Yes! Yes!
100 times yes!
Still to this day I get readers telling me that they’re going to stay on the 5 day THT workout (instead of the 3 day plan) because they want to “speed up” results. Woah! Hold up!
The 5-day routine is not more effective.
This belief stems from the “more is better” mindset that is still rampant in the bodybuilding community.
Think about it…if more was really better, why do 8 sets? Do 20. Why stop at 20, do 50. If more is better, do 100 sets as it must produce better results than 50, right? I’m sure you see the absurdity of “more is better”.
So we all have to draw the line somewhere.
Now, please pay attention to this…muscle growth is a 2-step process.
(1) The stimulation i.e. the workout itself.
(2) The rest afterwards where repair and growth can occur.
Only when both are correct, can you truly grow. The workout needs to be of a sufficient intensity, and the rest period needs to be sufficiently long enough to produce those gains you’ve stimulated.
Hit it hard – Rest – Hit it hard – Rest – Hit it hard – Rest – Hit it hard – Rest – Hit it hard ∞
It’s Monday today – go train with as much intensity as you can muster!
Then simply rest and eat 😀