Please tell me if I am correct. When using the pendulum method of periodization are you unconcerned with maintaining structural capacities, max strength capacities, or power capacities when they are not the predominant quality being trained.
Intuitively I would think that you would maintain, however with only a week to 2 weeks without being trained maybe you would not lose these capacities.
Kelly, I don’t agree. That’s the founding principle of my pendulum approach, which has produced extreme results in many athletes so far! It’s simply an application of the conjugated periodization system.
Kelly, i dont change my program every week i’m just curious about other ways of training so i ask questions. The only way i would start changing my program every week is if i changed to the pendulum approach.
I’m not talking about the pendulum workout, it looks like a very good system. I was referring to what Binford already addressed, that is every time i come on this forum he is asking for input on another training scheme so often.
Binford,
You answered my accusation/question. If you apply yourself in the gym half as hard as you do in your quest for knowledge you’ll be unstoppable in no time. Keep it up!
CT,
Could an approach be formulated in that the set/rep ranges and TUT focuses more on hyp/strength about half an half in one phase, hyp/strength/power in an the next with strength being the main focus, power next, then hypertrophy(reps are lowered for a focus on strength and power, but overall volume and TUT is still enough to facilitate for functional hypertrophy), then in the third phase all three again but the focus on power, then strength, then hypertrophy(really low reps for power, overall volume and TUT facilitate strength and functional hypertrophy still)?