5/29/2001 - Rob Meulenberg
Noticing the huge weight changes that some of your
lifters go through, I was wondering if you had
devised some sort of regulated protocal at WBC to
determine the optimal weight to be at to maximize your
lifts. I mean you have Halbert setting records at
198, 220, 242, and 275 and Patterson following likewise.
How have you and Louie narrowed down exactly what
bodyweight decreases will translate into a
"pound-for-pound" better bench?
Also, on another note, I see most of your training
sessions last ~ 60 minutes. I this including warmup
sets, or just work sets? Thanks.
In reverse order:
60 minutes is a guide, testosterone will not stay elevated much over 45 minutes. If one session takes longer than that, cut out something, talk less, or quit looking at chicks so much.
There is no optimal formula for these lifters. Through years of experience and weight gain/loss, they have been able to find bodyweight levels that suit them well. I personally have gone up and come down a couple times. Here's what seems to be a typical sequence: as you gain weight, you get stronger, but tend to gain some 'bad' weight. When you reduce down, you tend to lose strength but be stronger than you were previously at the lighter bodyweight. In addition, when you go back up, you typically get a large strength surge and set new PR's in your heavier class as well. This is like ly due to nervous, rather than muscular causes. If you go to 181 from 198 and lose strength, your mind still knows you once did the bigger weights, you will be more confident as a result; I think there are other neuromuscular issues at play as well, but I don't know exactly what they are.
Get big,
Danny
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