I change programs regularly but will always end up doing low rep compound exercices, after 2 or 3 sets of heavy squats, close to max effort, I sure feel 8mns rest are necessary. Even sub Max squats get me quite tired btw. After hearing the Lilliebridge and Licis boasting of 15mns rests and moving to a powerlifting gym where other lifters also take long rests, I m more inclined to take 8mns even from the first working set and don t get embarrassed id I rest 10mns Total work out duration is a problem though
Baron, do you think I am getting an exemplary benefit by swinging dumbbells while riding a stationary bike or would I be better off doing something separately for arms?
You'll be burning more calories that way for sure, and there's nothing wrong with that. It seems like the dumbbell weights would have to be pretty light for you to be curling them while on the bike for more than a few minutes. So I would still do some curls with heavier weights to get the muscle building benefits on whatever day you typically work arms.
Ok thanks----I am swinging 10 lb bells for a 40 minute ride and it does get a bit tiresome especially when I hold arms straight out. I believe your advice is to keep doing it but grab some other lifting of a heavier nature to develop real strength?
I'm saying that you can stick with the 10lb dumbbells while on the bike, but then do some heavier curls on a day you're not on the bike, as part of a strength building routine.
Baron, are you still doing your workouts in this manner? If so, how is it going? I'm considering doing a variation of this approach for the exercises in my routine that call for 2 sets each.
Like everything, I rotate in and out. Otherwise, the body just completely adapts if the method is used too long. I'm not currently using that method. At the moment, I'm doing whole-body workouts, 1 set per exercise, and usually I do about 9 exercises in total. The rep range varies between 15 - 20 reps per set. Once I can do 20 reps, I up the weight slightly for the next workout and that usually knocks the number of reps back down to 15. Rinse and repeat.