Well, a post finally after quit a long while...
That's quite a log I've kept for working out now isn't? Quite a failure in that part... Not to mention that I have changed routines time and time again...only to reveal that I have yet changed it again to meet my recovery needs [per usual]. This time I'm pretty sure it's set. Even though I always say this....
Anyhow, HST didn't cut it in terms of rest (sleeping pattern not withstanding), and the twice a week lower/upper didn't quite cut it. Why didn't the last one work? Well, working at higher weights again at that frequency just didn't allow me to recover 100%. It works fine--much like HST--at the lower weights to be working out at that frequently, however, once I start to reach heavier and heavier weights I find that I cannot fully recover. it is imperative to note that I did not work to muscular failure. Take squats for example in my HST routine, once I reach 275ish, my demands for recovery increase. I managed to finish off 2 cycles of HST but was slightly suffering at the end of the second cycle. Once the third cycle came around, I was dying because I had increased the weight and the amount of weight that I had been doing was just too much for that short of a recovery period.
The lower/upper split didn't quite cut it either even though my rest periods would vary between 2 or 3 days of rest. If I squatted on the first part of the week, again in 275ish range I wouldn't be able to hit more 2 days later. That to me doesn't quite match the idea of progressive overload. I'm not saying they don't work, I'm saying they aren't optimal for me. So, I've went to training every other day switching between upper and lower body workouts. This should give me sufficient recovery time. We'll see how this goes.
I also ordered Adidas Power Perfect II some Dynamic Fitness. I have bought these in attempt to aide my squats and ultimately leg development. I cannot do ATG unless I have a raised heel. Chuck's have been my primary shoe of choice (it will continue to be, just not for squat) but after much thought [about my personal physiology] I decided getting weightlifting shoes would be safer overall than using the blocks under my feet...in that note its more courteous in Japan to not have to use weights and step on them.... Anywho, I will see how they feel once they come in. I gotta stop using money....so sad. Also, just for the record, I am getting these just to squat...I don't do olympic weightlifting, although it would be cool to do it.
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