Thoughts on Frequency Method?

RedPillMeditations · 2016-01-17T22:47:53+00:00

I remember hearing of this. I originally knew it as "Greasing the groove", coined by Pavel Tsatsouline. If you have a basic understanding of programming, in terms of training for a specific sport, all this does is increase the amount of overall volume done by increasing the frequency to an absurd amount.

This will work, if your goal is to get better at doing pull ups, and press ups. If your goal is to gain muscle, then you will be better off doing a program that includes weight training.

Whisper · 2016-01-18T03:03:06+00:00

I've never heard it called that, but I do this. I have a power rack in my room, next to my desk. Whenever I feel restless, I get up and do a set.

throw_em_all · 2016-01-18T20:31:36+00:00

That's just the same principle as old school bodybuilders from the Arnold era had, training every day, mutiple times a day, usually two sessions of hours each.

Frequency method, is that a thing? Seems like a glorified PR'd version of training frequency concept.

As bodyweight training definitely is not as CNS taxing as high intensity lifting is, you can train multiple times a day, the only limiting factor is your stamina and muscle recovery time, so more frequency = more time under tension = hypertrophy (if nutrition allows it).

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Title	Thoughts on Frequency Method?
Author	Alphar13
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Date	January 17, 2016 9:18 PM UTC (10 years ago)
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