Chaos and Pain Training Discussion

[bwys61]

Great for beginners. I feel that the more advance you get, the harder it would be to make consistent gains. Especially if you want to lift heavy weights often. I would be afraid of not being able to recover fully from one workout to the next, while short-changing other lifts or muscle groups(ex: Deadlift, Squat or Bench stall cause you haven't recovered from the exercises that worked those same muscle the previous workout).

Originally Posted by jwood

Thanks man, much appreciated.Its not that they are not working, but just looking for some opinions.

While your here bwys, what do you think about the chaos and pain training style???

[jwood]

Originally Posted by bwys61

Great for beginners. I feel that the more advance you get, the harder it would be to make consistent gains. Especially if you want to lift heavy weights often. I would be afraid of not being able to recover fully from one workout to the next, while short-changing other lifts or muscle groups(ex: Deadlift, Squat or Bench stall cause you haven't recovered from the exercises that worked those same muscle the previous workout).

Those are great points, thanks for giving us your 2 cents

[BendtheBar]

I would just encourage you C&P guys to use your instinct and natural training tendencies, and don't be afraid to play around with rep/set schemes. One of the valuable things I have learned over the years about my body is that I prefer training a certain way on certain exercises.

And then once you find the parameters of a lift and muscle group that you like to train within, step outside of them once in a while. You will learn something new either way. You might find that mentally or physically you now respond differently to a different approach, or you may find that "stepping outside your comfort zone" only reinforced the zone you are currently in.

I hope some of this makes sense. I haven't had my coffee yet, and am typing in dangerous territory.

This year I decided to step out of my comfort zone on heavy lifts. I made it a goal to try for 20 reps. While I did not hit that goal, I learned several valuable things about how my body responds. I now know that deadlift sets of 3+ reps really help with my pulling strength. And I now know that my bench press does not respond best to this type of approach.

I would encourage you to keep playing around. They say that children learn more in play then they do in school. I think this is the same for lifters.