Muscle mass is a desirable trait within athletic disciplines as well as physique competitors. Muscle mass can act as armour for your shoulder and spine or provide a weight advantage to over power a rival. It's important to know when a hypertrophy programme should be initiated and how to go about such a demanding intervention.
Well off season periods would be preferable. After all it is not ideal to be wrecking through intense energy system training on a high calorie diet. That is a sure fire way to chuck the contents of your lunch back up in a hurry! The off season is a time to recover and therefore the vicious cardiovascular training would not be present at this stage through the training cycle.
Some athletes are not privileged with such obvious training cycles. Some sports require an athlete to participate heavily all year round. In combat sports a fighter may fight through various points throughout the year. This means that it is essential to maintain velocity and power whilst putting on some extra pounds.
I like pyramid sets. They simply involve lowering the repetition range whilst increasing the resistance on each conservative set. You can utilise lower repetitions to accommodate the strength demand. You can also use higher repetitions at a rapid tempo to improve speed. The middle repetition ranges are usually associated with mass. It should be pointed out that particular athletes have achieved hypertrophy with very high repetition ranges.
Also see:
Is Speed Only for the Gifted
http://icankeepup.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/is-speed-only-for-gifted.html
Develop your Grip
http://icankeepup.blogspot.co.uk/2015/11/develop-your-grip.html
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