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Steve KinG STyLe
26-12-08, 17:18
Το παρακατω αρθρο ειναι του Charles Poliquin και μας λεει ποιες "κατηγοριες" αθνρωπων υπαρχουν παντα σε σχεση με την προπονηση.Δεν ξερω κατα ποσο σας φαινεται χρησιμο εμενα παντως μου παρακηνησε την περιεργια και το εχω διαβασει μεχρι τωρα ενα καρο φορες...μεταφραση δεν γινετε να γινει ειναι πολυ μεγαλο το κειμενο και δεν υπαρχει νοημα!


FIRE > WOOD > EARTH > METAL > WATER

You may have noticed that I have not paid much attention to the metal or water types. They are, unfortunately, guys who generally will never make much progress. They have bad nervous systems, the wrong muscle fibers, and poor endocrine systems. Usually, though, these guys end up being attracted to non-weightlifting activities like yoga, or stamp collecting. Following are more complete descriptions of each of the types, including recommended training protocols. Afterwards, I will suggest ways you can determine your type.(χαχαχαχα :green: )

THE FIRE TYPE

Fire types typically make the best strength/power athletes. They gravitate towards powerlifting, shot-put, hammer throwing, discus, sprinting, long jump and the triple jump. Excitement is his middle name and they usually have a great deal of enthusiasm. They are the type that inspire people in the gym; the natural born salesman. They are the most Yang of the elements, hence willpower, confidence and excitement describe them. They are the ones who will explode if they get angry. They are also genetically predisposed to heart disease. Louie Simmons and shotputter Adam Nelson are the poster boys for the Fire type.
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Fire Training
The Fire type needs both high intensity and higher volume in terms of sets than the other elements. In other words, he would thrive on workouts that consisted of 10-12 sets of 1-3 R.M. Whatʼs more, their work capacity curve is phenomenal in that they can do 10-12 sets with a given weight with very little drop-off in performance. Any sets above 8 reps are a waste of time. The amazing thing about Fire types is that you can beat them into the ground, as long as you change the program often. If a Fire type does workout X, he will need to switch to workout Y after five days because he will already have adapted.Since they have a great capacity for training, variety in the program is essential to them. It is better to change the choice and order of exercise and the mode of contractions. Volume and intensities do not need to vary as much.An ideal workout for a fire type would include perhaps two lifts a day consisting of 10-12 sets
of 1-3. He could superset two antagonistic body parts, for example bench and chins, and then perhaps do some remedial work at the end. He could easily do relative strength work followed by hypertrophy training in the same workout.They could easily train twice a day, six days a week, as long as they changed the exercises.

Sample Fire Type Periodization for a Single Body Part:
Day 1: Workout X
Day 6: Workout Y
Day 11: Workout X
Day 16: Workout Y
Day 21: Workout X
Day 26: Workout Y
Day 31: Workout X
Day 36: Workout Y
Day 41: Workout T*
Day 46: Workout U*
*Workouts "T" and "U" might consist of a slightly higher volume and less intensity, e.g. 4-5 sets of 4-7 R.M.

How to Determine a Fire Type
A Fire type will invariably ask, "Are you sure this is enough work for me?" If he performed a German Volume Training program [essentially, 10 sets of 10 using the same weight], he would do fine on the first two sets of ten, but crash on the third. If you gave a Fire type an Earth type workout, his blood sugar would drop alarmingly. An alternate test would involve
testing his max, letting him rest 10 minutes and then giving them 85% of max. Typically, he will only be able to pump out 1-3 reps.

THE WOOD TYPE

Chinese doctors best describe Wood types as pioneers. They are very good at devising plans and sticking to them. They love challenging themselves and pushing themselves to the limit. They bust their balls on every set. They are bold and decisive and they have a tendency to overdo things. That is why you have to plan recovery phases within the cycle. In other words, you have to hold them back every third workout.Wood types are the most likely to abuse stimulants and sedatives. One might pop 3 Spike capsules before a workout and eat a Valium sandwich before going to bed. They are most likely to complain of tendon injuries and they are genetically predisposed to liver problems.

Wood Training
Wood Types can tend to overtrain very easily when volume is excessive. Likewise, they can only handle the same routine for roughly two weeks.
Typically, for days 1-15 of a program, they would thrive doing rep ranges of 6-10, but you would need to drop the number of sets by about 40% every third workout.Furthermore, they need to maintain a one-to-one ratio between volume and intensity. That means that they would do best on a 2-week cycle employing high volume, followed by a 2-
week cycle using increased intensity. They would use rep brackets of 2-5 for days 16-30, making sure to drop the number of sets by about 60% every third workout.

Sample Wood Type Periodization for a Single Body Part:
Workout 1: 10 sets of 8 per bodypart
Workout 2: 8 sets of 7 per bodypart
Workout 3: 6 sets of 6 per bodypart
Workout 4: 10 sets of 8 per bodypart
Workout 5: 8 sets of 7 per bodypart
Workout 6: 6 sets of 6 per bodypart
*** change to higher intensity***
Workout 7: 12 sets of 4-5 per bodypart
Workout 8: 10 sets of 3-4 per bodypart
Workout 9: 6 sets of 2-3 per bodypart
Workout 10: 10 sets of 4-5 per bodypart
Workout 11: 8 sets of 3-4 per bodypart
Workout 12: 4 sets of 2-3 per bodypart

How to Determine a Wood Type
A Wood type will invariably ask, "Are you sure this is the most cutting edge methodology youʼve got?" If he performed a German Volume Training program [essentially, 10 sets of 10 using the same weight], he would complete the first workout, start to peter out on the second,
and then only manage 4 sets of 10 on the third workout and go home. An alternate test would involve testing his max, letting him rest 10 minutes and then giving them 85% of max. Typically, heʼll only be able to pump out 4-5 reps.

THE EARTH TYPE

In Chinese medicine, the Earth types are in the middle of the elements. Therefore, serenity and stability are big issues with them. They are well-grounded individuals, as the name would suggest. As such, they like identical blocks of training and they donʼt need variations within the macrocycle. They can stay on a set program for a long time (6 weeks), but you have to stress them with volume for the first 3 weeks, followed by 3 weeks of intensity. While they donʼt have the ability to tap into a lot of high-threshold muscle fibers, i.e. they donʼt do well with a lot of heavy training, they have a greater capacity to hypertrophy than the
average person.If you overtrain an Earth person, theyʼll come down with a cold. They are generally very particular about the quality and quantity of their sleep. They are the ones who will piss and moan during a squat workout about missing an hour of sleep.Of all the types, they have the hardest time getting lean because they have a problem with reducing carbohydrate intake.Earth types often make good wrestlers or 400-800 meter runners. Prototypical Earth types include Arnold Schwarzenegger and Milos Sarcev.
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Earth Training
Volume and intensity have to be balanced equally as they have as much Yin as Yang. They respond best to longer cycles, typically 3-weeks to a month. They donʼt do very well on classical maximal strength programs, as they will burn out rapidly.They would do well to do routines of 2-3 exercises per body part for the first month (volume or accumulation phase), with 3-4 sets per exercise and 9-15 reps.The next month, they should do 2-3 exercises for 3-4 sets, but do sets of 5-8 reps (the
intensification phase).

Sample Earth Type Periodization for a Single Body Part:
Day 1: Workout X, 8 sets of 12-15 done over 2-3 exercises
Day 6: Workout X, 8 sets of 12-15 done over 2-3 exercises
Day 11: Workout X, 8 sets of 12-15 done over 2-3 exercises
Day 16: Workout X, 8 sets of 12-15 done over 2-3 exercises
Day 21: Workout X, 8 sets of 12-15 done over 2-3 exercises
Day 26: Workout X, 8 sets of 12-15 done over 2-3 exercises
Day 31: Workout Y, 10 sets of 5-8 reps, done over 2 exercises
Day 36: Workout Y, 10 sets of 5-8 reps, done over 2 exercises
Day 41: Workout Y, 10 sets of 5-8 reps, done over 2 exercises
Day 46: Workout Y, 10 sets of 5-8 reps, done over 2 exercises
Day 51: Workout Y, 10 sets of 5-8 reps, done over 2 exercises
Day 56: Workout Y, 10 sets of 5-8 reps, done over 2 exercises

How to Determine an Earth Type
If a Wood Type performed a German Volume Training program [essentially, 10 sets of 10 using the same weight], he would do very well and still make progress after the third workout. If, however, he did 10 sets of 3, he would be completely baked after the fourth set. Likewise,
if an Earth type performed the 1-6 method, he would burn out after only one workout. An alternate test would involve testing his max, letting him rest 10 minutes and then giving them 85% of max. Typically, heʼll be able to pump out 7-10 reps.

THE METAL TYPE

Metal types are the pain in the ass of the weight training World. They spend more time talking and philosophizing about training than doing it. Dogma is their middle name. They thrive on discussing discipline, structure and love to ponder over the definition of terms. They are the
iconoclasts of the weight-training world. Most of their calorie expenditure comes from talking. I do not train them.As strength athletes or bodybuilders, they are not genetically gifted.Many of the pro H.I.T. guys fall into this category. They are always complaining about overtraining. As such, those that do train gravitate towards H.I.T. Mike Mentzer is the prototypical Metal type, but he is a statistical oddity. (Keep in mind that ergogens stimulants,steroids, etc.—can mask a lifterʼs true type and help him overcome the obstacles presented by his type.)

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THE WATER TYPE

The Water type is the most Ying of all the elements. They are the least physical or outward of the types. An accumulation phase for a Water type would consist of licking a dried prune10 times.I do not deal with water types, either, and I usually direct them to the nearest Yoga studio.Their genetic pool needs a hefty dose of chlorine.Luckily, most Metal and Water types donʼt gravitate towards weight training.


Perhaps the best barometer of what type you are, or what blend of types you are, is whether you enjoy a particular type of training. Fire types can do 10 sets of the same exercise without losing focus, but the same routine would have an Earth type bored to tears.Trainees should just ignore the way their hero trains and just be honest with themselves.If you have not made any progress since the first Bush administration, then it is possible that you have not been training true to your type. The Chinese ask, "How can you expect to find ivory in a dog's mouth?" Likewise, how can you find success using programs that are not
suitable for your physiology?

:wink:

billys15
26-12-08, 18:27
Thanks Steve.Το εριξα μια γρηγορη ματια,θα το διαβασω οταν εχω χρονο :wink: