[SegaSaturn1994]

(10-04-2016 12:24 PM)Truth Teller Wrote:  

(10-04-2016 12:06 PM)SegaSaturn1994 Wrote:  

(10-03-2016 03:05 PM)Truth Teller Wrote:  

Mark Chaillet (powerlifter of the 1980s) had a very minimalistic routine:

Train two days per week:

Tuesday: Squat up to a maximum single (probably something like 90% of 1 RM).

Saturday: Bench press up to a maximum single (same as squat). Deadlift up to maximum single.

This may be good for some athletes but inadequate for people who desire an impressive V-shaped physique.

Chaillet had a pretty damn good physique.



That being said, he was a powerlifter, not a bodybuilder.

That's fine but he was probably on steroids and had good genetics anyway. If he did bodybuilding, his body would have looked better and his spine would have aged slower. Deadlifts and squats are pretty risky.

It's not so much about the rep range or lifting heavy or light; it's just that powerlifting moves are tests of strength. They are not meant to target the whole body and they do not. Many powerlifter guys do also do accessory work that develops those muscles ignored by powerlifts so they can have complete and wholesome development as well.