Topic: News: Heavy Lifting, No Rest, Candy: the Bulgarian Method

[Chris Ⓐ LeRoux]

Heavy Lifting, No Rest, Candy: the Bulgarian Method

[Arturo Gómez]

Many of the ideas of bulgarians were liberator for us, than in 80 s liked real lift. Not those fearfull and complicated system in mode in those years. We like fight against the maximum and increase it. And the "sofisticated coaches" were a break for us.
We laugh a lot when, in the courses, the coaches were puzzled with these ideas. The gross lifters were right, they were wrong!!!

[Chris Ⓐ LeRoux]

I'd enjoy listening to Abajiev speak in English very much, discuss some stuff with him, and lift with him. Would have been fun.

[ViKtoricus]

   Great find Chris!

Good read. I believe in Abadjhiev. What I want is for people to give him a fair shot. He's old and have achieved great things in his life.

[Andy Dick]

Bar none we know Abajiev has great coaching credentials.  However, this may work but for most of us it is hard to devote the proper time to training as he calls for.  5 hours a day is a lot, perhaps if we had sponsors or something so we could focus on lifting, it would be possible.  I wish I could devote that much time to lifting.  But for most of us life is our greatest combatant.  We have to work to eat and live.  Imagine working an 8 hour day then lifting another 5 on top of that.  I feel like garbage after lifting in the morning for 2 hours then working 6 hours afterwards.  Mentally and physically.  That is where a lot of people run into problems.

Perhaps there is more to the system then just going heavy a lot.  But I remember there was a time when I tried going the heaviest I could 3 days during the week on Olympic lifts.  My goal was add weight until I missed twice in a row.  I destroyed me, I felt sore all over all the time, I felt fatigued 24/7, I never felt I could get enough sleep so I always felt tired.  It was affecting my work because I had trouble staying awake (when getting about 9 hours of sleep a night).  I just don't know how it can work unless that was your total and only focus.

[Dustin Oranchuk]

I would be curious to find if the Bulgarians still use the Bulgarian method

[ViKtoricus]

I would be curious to find if the Bulgarians still use the Bulgarian method

Not under Abadjhiev. No. When Coach Asparukhov replaced Abadjhiev, training has been less frequent. Still intense, but not as intense as the Abadjhiev method.

[Andy Dick]

I am curious what is the history behind Abidjev and no one trusting him for doping?  The article made it seem like he has never been caught giving things to his athletes.  Is it just because athletes that were training under him got busted so they immediately assume/punish him as being an accessory to doping?