[quote]Mad Martigan wrote:
I mean, if you are capable of performing 100 pullups every single day, there is no way your body is getting any stronger or bigger after a certain point[/quote]
Depends. But even if so, that certain point is a long ways off for most people. Just looking at the total volume is one thing, but the breakdown of how you get there is what causes (and shows) the strength/size gains.
Those aren’t the only two ways to cause an adaptation. Density is a viable route, and probably the most common with “grease the groove”-type training. You end up doing more total work in each mini-session.
And the periodization depends on the lifter. Some GTG-type methods use staggered progressions or a kind of “delayed linear progression”, so you’d stay at one “level” for a few sessions before increasing; other methods do use waves that gradually increase and then briefly decrease the work being done.
If I hit fatigue at the 7th rep in week one, and hit fatigue at the 12th rep in week three, and hit fatigue at the 15th rep in week five, how am I not adapting?
I’m pretty sure that’s called “working out.” I’d say most “train everyday”-situations don’t mess with the load often, if at all, due to sheer convenience or to avoid one more variable to juggle.
Dan John’s 40 Day Workout is a variation of this. Doing the same five lifts for the same volume in each session, adjusting the weight by feel.
Thibaudeau’s High Frequency Strength Work worked on a similar principle, drilling the same handful of movements at low volume every time you step into the gym.
http://tnation.T-Nation.com/free_online_forum/sports_body_training_performance_bodybuilding_thibaudeau/hfsw_questions
http://tnation.T-Nation.com/free_online_forum/sports_body_training_performance_bodybuilding_thibaudeau/periodized_hfsw
Fair enough. Not trying to bust your balls, just addressing some points made.
[quote]IAmMarqaos wrote:
Also have an old thread somewhere on here where I did Waterbury’s high frequency training and did full body for 6-8 times a week for 6 weeks. Made retarded gains… [/quote]
I’ve been doing Waterbury’s SOB Training recently (every session is squat or deadlift variation and horizontal or vertical push and horizontal or vertical pull and accessory work) 3-5 days a week.
Not totally comparable with what you did (okay, it’s about half what you did, ha), but I’m very happy with what’s going on. There’s definitely something to higher frequency work, even with/especially with big lifts involved.