set of 5 reps for each lift with a weight that you are comfortable with on that day. Pavel recommended choosing compound movements that cover the entire body. For example, my routine looks like this:
1. Deadlift 1x5
2. Inclined DB Press 1x5
3. BB Curl 1x5
4. DB Row 1x5
5. Pulldowns 1x5
My current numbers for the 5 rep max are (on my best day):
1. Deadlift 245 lbs
2. Inclined DB Press 65 lbs each hand
3. BB Curl 55 lbs
4. DB Row 75 lbs each hand
5. Pulldowns 150 lbs (on the machine)
I have just finished week 3 of the program. The program said that week 4 (this week) should be taper off, week 5 should be testing for a new PR. After that, Pavel advised switching to a different program. Here are my questions for Pavel or anyone that has had experience with this program before: why are the trainers recommended to switch to a different program? Can the trainers not rinse and repeat? I am asking this because I love this program. It is simple and is working well for me so far. If I could stick with it, I would.
Here is my lifting background in case it is needed: my goal is to focus on strength and get stronger on all of the lifts listed above. I am shooting for a Deadlift of 365 lbs, Inclined DB Press of 80 lbs, and 10 bodyweight pullups (I can only do 2 ugly reps of the pullups at the moment). I am male, 26 years old, 5'7'' and weigh 195 lbs.
Thank you for your time. Any help is much appreciated.
I have a few questions regarding the Mind Over Muscle program that Pavel outlined in the Beyond Bodybuilding book. Here is a link to the program: Mind Over Muscle: The Real Secret To Amazing Strength Gains Is All Mental.. Basically, the program involves working out 5 days a week with 5 lifts per day, 1 set of 5 reps for each lift with a weight that you are comfortable with on that day. Pavel recommended choosing compound movements that cover the entire body. For example, my routine looks like this:
1. Deadlift 1x5
2. Inclined DB Press 1x5
3. BB Curl 1x5
4. DB Row 1x5
5. Pulldowns 1x5
My current numbers for the 5 rep max are (on my best day):
1. Deadlift 245 lbs
2. Inclined DB Press 65 lbs each hand
3. BB Curl 55 lbs
4. DB Row 75 lbs each hand
5. Pulldowns 150 lbs (on the machine)
I have just finished week 3 of the program. The program said that week 4 (this week) should be taper off, week 5 should be testing for a new PR. After that, Pavel advised switching to a different program. Here are my questions for Pavel or anyone that has had experience with this program before: why are the trainers recommended to switch to a different program? Can the trainers not rinse and repeat? I am asking this because I love this program. It is simple and is working well for me so far. If I could stick with it, I would.
Here is my lifting background in case it is needed: my goal is to focus on strength and get stronger on all of the lifts listed above. I am shooting for a Deadlift of 365 lbs, Inclined DB Press of 80 lbs, and 10 bodyweight pullups (I can only do 2 ugly reps of the pullups at the moment). I am male, 26 years old, 5'7'' and weigh 195 lbs.
Thank you for your time. Any help is much appreciated.