Hi, all,
first, I do enjoy the book. Second, I’m not sure I understand why the program section keeps the sets and frequency of workouts so low. Generally, I’ve always done better training with plenty of sets (10-25) of low reps if I’m only going to be training a movement once per week. If I’m going to be training low numbers of sets (2-3), I seem to do well with daily training on just a few movements (2-3). Don’t get me wrong, I read the section in which Mr. Wade gives his justification for this type of setup, but it just doesn’t seem like enough, especially considering the types of exercises performed for most of the program. For example, look at PTTP, which includes two work sets of two (heavy!) lifts per workout, up to 5X per week. Am I supposed to believe that the body can recover from that, but not bodyweight exercises? I know it’s two different schools of thought, but I’m having a hard time reconciling it.
first, I do enjoy the book. Second, I’m not sure I understand why the program section keeps the sets and frequency of workouts so low. Generally, I’ve always done better training with plenty of sets (10-25) of low reps if I’m only going to be training a movement once per week. If I’m going to be training low numbers of sets (2-3), I seem to do well with daily training on just a few movements (2-3). Don’t get me wrong, I read the section in which Mr. Wade gives his justification for this type of setup, but it just doesn’t seem like enough, especially considering the types of exercises performed for most of the program. For example, look at PTTP, which includes two work sets of two (heavy!) lifts per workout, up to 5X per week. Am I supposed to believe that the body can recover from that, but not bodyweight exercises? I know it’s two different schools of thought, but I’m having a hard time reconciling it.
