HEAVY Duty “Beginners should start with a simple program made up of basic exercises such as squats, deadlifts, rows, bench presses, dips and curls performed on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.”
Neveux \ Model: Justin Balik
tional perspective, though, and balance your life by striving to grow intellectually as well.
question I have is in regard to your suggestion to train only once every four or seven days on a four-way-split routine. That means each bodypart receives direct stimulation roughly once a month. Everything else I’ve read states that decompensation—losses in strength and muscle size—occurs within 96 hours if you don’t train a muscle again. What do you have to say?
Decompensation After 96 Hours Q: I understand the theory of high-intensity training and why intense training has to be brief and infrequent. The only
Neveux \ Models: Brenda Kelly and Robert Sager
A: I say it’s not true. Almost two decades ago Mike conducted an informal survey at Gold’s Gym, asking a dozen or so bodybuilders, including then Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates, “Have you ever noticed, as I have in my training career, that after a layoff of up to two weeks you come back stronger?” According to Mike, “Every one of them answered affirmatively, but each merely glossed over the issue lightly, as if it were of no importance.” Mike didn’t gloss over it lightly, as it confirmed a notion that he’d been entertaining for some time: that many bodybuilders train too frequently. As he explained:
“The degree to which an individual is committed to using his rational faculty to discover what’s true and good about himself will determine how much self-esteem and confidence he will possess.”
188 OCTOBER 2009 \ www.ironmanmagazine.com
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