German Volume Loading: Total tonnage for growth

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German Volume Loading: Total tonnage for growth

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Here is another % based training cycle that you can use during your feast phases to keep the traction going. The loading pattern is as follows and is designed to be applied to your big barbell lift of choice (i.e. bench press) and is growth (not strength) oriented:

Workout 1: 10 sets of 5 reps with 75% of your 1rep max
Workout 2: 10 sets of 4 reps with 78% of your 1rep max
Workout 3: 10 sets of 3 reps with 82% of your 1rep max
Workout 4: 10 sets of 5 reps with 78% of your 1 rep max
Workout 5: 10 sets of 4 reps with 82% of your 1 rep max
Workout 6: 10 sets of 3 reps with 86% of your 1 rep max

This is a bit heavier on the volume end of the spectrum (10 work sets), carefully waving total tonnage to keep you OUT of the 90% range to avoid your CNS shutting down. As such, make sure rest days between workouts are adequate to ensure full muscular recovery. I like to start with a 1 on, 2 off format and progressively insert a recovery day every 2 workouts. Done in this fashion, you'll still be able to easily squeeze this into a one month Blueprint feast phase.

Practical experience with this one has led me to recommend it to those that are looking for size vs. strength. I like to use it after rotating 3 or 4 strength oriented programs to solidify hypertrophy. Here's how I do it:

Feast Phase I German Loading pattern I
Feast Phase II German Peaking program II
Feast Phase III Russian Peaking program
Feast Phase IV The 10% solution
Feast Phase V German Volume loading
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