What is well supported
Across first-person articles and interviews, the pattern is stable: high volume, repeated work for each body part, controlled moderate loads, short rests, and a strong preference for the pump over maximal weight.
He treated bodybuilding as the shaping of a physique. Concentration and form were not accessories to the session; they were central to it.
Where we adapt
Exact rules such as a universal repetition reserve or a fixed fortnightly rest cut are useful modern reconstructions, not direct commandments preserved from one source.
The app makes those mechanics explicit because software needs clear behaviour. It labels the product as inspired by a tradition, not as a digital replica of one person's programme.