Date: 10/08/01 03:18 PM
Author: Angel Face (no profile)
Subject: RE: RE: Two Factor Theory
I am glad you brought this up John, thanks...
...with regards to fatigue yes it is always there only it rises and
falls depending on rest...the accumulation of stresses induced by
training and other variables contribut to fatigue...fatigue has a
mounting effect wherein it can slowly build up and build up until
OTS (over training syndrome) is achieved...this is one of the many
major fundamental reasonings for the peaking phase of periodisation.
And most probably Mike Mentzer's arguments for HIT...so eventially
training can become counterproductive.
...as to why the 2 factor theory is not accepted in BBing I dont
know why...do you John? or anyone else for that matter?...
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Date: 10/08/01 03:10 PM
Author: Angel Face (no profile)
Subject: Intensity
...This is a bigee and therefore I wil dedicate a few posts to
this...cheers for the positive response fellas I really appreciate
it...John, anytime you've got soemthing to add go right ahead mate...I
was hoping that you would contribute to this thread...I kinda feel like
training methods are undervalued hence one of the reasons for me
starting this thread.
...Intensity is a term that is used interchangeably with several
concepts...by this I mean that there are several different ways of
interpreting what constitutes intensity...Often these can be conflicting
but in essence it relates to how hard one is performing...Right then
intensity can be quantified via 4 (usually) criterion assessments:
intensity as a percntage of 1 RM...in Sports sci circles this is the
most common measurement of intensity with regards to strength training
(for aerobic type work intensity is usually measured via %age of max
heart rate)...consequently the closer you are to you 1 Rm in a
particular exercise the higher intensiy that you are working at...the
number of sets performed per hour, this obviuosley correlated to rest
intervals, the shorter the rest interval the more sets that can be
performed and thus the higher intensity...repetitions (this is
conditional really as are all the measures of intensity!)...this general
rule of thumb dictates that the closer you work to failure the higher
intensity (I will address failure several times later on!) you are
working at example: if you can perform 10 reps with x amount of weight
performing 8 reps is more intense than performing 5...the final
measurement is not often employed in the western world and really is
only applicable to competetive athletes in strength sports not
BBers...this is similar to the 1 rm intensity measure...this measure of
intensity is expressed as a %age of highest attained weight or PB...this
differentiates between training weight and competition
weights...external variables such as crowd reaction, motivating factors
etc etc can significantly (I dont use the word significantly lightly..I
am currently using it in the scientific sense of the term!)affect the
amount of weight lifted...anyone familar with the sports psychology term
'flow' or the 'zone' will understand that during competition there are
unexplainable periods wherein an athltes performs their best above any
training measure (whether it be weight lifted or time ran etc etc,
everything comes together effortlessly) hence this intensity measure
quantifies intensity as a %age of competiton weight...this is usually
done via heart rate...if an individual elicits a particularly elevated
HR prior to a lift then that lift is beyond what can be lifted during
training...This was originally a soviet technique (I think, dont quote
me on that)...so what I am trying to say is there are 2 intensities one
is with the presence of stress (eustress is a positive stress that is
beneficial) and without stress...I wont cover this method (thank god i
will be explaining it forever! unless some of the powerlifters would
want me too, let me know if your interested!)...With regards to the %age
of 1 Rm it is important to note that every idividual is different
depending on many factors such as neural efficiency, fibre ratio and so
on...basically if two atrhletes can bench 300lbs for 1 RM...they wont
neccesarilt be able to perform 10 reps with same amount of weight.
...I will cover intensity a lot more very soon!...I will adress training
to failure, optimal rep ranges for goals, TUT (time under
tension!)submaximal training and HIT (whats the betting that this causes
controversey)...also I am gonna apologise in advance as i will be
editing the physio. stuff and including more scientifc terms and
jargon...however its essential that you understand it before we
continue!.
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