Topic: Charlie Francis and the CNS: Implications to Weightlifting-

[Barry Kinsella]

David Woodhouse has kindly written a guest article for my blog and some of you may be interested in it.
http://weightliftingepiphanies.blogspot.com/2010/02/tuesdays-throwdown.html

By the way he also wrote the article on Abadjiev and the Bulgarian system.
http://weightliftingexchange.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=438&Itemid=60

[Justin Ott]

I understand what the article is saying but I have personally had better results lifting 6x a week alternating between 80%-95% than training 3-4x a week at 95+%

[Dave Chiu]

Good stuff, but didn't he actually pare it down to only ONE maximal wkt per week, w/ the rest just supportive?

Also, didn't he speak favorably of BD's advice to avoid going over 90% on lifting?

I once read that he came out w/ another book (more specifically about training than the athletic odyssey), but I have never seen that one in print.

[Erik Blekeberg]

I understand what the article is saying but I have personally had better results lifting 6x a week alternating between 80%-95% than training 3-4x a week at 95+%

This closer to the Bulgarian model. Weightlifting and sprinting do have their differences. The  thing I have always said about weightlifting is that we don't need to do strength and conditioning work because our sport is strength and conditioning. Sprinters need track work, then varying types of work in the weight room. Sn, CJ and Squat for us.

Seriously though, I believe the CNS can take the work of training 6+ days a week and 2x a day so long as it is given enough time to adapt to the work load. You don't start with 14 workouts a week. You start with 3 and work your way up as the body is able to handle the load.

Great article dude, thanks.

[Jesster]

I am starting favor the heavy/light scheme. I think the light days diminish fatigue while maintaining fitness. Recently, I started messing with the idea of fatigue management for the lower body. I work my legs everyday, it is just the matter of the intensity and volume. If I feel fatigued, I taper off slowly.