Cam asks:
What’s the rationale for the higher reps on the upper body accessory work Ben? You trying to put a bit of extra beef on?
My Response:
Hey Cam,
To be honest, I’m just following the program. If I bulk up then that’s cool. If my numbers go up well that’s even better.
It’s been a while since I hit this much accessory work (I used to do a fair bit back when I was powerlifting) but already I’m feeling pretty good about my back and core and joints.
The high rep range as your probably already aware induces a sarcoplasmic hypertrophy (increase in muscle cell size) increase in size without an increase in strength. Where as the max effort work – eg. regularly working to a 1RM induces myofibular hypertrophy (increase in muscle density) – an increase in strength without an increase in size.
I’m happy to put on weight through out the process but I’m still hooking into enough conditioning work in the form of CrossFit metcons, strongman, sled work and KB long cycle(which develops strength endurance too) work to form a pretty solid base of GPP.
Like I said – I’ll just follow the program and see what happens. I’m looking for continued and steady progress with my fitness with a real focus on getting ‘BEAST’ strong. I know that’s vague – but I’m having a play? if you get my drift?!
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B
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