. How to Personalize
Your Training Programs
. A single package of prescriptions does not exist that will deliver equally
good results for everyone. Even “standard” hard-gainer-style routines with a
proven track record for many people do not always fit the bill. Even sensible
training programs built around the basic frameworks outlined in the previ-
ous chapter need to be personalized by each individual trainee.Individual variation
. A training program consists of many components, including exercises, set
and rep schemes, intensity level, training frequency, and cycling procedure.
ere are many potentially productive ways to employ these variables. But
as so many people discover the hard way, there are far more useless and even
destructive applications.. It is impossible to give a list of training measures and assume that the pack-
age will work equally well for all users. Here are three of the reasons why:a. No two people can interpret and implement a set of measures identi-
cally.
b. Identical brothers or sisters aside, no two people are identical physically
and thus do not have the same “response package.”
c. No two people endure the same out-of-the-gym stresses, which can
greatly influence how well you respond to a set of training measures.. ere are many out-of-the-gym variables that can hugely affect response to
training. Individuals vary in many ways including age, genetic ability to grow
muscle, physical weak links, tolerance of exercise-induced discomfort, moti-