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...rvival, which means they are quick to adapt to various influences. If you’ve been doing 3 sets of ten reps in the squat since the Clinton administration, it’s about time for you to change things. ...
...ram for a few weeks now; http://www.t-mag.com/html/body_118gvt.html (short summary; 10 sets of up to 10 reps, 60 sec breaks, 60% of max 1RM weight). and I'm pretty convinced it works out, I've never...
...tightness and pain the next 2-3 days. (during the workout, I don't seem to have any problems hitting my reps (normally working 75/18, 75/15,75/12). I normally work at allowing 45-60second break betwee...
...ds Trent PS. SCT involves loading the weights up to 1.5 to 2 times the normal load you would do for reps & sets and then just lifting the weight off the rack for 10-20 seconds (one set only) in th...
...better. Anyway, I'm lifting what I would consider 'moderate' weights. I do 3 sets of approximately 10 reps of the basic dumbbell exercises for all the major muscle groups. I also do an hour of cardi...
... to lift heavy 20-30 minutes with a choice of movements 4 times a week.. My rep strategy is to get 50 reps in 20 minutes... if i get 50 i keep going till i fail, then add more weight to the movement...
Opinions / comments on sets & reps for small muscle groups. Bi's,tri's,calves,& actually shoulders,involved in a 4 day split push-pull routine. Thanks! Ron
...5 for six with full heels-to-hamstrings depth, getting some help from his spotter on the last couple of reps. Hmmmm, maybe tonight I'll try my best Golden Retriever imitation ......
...raps are an integral part of your bench pressing. I do trap bar shrugs. I start with 135 pounds for 100 reps, 225 for 75 reps, 315 for 50 reps, 425 for 25 reps, then 515 for 15 reps. Then I'll alterna...
...nce. Protocol is to replace all bicep moves with a single GVT cluster: BEGINNING GROUP: 10 sets of 10 reps using about 35% of 1RM, 2 seconds up, no rest, 4 seconds down, no rest, 90 seconds rest bet...
... No one in my gym has heard of it. People's jaws drop when I mention 9 days off, and single sets of 6-8 reps. I think it has merit on paper, but in practice: After about 6 days off...I felt like a T...
...in an hour for the weigh-in. I have followed Keith's advice to a tee and seen good progress in my bench reps. I've taken the last couple days off and carb loaded and I'm feeling pretty damn strong tod...
...some hints what is the better postion to train. I would be very happy about it. Also, my 1st set are 12 reps with at the moment 90 (kg i guess). Then I do 92 with 8reps 95 with 8reps and maybe 100 wit...
...een 5 and 13 workouts per week, loading based on a idea similiar to what I'm used to. But less sets and reps per squat bench and deadlift workout and more squat, bench and deadlift workouts. This pr...
... different formula's for calculating 1RM like: Mayhew = 100 * weight / (53,3+41,9*POWER(EXP(1);-0,055*reps)) Lander = 100 * weight / (101.3 - 2.67123 * reps ) Brzycki = weight / (1.0278-(.0278*reps)...
You would lose the bet. With high reps they will develop endurance not size. Fine, but you did not get a huge back from paddling. It came from something else, possibly genetics.
im using hst and usually i do 1 set of situps afterward the rest of my workout going up 5 reps each workout from 25 to 50 and starting over again..would this help to better define my abs?? i have abou
... of months now, mostly bench presses and starting out with about as much weight as I could do for 15-20 reps and doing enough sets till I got to about 60-70 reps. I have recently switched to as much w...
...te weekly change-up of exercises and possibly other aspects of lifting, such as: Tempo, rest, sets, and reps. I'm sure Nutritional advise certainly wasn't overlooked either. Probably something like ea...
...o specialisation.. Anyway, (and this sounds a bit obvious) but if I just focus on heavy sets with 2-4 reps. my endurance goes up for lower weights. (well duh?) So what kind of advantage does all the...
...y joined my local gym. I have read through lots of discussion groups talking about… Lift hard (to 8 reps) Food is your friend Sleep to the max …but I am struggling to find a good weight gainin...
...sually do 3-4 exercises for each muscle group and cycle my workouts as follows: 4-6 weeks 4 sets of 4 reps heavy as possible 4-6 weeks pyramid. Heavy as possible for 2 reps, then ligtening for 4 rep...
...re than the other or at a different angle), and the progress that I'm making (so I can regulate my sets/reps). I think shrugs will help my my traps, which should start to grow up the back of my neck...
...d a couple of interesting things. (OK, I'm easily amused.) I noticed, for example, that doing several reps of dumbell press negs I could only do a few more pounds than I can actually LIFT for a full...
...ch press. I'm stuck at 110 lbs. I've been lifting that weight for more than 3 months now (3 sets / 6-10 reps depending on the day) and I just can't go beyond that. I've tried out a couple techniques l...
...acks, Triceps Bench Dips) Routine will include light warm up set(s), followed by two work sets of 5-7 reps per exercise for upper body, 8-10 for lowerbody, all at RMax loads. Thanks for your time...
...that time from 185 lbs of pure fat! When I first started lifting I could barely bench the 45 lbs bar 10 reps and I could only curl 10 lbs per arm for 10 reps max. After the first year I was up to benc...
...tty tough hand gripper things. How often should I train them if I go to almost failure (takes about 8 reps)? 3 times a week? (I've never trained grip before so I don't really know how to approach ...
...left arm was able to raise the weight no problem (3 sets of 12). My right arm was not able to even do 3 reps on the first set. Three weeks ago, I seemed to have slept the wrong way and had a really ...
... the next lower size kettlebell, which is 1.5-pood, 24 kg (53 lbs.) by using a variety of means. Higher reps with the smaller bell for a bit, but then I grabbed a 16 and a 12 kg in the same hand and p...
Here's a new one.... Guy was using the 45 degree leg press. He was doing his reps, and failed on rep 12. The safety stops prevented him being mashed (well, he wasn't using that much weight anyway) a
I just read in M&F that Ronnie Coleman always does 10 - 15 reps....but he keeps it heavy. Now, whatever Ronnie Coleman is lifting is pretty damn heavy for me, but anything I'm lifting for 15 reps, I d
...it routine. I do not lift 'heavy' as it is, however I became concerned that perhaps I was doing to many reps throughout the week (squats, deadlifts and stiff legged deadlifts)and that was putting a lo...
...18-21 sets thurs biceps 18-21 sets fri triceps 18-21 sets sat stomach 21 sets The rule I follow is 12 reps per set with 1 minute rest between sets. I'm a vegetarian. I can eat fish but no meats. I u...
...ke to call the 'slaughter round'... basically we'll do 2-3 sets of normal benching, failing between 5-8 reps... but then, after our last set, without rest, we'll have someone take off the weight in 15...
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