Paul Carter hypertrophy training question.
Hello, all.
It's been a while since I've posted to this site. I wanted to know if anyone here is familiar with Paul Carter's training style for hypertrophy. And if so, if you could provide some input. He offers programs with monthly memberships. I am subscribed to his email list. I get tips from him talking about how doing multiple exercises is basically a waste of time. For example, he states that doing lateral raises for deltoids is enough and that doing behind the neck military presses is redundant. With quads, he discourages doing squats with leg press on the same day. His perspective is do one or the other and go all out.
Is anyone here familiar with Paul Carter's hypertrophy style training to grow the biggest muscles possible? I'm asking because I have being doing Dante Trudel's DogCrapp style training and have been quite happy with the results. However, I adapted my own version where I train six days a week instead of three. From Monday (Legs), Tuesday (Shoulders/Chest/Tris) and Wednesday (Back/Biceps) I train my entire body with either one two two exercises per muscle group and do a rest pause set for each exercise. Then come Thursday through Saturday I do it all over again but I try to do different exercises when possible to keep it interesting. So instead of training just three days a week (as per the DogCrapp style training) I break it up and train a little more frequently but still just do one rest pause set per exercise. I do it this way cuzI like going to the gym more often during the week.
I've been really happy with my results and how quick my workouts are. But I'm wondering if Paul Carter's hypertrophy program might be even better. Is there anyone here with experience/knowledge of his hypertrophy style workouts? If so, can you provide an example? Like, say a complete leg workout ? I'd like to see what a workout would be like before I invest. He talks about not being redundant by doing too many exercises. What I'd also like to know is, am I going to need to spend more time in the gym per workout. Because as of now, my leg workouts are the longest because I train calves, hamstrings, quads and glutes (two exercises each) all on the same day. But for the other workouts I'm done in approximately twenty-five minutes which I really like.
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Just try it, see what you like. All programs pretty much work if the effort is there. Try everything and build up your own routine overtime and progressive overload from there. No magic workouts. Most important thing is tracking, esp all the top sets in your workouts. I tell all my clients if you aren’t tracking your training your just burning calories, treading water and progression will stall very fast. Progressive overload, weight or reps, with the exercises that work best for you