rest-pause training - BodybuildingForYou

VBigNate · #1 (**permalink**) 01-26-2007, 09:57 AM

anyone have any experience with this training? if so, how effective was it for you?

jlozan84 · #2 (**permalink**) 01-26-2007, 10:04 AM

Yes, most effective training I have ever done. By far.....unless I am injured or cruising, DC R/P is the only thing I do.

roKstar87 · #3 (**permalink**) 01-26-2007, 10:25 AM

i did Dc for a couple months. saw a significant gain in strength. a lot of people said i was to small to do DC but i stuck with it. i eventually stopped doign it a little while after school started. I needed to become a better, smarter, and more knowledgeable lifter. I wasnt eating enough to be on DC really. But i worked. I studies everything i could find on DC and asked questions at intense muscle and through email and came to understand it fairly well. im still a skinny little ***** though. lol.

doing a different workout now more track specific for middle distance runners. going for strength and not size.

NPayette · #4 (**permalink**) 01-26-2007, 12:19 PM

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anyone have any experience with this training? if so, how effective was it for you?

Well rest-pausing is only a very small aspect of DC, if you are interested in doing DC training, you may want to go at IntenseMuscle.com - Powered by vBulletin and read a lot...

I am doing it for my first blast now, I'm finishing it (2month). I eated like a friggin monster...

Started at 180 (weight after the DNP), now I'm at 196 and a little fatter (1.5 inch more around the waist) and ALOT stronger...

I gained fat because of lot of cheating involved when my brother from europe came back, elseway I would have stayed as lean as before.

Anyway if you know how to have intensity then DC is amazing... But you really got to understand the principle of pushing yourself to the limit every single set, because you only have one set, then pushing yourself to the limit every single meal, because it's your only possibility to get that food in at that time, etc.. etc.. etc..

EAT BigNate EAT... HAHA

VBigNate · #5 (**permalink**) 01-26-2007, 06:01 PM

eat more??? haha i try to get around 500g of protein a day and take like 3 craps a day... ive gone from 220-250 this is probably my last week of bulking unfortunately and i just now discovered rest-pause, would it benefit me while cutting or should i wait until next bulk season to try?

smallville912 · #6 (**permalink**) 01-27-2007, 09:09 AM

dude if you get 500g's of protein a day I can only imagine how many calories you get. That's gotta be in the 6-7 thousands huh?

jlozan84 · #7 (**permalink**) 01-27-2007, 10:01 AM

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eat more??? haha i try to get around 500g of protein a day and take like 3 craps a day... ive gone from 220-250 this is probably my last week of bulking unfortunately and i just now discovered rest-pause, would it benefit me while cutting or should i wait until next bulk season to try?

You can still do DC, gain muscle and lose bodyfat. All training allows that......the old bulk/cut mentality is pretty retarded in my mind (at least when taken to the extreme).

Utilize carb-cutoffs, cardio after training, but still lift heavy man.

VBigNate · #8 (**permalink**) 01-27-2007, 10:55 AM

do you think i can still increase strength while slashing my carb intake?

jlozan84 · #9 (**permalink**) 01-27-2007, 11:46 AM

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do you think i can still increase strength while slashing my carb intake?

Absolutely........you know when I eat carbs? Strictly surrounding my workouts and in the morning. Only exception is the day after squats....I eat a little more than.

VBigNate · #10 (**permalink**) 01-27-2007, 12:21 PM

sweet jlo, i dont want to lose any strength that ive gained..but im also about to try to get my bf down to 8-9% by summer

ahnold99 · #11 (**permalink**) 01-27-2007, 02:42 PM

VBig
Here's a good DC sticky for you to read, explains a lot about DC training.

UPDATED--DC training Newbies ***read this first and then ask questions later - IntenseMuscle.com

CraigC · #12 (**permalink**) 01-27-2007, 06:39 PM

From what I know about DC training it is supposed to be for intermediate/advanced trainees. The pauses and stretches are supposed to be quite intense. iwannaplaylock, from your stats you are probably still a beginner and more than likely not ready for DC.

jlozan84 · #13 (**permalink**) 01-27-2007, 06:52 PM

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From what I know about DC training it is supposed to be for intermediate/advanced trainees. The pauses and stretches are supposed to be quite intense. iwannaplaylock, from your stats you are probably still a beginner and more than likely not ready for DC.

Yup........besides the fact that he is 15 y/o. I wouldn't recommend any normal mortal that is under 21 do DC.

adrenaline · #14 (**permalink**) 01-29-2007, 04:35 AM

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Yup........besides the fact that he is 15 y/o. I wouldn't recommend any normal mortal that is under 21 do DC.

Im 16, and i fully understand the concepts behind DC training... Is it the lack of maturaty or just physicly not prepared? Because i have thought about it and well if i couldn't do DC i could maybe take some elements out of it.

e.g. Extreme Stretching, Stactic Sets and Rest pause for some of the heavier lifts

Papasmurf · #15 (**permalink**) 01-29-2007, 05:48 AM

While i havent taken the full foray into DC yet, i do some of the stretching. I just havent had time to sit down and learn the ins and outs of DC yet, hopefully i can this week.

jlozan84 · #16 (**permalink**) 01-29-2007, 06:58 AM

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Im 16, and i fully understand the concepts behind DC training... Is it the lack of maturaty or just physicly not prepared? Because i have thought about it and well if i couldn't do DC i could maybe take some elements out of it.

e.g. Extreme Stretching, Stactic Sets and Rest pause for some of the heavier lifts

All of the above......it really comes down to intensity dude. You can understand it all you want, but at your age/training level/etc, the intensity isn't there. That isn't a knock on you, but you will understand what I am talking about sometime........the stretching should be incorporated into all routines, negs and statics are also important. At your age, not sure I would mess with rest/pause too much. IMO - you should add in stretching for a while and then slow incorporate negs and statics.

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While i havent taken the full foray into DC yet, i do some of the stretching. I just havent had time to sit down and learn the ins and outs of DC yet, hopefully i can this week.

PM me your email addy, I will send you some good info on DC.

NiteHawk · #17 (**permalink**) 01-29-2007, 07:53 AM

I forgot to chime in on this one. Rest/Pause is a great method. The routine I am currently doing involves rest/pausing. Its a little different than DC but its a rest/pause technique.

VBigNate · #18 (**permalink**) 01-29-2007, 04:16 PM

jlo, you think im too young for dc? or am i experienced enough to start? i tried r/p training today for chest and tris and it was very intense...

jlozan84 · #19 (**permalink**) 01-29-2007, 07:07 PM

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