Originally Posted by sentii
This thread is very long and I will have to read through it all, but could someone possibly point to the area or simply summarize the theory on how to choose off days? I know that there are larger cycles such as 6 weeks on 6 weeks off. But there are also subcycles such as 3 days on 1 day off. I was just curious how to decide what protocol to use.
This 3 on 2 off has come from the observing PI´s and the results from stretching. I can not take more than three days of stretching in row. It is simply too much for my unit to bear with these methods. Two days of rest is the minimum I need for recovery. Sometimes I take more rest days if I feel so. It has been working well. Now I am going with 2 +2 to find if it is even better to workout less. There is no theory behind.
The larger cycle which I have called Period is more complicated but again free of any pretentious theories. PE is full of made up theories which are full of you know what already,
This is all based on progress. You can find several posts describing it in text and graphs more detailed but the core is this:
1, Measuring pre workout BPFSL,Measuring post- exercise BPFSL . Continuing with 3+2 workout cycles with stretching orientated work as long as the post-BPFSL continues to lengthen,
2. When the strain starts to diminish post -BPFSL not growing anymore switching to girth orientated work, only repeating the achieved length not trying to elongate anymore. This have happened twice at 45 days mark and latest was earlier at 30 something days.
3, Continue with girth work to consolidate gains . The diameter is just another dimension of the volume we are growing and it triggers the growth response not stressing longitudinal tissues that much. . Doing this until 65-70 days.
4. Going for a break or continue the girth work. I prefer the break.
5. Taking break from heavy stretching based length work for minimum of couple of few weeks.
The first break was maybe three weeks total rest. Second one I recall being 8 weeks off from stretching with 2-3 weeks of total rest. Latest break from length work was three months with 5 +19 days of total rest. I keep on increasing the break as the journey continues.
If I have managed to write it all down the way I wanted it to be read you will find no or at least very few theories.
Pragmatic continuing process based on methodological practicality, observations and logical correlations based on them.
It is described more scientifically in my signature.
START 18/13.15 cm Jul 24th 18 (7.09/5.18") NOW 22.5/15.2 cm Fer 12th 20 (8.86/5.98") GOAL 8.5"/ 6"
When connective tissue is stretched within therapeutic temperatures ranging 102 to 110 F (38.9- 43.3 C), the amount of structural weakening produced by a given amount of tissue elongation varies inversely with the temperature. This is apparently related to the progressive increase in the viscous flow properties of the collagenous tissue when it is heated. (Warren et al (1971,1976)