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27/07/2018 5:02 am
I just read Pete Sisco’s e-book titled “Train Smart!”
Has anyone out there made any decent gains with either Partial reps (“Power Factor”)
Or “Static Contraction training”?
They really sound to good to be true !
In addition, how do you incorporate it into your workout?
Don’t get to technical just plain English please
Thanks
Sonny WMD
Building muscle and might builds strong minds and character. Respect and humility come from lifting weights and feeding yourself with care. And from these distinguished qualities a great nation of people is built, by God. (Of course the God part is your choice, friend.)" Dave Draper
27/07/2018 5:40 am
IMO Sisco's books are crap.
The theories they are based on look very solid but they are just theories. I bought his power factor training book, read it, tried it to some extend but didn't really like it. In the diet section of his book he even conclude with some mathematical reasoning that you don't need extra protein or calories to build muscle. I don't remember the exact calculation I can find it and let you know but it was something like you need only 60g of protein per day and an extra calories of an apple over your maintenance to build muscle. When I read this I knew that the rest of his reasoning should not be solid either.
27/07/2018 6:32 am
Your better off focusing on core movements and doing exercises with a full range of motion.
60 grams of protein huh? A lot of times I eat more than that for breakfast and I only weigh 200 lbs soaking wet.
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SBH :)
27/07/2018 7:31 am
That's exactly what I mean. The whole book is like that, nice theories with no evidences to back them up.
27/07/2018 8:22 am
I can honestly tell you from trying his program out, to a T, for about 2-3 months.. I forgot exactly how long.. it was complete bullshit. I didn't grow any, and actually lost strength. Tried it with a workout partner, and he saw exact same results.. Keep in mind we didn't follow his theory on not using any supplements, i.e protein powders or anything, we thought that was a bit extreme.. I can only imagine if we didn't eat as much protein as we did how much we would have declined. We were used to training heavy, actually followed what Skip Lacour's workout regimen was.. heavy heavy weight.. 6 reps for most exercises, basic.. Anyhow Pete Cisco is crap.
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27/07/2018 3:55 pm
Yeah I think the 6-8 rep range works well for most ppl. Focusing on basic movement like flatbench, squats, deadlifts, rows and shoulder presses first and then doing isolation exercises is what works for me. There's a lot of bs out there. Doing compound movements with heavy weights is what makes you thick. There is no magic, easy formula.
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SBH :)
27/07/2018 4:38 pm
I used his Power Factor training with sucess but really all it depended on was an increase overall workload which we all know is desireable in weight training. He just inserted partial movements exclusively into this common way to train.
27/07/2018 5:37 pm
i have really been getting into the think and feel lately. Really taking the time to feel it all the way up and then down.
jb