specialization training by nick nilson!!!

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Proteinboy

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i just read this article on specialization training. here's a quote from it(somewhere in the middle of the article). its simply AMAZING at what nick nilson came up with and i want to check the validity of it with you guys. the gains are INCREDIBLE!!!
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"How To Do Daily Specialization:

The name of the program is Daily Specialization and, as the name implies, it's done on a daily basis. In a nutshell, you will do just 1 set of 1 exercise for 1 bodypart twice a day, every day. It's very simple but very powerful and it can be done with any bodypart you like!

I will use dips as an example here but you can use any exercise you like. Choose an exercise you can do at home for your selected bodypart to make it easier and more convenient to do (chances are, you're not going to be going to the gym twice a day to do 1 set of 1 exercise!).

If you have weights at home, it will broaden your selection but I find that bodyweight exercises (that use your bodyweight for resistance, e.g. dips, chin-ups, push-ups, etc.) are most effective.

Using dips as the example, on Day 1, very soon after you wake up, do as many dips as you can. Go to failure, doing as many reps as you can then stop. That's your morning workout. You're done.

Do everything else in your day as you normally would, even your regular workouts for that bodypart if they're on your schedule. This program exists completely outside your regular workout schedule.

At night before you go to bed, do another set of dips to failure. That's it. When you wake up the next day, do another set of dips to failure, just like on Day 1. Keep this up for as long as you like - anywhere from a few weeks to a few months, depending on the results you want and whether you want to switch to another bodypart or not.

This is the entire program! As a quick note, you can add a third set in the middle of the day on non-training days in order to speed results. It will give your body a little extra stimulus for that bodypart. Also, do only one bodypart at a time with this program. If you add in more parts, you will dilute the training stress and diminish the effects of the program.

The key to success with this program is consistency. You MUST do it consistently every day, twice a day, without fail to provide that constant training stimulus to the body. Even if you don't feel like it, do it. Even if you're tired and you don't get nearly as many reps as usual, do it. Even if your muscles are sore, do it. The only exception to this rule is if you're sick or injured. Do this, and you WILL get results."
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i am WAY MORE THAN WILLING to do this specialization training IF it makes sense and i will see results. again, i want to check with the intelligent people here and if i get a thumbs up from you guys, i am starting tomorrow!!!:D
 
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HERES SIMPLY WHY IT WORKS

"Why It Works:

Physiologically speaking, the body becomes its function. If you run long distances, your body will have a tendency to become smaller and lighter to be better able to cope with the stress. If you lift weights, your body will have a tendency to become more muscular in order to deal with the resistance.

We target this highly-efficient adaptation process by training stubborn bodyparts with very high frequency. Your body quickly learns it needs to build up that bodypart in response to this constant workload. Your body will very quickly start allocating recovery resources towards rebuilding that part bigger and stronger.

You keep working it and your body will keep building it. This program harnesses the adaptive power of your body and channels it into a specific bodypart for maximum results. The results are consistent and phenomenal!

Let me give you my experience with Daily Specialization. I used this program for my shoulders, doing handstand push-ups. At a bodyweight of 200 pounds, when I started I couldn't do a single full rep, only a few partial reps.

After 12 weeks of consistently doing handstand push-ups morning and night, I was able to perform 40 full reps at the very same bodyweight. If you think about this for a moment, it's actually quite shocking! Could you imagine barely being able to bench press your bodyweight one day then, 3 months later, being able to press it 40 times!

The results came little by little but on a consistent and daily basis. Over the 3 months (which were going to go by anyway, regardless of whether I did this program or not) this resulted in HUGE gains in muscle development and also carried over to strength in exercises such as shoulder press and bench press.

You can easily achieve powerful results like this with the Daily Specialization Program.

One of the greatest benefits I found with this program wasn't even the improvement in strength and muscle development. Working the stubborn bodypart twice a day to failure actually made my stubborn shoulders not stubborn anymore!

The constant workload, in addition to building strength and muscle mass, also greatly increased the circulation/capillarization in the muscles. Poor blood circulation is one of the biggest causes of lagging muscle development. This greatly-improved circulation meant more nutrients could get into the muscles more easily, which means easier muscle growth in the long-term.

Not a bad result for a few minutes of effort every day!

I want you to pick a lagging bodypart, pick an exercise for it and try this program for yourself. I guarantee you will see consistent results. Your body will simply have no choice! I'm in the business of helping you get results from your training. I have NO desire to give you information that I don't stand behind 100%. If I were standing in front of you right now, I would look you straight in the eyes and tell you, with no hesitation whatsoever, that if you put it to work in the way I've laid it out in these Specialization programs, this information will get you where you want to go in your training. You have my word on this and it's not something I take lightly.





and heres the entire link:

and 26 ppl have read this wthout answering once... -_- someone please respond
 
I mean its just a muscle endurance program. It does nothing to increase absolute strength or build muscle. It is nothing new and if your current program is to bulk this isn't a good idea.
 
but...he says it will make your weakest point the strongest point

"The results came little by little but on a consistent and daily basis. Over the 3 months (which were going to go by anyway, regardless of whether I did this program or not) this resulted in HUGE gains in muscle development and also carried over to strength in exercises such as shoulder press and bench press."

"The constant workload, in addition to building strength and muscle mass, also greatly increased the circulation/capillarization in the muscles. "

so...your saying he was lying??? and why is it a bad idea??? T_T
 
theleip said:
I mean its just a muscle endurance program. It does nothing to increase absolute strength or build muscle. It is nothing new and if your current program is to bulk this isn't a good idea.
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but wait...if he started at 1 handstand pushup and ended up at 40...how can he NOT have gotten stronger? thats similar to having a military press 1rm and then in 3 months being able to do it 40 times. i have no idea what you are talking about
 
Like I said it is an increase in muscle endurance. Yes to some degree strength but there was no discussion on absolute strength advancement.

Absolute strength is the maximum force your muscles are capable of exerting in a single contraction. So maybe you are able to do 40 more handstand push ups, but can you add weight and do them?

Let's take a bench press for an example. You can bench 1RM 100 pounds. Every morning you get up and trying to bench 100 pounds. Overtime yes your muscle will adapt and you will create muscle endurance to sustain more lifts. In a month you can bench 100 pounds 12 times now. However if you try and increase that bench to a new number it will likely only rise by a very small step. 105-110 will become your new 1RM. And this is only if at a new training level. The higher up you get the less that number will increase. Again this is working on muscle endurance. IF you are trying to increase absolute strength there are far better ways to go about it then lifting the same heavy object over and over again and month by month IF lucky slowly increasing your 1RM.

So again I say this program is about muscle endurance. If trying to gain muscle its is horrible because high reps and failure doesn't bring about good hypertrophy. If trying to gain strength it is bad because you should be working in low-mid rep/set numbers and continue to up weights for absolute strength increase. If you want to stay the same strength but be able to produce it more often this is the only time a program like this would be of use, however I don't even agree with this as a good endurance program anyway. Breaking down you CNS and going to failure over and over again everyday=bad idea.

Its pretty crappy, its nothing new and amazing, and it has nothing to do with absolute strength. Be careful what you buy into proteinboy.
 
"this resulted in HUGE gains in muscle development and also carried over to strength in exercises such as shoulder press and bench press."

but as a matter of fact, i can bench 100 12 times. and i dont max out at 105 XO. i max out at 125. how can someone be able to bench 100lbs 12 times and only be able do bench 105lbs 1 time ><. im still confused.

im keeping the reps in between 8-12 by adding small weight. im doing it with pullups. kthnks ^^
 
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if it worked marathon runners would have massive muscular and strong legs,
they dont:confused:
progressive load builds muscle and strength not progressive reps,if it was the amount of reps that built it then we could start at 5k and just do more everyday.
 
well if you start at 3 reps, 5 sets, make you're way up to 5 reps 5 sets, then test you're 1RM again, you will have gained some.
But training for endurance is not the best idea if you want max strenght and big muscles.
 
what if i cycle exercises so that i can bring my strength up in each exercise.

for example, 1-2 weeks do specialization for pullups (i can do 10) until i can do 12-15 pullups.
then stop specialization for 1-2 weeks.
then do 1-2 weeks for handstand pushups(i can do 1) so that i can gain strenght for those.
take 2 weeks off specializatoin. ect...then start specialization for pullups with 10lbs attached(pretending i weigh 160 instead of 150). build up to 10-12 reps.
 
Proteinboy said:
maybe you should do it since your goal is to gain endurance :D
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But you are missing the fact that it isn't a good endurance program to begin with. Training over and over again to failure is not a good idea. Training that often without letting your muscles rest is not a good idea. There are better endurance training programs, period. I am not really sure why you are so gung ho on this program, if you want to do it go for it, we aren't going to stop you.
 
i dont know any of you guys...but i still trust mreik, theleip, malkore ect... how am i supposed to automatically know what is s..t and what is good?
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Read, read, and read some more. Its the only way.
 
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