Cyborg
I recommend u search on the internet, maybe buy some books, and look through the other threads here for information on any of these topics:
- Explosive power
- Plyometrics
- Powerlifting
- Olympic lifting
- Big movement lifts
- Periodization
- Rep Tempo
- %age of max weight
- Going to failure
- Rest between sets
- Total # of sets
- Repetitions per set
Or particular threads such as:
- Lifting for Explosive Power
- The Workout Thread
- Plyometrics Question
- The Quick and Dirty Summary Thread
- The Beginning of the Weights vs Plyos Discussion
- An Intro to Pavel
- A Good Deadlift/power thread
- Pretty good all-around thread
- The Soreness Thread
- Fast-Twitch Discussion
- Comparing weights, dynamic tension, etc
- Good Diet Thread
- Free Weights vs. Machines
- Punching Power Thread
- Good Diet Thread
Some Good websites to search on:
- Pavel's Site
- Anabolic Extreme
- T-Mag (ignore the advertizements)
- Netfit
- Good Matt Furey-Like Routine
- Matt Furey's Site
In a nutshell:
There are tons of olympic/powerlifters who aren't so big, who put up tons of weight with a lot of speed and explosive power. Their weight workouts will supplement your strength, explosive power, and speed; however you might not want to follow any diet advice they have relating to bulking up. Instead, you should probly opt for a more moderate diet: well balanced with liberal amounts of protein and complex carbs; staying away from simple sugars, overly fatty/greasy foods, and too much red meat.
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Figured if at least one of us is using this as a reference, maybe we should help make our searching easier. :)
I don't know about the rest of you, but reading my old posts; it's both interesting and embarassing to see how my opinions, knowledge, and ideas have changed.
Just some thoughts from an ignoramus.
[This message was edited by Lost_Disciple on 10-24-01 at 12:40 PM.]