When I bought Bill Kazmaier's workout training booklets in 1981... I immediately began making progress at the age of 16 from a 240 lb bench to a 315 lb bench at 17 yrs old. The KAZ is king!
Because it’s part of the ‘business’ . Many individuals have made millions from muscle. WWF movies strongman. They don’t want to willingly give up anything, although the internet has opened it up a bit
Well, it's right in the middle...you start with sets of 10 at the beginning of the cycle, and the middle point will be sets of 5 before you get to the triples or doubles at the end...it works in a loop each phase feeds into the next but the most progress does happen in the middle of the cycle
I'm super confused. How did he actually train? What exercises did he do? What did each workout look like? How long would he do 10 rep sets for before dropping to 5 sets of 5 then 3 sets of 3 and so on? 80% of what weight did he use? Was it 80% of the max weight that he wanted to hit at his powerlifting meet for each lift? How many sets did he do on those 10 rep sets? How many days a week did he train for? So many questions that are left unanswered & I've never once heard anyone be able to explain it for someone who knows absolutely nothing about strength training.
BASE TRAINING PHASE (Approximately 4 weeks) This phase provides the basic groundwork for the cycle and could be extended or reduced in duration to suit individual needs and planning. The emphasis is most certainly on intensity, variation of bar position on chest and assistance work to develop a good muscular basis. Monday: 1} Bench Press, competition style and grip. Warm up, then 3x10 2) Wide Grip Bench Press, varying bar position on chest 3x10 3) Narrow Grip Bench Press 3x10 4) Front Deltoid Raise 3x10 5) lateral Raise 3x10 6) Tennis Backhand Cable Extension 3x10 Tuesday: 1) Lying Tricep Push (Inclusive of 2 warm up sets) 6x10 2) Prone Tricep Extension 4x10 3) Seated Hammer Curl 4x10 4) Standing Curl 3x10 5) Close Grip Chins 3xMax 6) Seated Row 3x10 7) One Arm Row 3x10 8) Wide Grip Pulldown to Chest 3x10 Thursday: 1) Bench Press, competition grip, varying bar position on chest. Warm up, then 3x15 2) Wide Grip Bench Press 3x10 3) Narrow Grip Bench Press 3x10 4) Front Deltoid Raise 3x10 5) lateral Raise 3x10 61 Tennis Backhand Cable Extension 3x10 Friday: 1) Lying Tricep Push (Inclusive of 1 warm up set) 5x15 (lighter in weight and sets performed faster than Tuesday) 2) Tricep Pushdown 4x10 3) Seated Hammer Curl 4x10 4) Standing Curl 4x10 5) Close Grip Chins 3xMax 6) One Arm Row 3x10 7) Seated Row 3x10 8) Wide Grip Pulldown to Chest 3x10 Again the emphasis is on intensity and speed throughout the workout, not on weight, maintaining strict styles nevertheless. Increase all poundages gradually and only after all sets have been achieved fully.
