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I came across an article entitled 'Training Primer'. I think it's related to the 'ADVANCED - Bill Starr/Glenn Pendlay 5x5 Periodized' training Medhi did previously. It considers these topics:
1. Training and Size vs. Strength
2. The Nervous System, Overtraining, Fiber Recruitment
3. Program Organization for Experience Level and Goal
4. The Myth of the Golden Program
5. Workload and TUT (Time Under Tension)
6. Types of Hypertrophy
Here's an exerpt:
This is a compilation of posts I wrote a while back for some people to bring them up to speed on exactly what is going on in training. Basically, to dispel the ridiculous myths floating out there regarding training for size vs. strength, rep ranges particular to each, muscular vs. nervous system recovery, muscle fiber recruitment, and the organization of a training plan for various experience levels and various goals (i.e. add significant muscle mass vs. detailed refinement of an existing physique). There's a lot of information here. Most people who've been reading muscle mags will learn more here than in years of reading. Probably a good idea to print and read over time (plus this saves site bandwidth so others can access).
Haven't read it all yet, but it does help me to understand differences between bodybuilding and strength training, hypertrophy, overtraining, and why Stronglift's 5x5 works.
