Beyond-Brawn-2nd-Edition

21. Additional Important
Training Information
is is an important supplementary chapter for the revised edition of BEYOND
BRAWN. It contains information not discussed in detail in the initial edition. e
information comes from a three-part series of articles published in HARDGAINER
issues 72, 73 and 74, revised for use in this book.
21.1 e ideas in this chapter are strictly for trainees who are already converted
to the merits of abbreviated training, and who are experienced in applying it
and finding out how their bodies respond to it. Considering bodybuilders
and strength trainees in general, most of them need to reduce their training
volume and frequency. But of those who have followed abbreviated programs
for a good while, some may benefit from prudently increasing their training
frequency and volume as described in this chapter, but while still staying in the
scope of abbreviated training.
Strength, mass and training frequency
21.2 is book has already provided different interpretations of abbreviated
training. is chapter provides additional ideas, to help you find what works
best for you, or at least what works well.
21.3 If your sleeping and nutritional habits are in a mess, no amount of experimenting
with exercise program design will make much difference. I am
taking it as a given that the major components of recovery are in excellent
order.
21.4 Some trainees and trainers are adamant about the need to train each exercise,
or at least most of them, every 4–5 days, and report examples of folk
who detrain if they work the exercises on a lesser frequency. en there are
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