it yields almost all strength improvement and very little mass improvement, combined with a low calorie diet you end up light but hard as nails

as opposed to more mass focused exercise

the type of soreness is much different I notice

when I was doing mass building crap I would be fine the day of, then the day after I would be sore as hell 24/7 until it got better

this stuff, I am not sore, but if I try to move I am

so it's less that I'm "sore" and more that I'm just broken

INTERESTING

MUSCLE BUILDING

MUSCLE DENSITY IS RARELY MENTIONED

PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT BODY TYPES

AND DIFFERENT MUSCLE SPEEDS

I realized that muscle building is basically a meme

yeah

and training style really does matter

THAT IS IDEALISM

THE IDEA MUST TAKE ROOT

AND THEN CAN MANIFEST

so the exact difference was training 3-5x10 before, building mass, vs now training 15-20x1, not maximal lifts but real heavy

it worked to get me jacked, but at this point I basically believe that looking buff is a stupid goal

AGREED. GENERAL, ALL-PURPOSE STRENGTH IS THE GOAL

MILITARY TRAINING HELPS

one thing that is interesting is the 20x1 style is more "food efficient"

FEWER DONUTS

NO DOUBT

I can tolerate 20x1 much better on a starvation diet, 5x10 required lots of food or I basically couldn't do it and would be sore forever until I just burned out

STARVATION DIET MAY BE TOO EXTREME

BETTER TO GO WITH A

HMM

I am losing 2 lbs a week reliably

"HUNTER-GATHERER PORTABLE DIET"

HOLY MACKEREL

CONVERTING INTO MUSCLE?

I already had a lot of muscle, I am converting to a whole different body type

MEATIER

I am on track to becoming a skinny dude who can just randomly throw 400 lbs around like a feather

at current rate I should be there in like 6 months

INTERESTING

ARE YOU MAINTAINING BONE STRENGTH?

of course, I take supplements and the weight training helps that

EXCELLENT

my theory is to maximize strength to weight ratio, for speed, explosiveness and athleticism