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Originally Posted by harris69
I also work on posture corrective exercises and stretches. For me it is about preserving my joints, tendons, and avoiding injuries. I keep isolation work for last. And contrary to popular beliefs you only need to do 120 reps of any muscle group to build muscle. Any more and you are over training. Now, if you on juice it is a different story. But for most of us who are in the 40s I find it extremely difficult to recover on 531 once you are at intermediate level. (Over a year of training)
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Harris, I’ve been using a modified 531 for years. The key for me is allowing time for my CNS to recover after heavy compound lift days. Like Rmtt said it is crucial for optimal progress especially at heavy weights.
I have simplified a lot of my big movements. No more Olympic lifts other then Power cleans and hang cleans for explosiveness. This has helped recover faster and go heavy on the other stuff. This works for me and like I’ve said before my numbers are better now then in my 30s.