The 4-Hour Body - An Uncommon Guide to Rapid Fat-Loss, Incredible Sex, and Becoming Superhuman - Timothy Ferriss
would suggest a protocol designed for maximal strength gain and minimal weight gain. See
"Effortless Superhuman."
WON'T THIS SPEED OF LIFTING MAKE ME SLOW?
Though this program is not designed for athletes (again, see "E ortless Superhuman" for that),
there is no evidence that a 5/5 lifting cadence will make you slow. Let's take a look at one
counterexample in a sport where speed is paramount: Olympic lifting.
In 1973, an Olympic weight lifting team with no prior experience was formed at DeLand
High School in Florida. Their main training protocol was slow, mostly eccentric (lowering)
lifting. The team went on to amass more than 100 consecutive competitive wins and remained
undefeated and untied for seven years.
Letting weight training displace skill training is what makes athletes slower. A focus on
muscles shouldn't replace a focus on sport. For competitors outside of the iron game, lifting is a
means to an end. It shouldn't interfere with other sport-specific training.