No Results After Years of Training + Today's Training Session

I saw a guy at the gym today that I used to see practically everyday at a different gym five years ago.

This guy trains really hard every week and never misses a workout, and I know he eats really well. He busts his butt every time he's in the gym.

But . . . he looks exactly the same as he did 5 years ago. He hasn't gotten any bigger, and I don't know if he's gotten any stronger. Five years have passed, and he looks the exact same.

Now, he may be fine with this and he may not want to get any bigger. However, he has always trained with bodybuilding splits - a day for legs, chest, backs, arms, etc. He trains with a lot of volume and traditional bodybuilding techniques (drop sets, pre-fatigue, etc).

Here's the lesson - if he trained for strength and focused solely on big, compound movements, and decreased the volume, I guarantee he could add several pounds of muscle to his frame.

For the majority of the population, bodybuilding splits are worthless. Use total body workouts or upper/lower body splits. That's it.

Now on to today's training session.

1) Speed Deadlift with 35 lb plates (for greater ROM) - 165 x 10 x 1 (165 lbs, 10 singles)

2) Squat - 140 x 7, 155 x 2, 120 x 10

3) RDL w/ 35 lb plates - 185 x 8

4) Steep Decline Situps - 3 sets

Tonight I'm going to play racquetball, and tomorrow we're going to mess around at the local park playing basketball, soccer, football, and whatever else we can think of doing. : )

Have a great weekend, everyone!!!