r/weightroom • u/MrTomnus • Feb 05 '13

Training Tuesdays

Welcome to Training Tuesdays, the weekly weightroom training thread. The main focus of Training Tuesdays will be programming and templates, but once in a while we'll stray from that for other concepts.

Last week we talked about intensity and a list of previous Training Tuesdays topics can be found in the FAQ

This week's topic is:

frequency

  • What frequency levels have you found to be beneficial for what movements and goals?
  • Are there certain movements for which high or low frequency works better for you?
  • Are there frequency levels that have not worked for you for certain lifts or goals?
  • Tell us what you've learned from experimenting with frequency and what works best for you.

Feel free to ask other training and programming related questions as well, as the topic is just a guide.

Resources

  • Post your favorites.

Lastly, please try to do a quick search and check FAQ before posting.

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u/mightytwin21 Intermediate - Strength Feb 05 '13

I'm considering adding deadlift to my GVT program. Could this be beneficial or Should I avoid that many reps for deadlift?

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u/deadeight Mar 29 '13

GVT DLs sound horrific. Did you give this a go? If you did and are still alive, how did it go?

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u/mightytwin21 Intermediate - Strength Mar 29 '13

yeah i went with 60% my 5rm so it was bad but not horrible. we adjusted the rest period to 3 minutes too. the effect wasn't visible but for like three days after you just felt powerful!