I want to share a great technique for you to throw in to your routine. This is not for beginners, but is great for when you hit a plateau or are getting bored with your existing routine.
(By the way, this is the kind of thing I’ll be answering questions about on Thursday’s free teleseminar - sign up at http://www.askdatabase.com/campaigns/?af=49557 . Even if you don’t want to ask a question, you’ll need to enter your email address so I can send you the dial in info.)
But before I share today’s tips, we need a little background.
Workout Volume
It’s becoming in vogue now for fitness experts, especially strength coaches, to recommend lower volume workouts. Lower volume means fewer total number of reps per muscle group.
For example, a high volume workout for chest would be 4 or 5 sets of 8 to 12 reps of flat bench, followed by 3-4 sets of 8-12 reps each of incline bench, and then 3-4 sets of 8-12 reps of flyes. So the total # of reps could be anywhere from 80 to 156 reps! And Arnold, who advocated this kind of volume, would even do some muscle groups 3 days a week!
Nowadays people are generally seeing big strength gains and lean mass built in much lower volume routines – say, 4-6 total sets of 4-6 reps each, or 24 to 36 total reps per muscle group – once a week!
Which is better depends a bit on your goals, your personal ability to recover, your lifestyle, your diet, and a number of other factors.
But why not combine these…
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