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I've trained seriously for 3 years now and am planning to reach my goal naturally for life. If all goes well, I may decide to compete in a natural bodybuilding competition in a few years. Before I would only consider protein, multi, and fish oil as supplements, eventually started taking creatine, and after recent research, have decided to buy beta alanine, l-tyrosine, acetyl l-carnitine, and citrulline malate. I've recently plateaued at db bench press 80 lb in each hand for 8 reps, bb bench press 205 for 5 reps, standing shoulder press 135 for 5 reps, db shoulder press 70 lb in each hand for 6 reps, deadlift 265 for 5 reps, 265 squat for 5 reps, incline bench press 75 lb in each hand for 6 reps, and incline bb press 155 for 7 reps. I'm 160 lb at 11-12% bf, I think, due to the fact I can see a little ab definition with some leg definition when I flex. I'm running a deload now and trying my best to pound up the weights and break past the plateau. So for right now, I'm determining what program I should run: Lyle's bulking routine, Matt Perryman's APRE for size and strength, and a program I've made up that will consist of me training six days a week training each bodypart twice, training two bodyparts per workout, and using only two exercises per bodypart while taking every set to concentric muscular failure. I used to stop before failure, but after training more serious as the months go by, I won't stop squatting until that bar hits the rack and I can't get it up.
I don't know the real poster's name or even his user name on here, but he posted on bodybuilding.com when a thread entailed that a natural should train each bodypart twice per week. He said that a workout should consist of very minimal sets, but maximum intensity: train hard then get out. I then PMed him in which we began our conversations. He told me that training to failure on every set at 12 sets a workout split at upper/lower 2x per week was a bit much. He then told me that DC training 1 set to failure per exercise was enough at twice per week. So at his advice telling me that I'm now ready, I'm asking you guys if I'm ready. If I am, I will say I've spent the last two days reading up on DC training and the various threads on here. I will probably start training once I hit the second plateau and converse with him about anything else I should know apart from the stickies. Thanks to anyone who replies, and I would be very surprised if Dante himself posts in this thread.
I don't know the real poster's name or even his user name on here, but he posted on bodybuilding.com when a thread entailed that a natural should train each bodypart twice per week. He said that a workout should consist of very minimal sets, but maximum intensity: train hard then get out. I then PMed him in which we began our conversations. He told me that training to failure on every set at 12 sets a workout split at upper/lower 2x per week was a bit much. He then told me that DC training 1 set to failure per exercise was enough at twice per week. So at his advice telling me that I'm now ready, I'm asking you guys if I'm ready. If I am, I will say I've spent the last two days reading up on DC training and the various threads on here. I will probably start training once I hit the second plateau and converse with him about anything else I should know apart from the stickies. Thanks to anyone who replies, and I would be very surprised if Dante himself posts in this thread.
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