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Niggariffic
11-12-2008, 01:12 PM
How much rest do you give inbetween each set? And how many excercises do you do per muscle group?
SAFKO
11-12-2008, 01:17 PM
Seconds
Niggariffic
11-12-2008, 01:25 PM
Thirds?
Strongest Man In The World
11-12-2008, 01:34 PM
depends on the goals and weight being used
if i just got done doing a double of 355, im not gonna be under the bar again for about 4-5 mins
Niggariffic
11-12-2008, 01:36 PM
depends on the goalsLooking cute on the beach....
Torrential
11-12-2008, 01:51 PM
30 seconds to a minute, usually just walk the small track while putting down some water and go at it again.
Strongest Man In The World
11-12-2008, 02:16 PM
Looking cute on the beach....
Then you need to drop about 10k in some Diacos and a height reduction.
Frankie
11-12-2008, 02:48 PM
60 seconds normally between sets.
1-2 minutes, usually 11 workouts per muscle group. (my 'groups' are chest & tri & some back & some shoulders, arms & more back & traps & more shoulders, legs & lower back. Abs are done every day with 2-3 different workouts)
Niggariffic
11-12-2008, 02:56 PM
1-2 minutes, usually 11 workouts per muscle group. (my 'groups' are chest & tri & some back & some shoulders, arms & more back & traps & more shoulders, legs & lower back. Abs are done every day with 2-3 different workouts)Da hell?
Da hell?
What part are you confused about?
Niggariffic
11-12-2008, 03:08 PM
What part are you confused about?usually 11 workouts per muscle group. (my 'groups' are chest & tri & some back & some shoulders, arms & more back & traps & more shoulders, legs & lower back. Abs are done every day with 2-3 different workouts)You do 11 sets per muscle group or 11 excercises? And WTF is "my 'groups' are chest & tri & some back & some shoulders, arms & more back & traps & more shoulders, legs & lower back"?
You do 11 sets per muscle group or 11 excercises? And WTF is "my 'groups' are chest & tri & some back & some shoulders, arms & more back & traps & more shoulders, legs & lower back"?
I do about 11 workouts a day (not counting abs). The 'muscle groups' are the groups of muscles I work on a given day. Example:
Monday's routine: Chest, triceps, some parts of my back and shoulders are worked. I'll do around 11 total workouts not including what I do for my abs.
Tuesday's routine: Arms, other parts of my back, traps, other shoulder workouts are done. I'll do around 10 workouts not including what I do for my abs.
Wednesday: Legs, lower back, cardio, abs are done. I don't really do 11 workouts on this day.
Frankie
11-12-2008, 03:12 PM
That's a pretty awful workout schedule, Nick, and will lead to overtraining in no time.
That's a pretty awful workout schedule, Nick, and will lead to overtraining in no time.
Howso?
raveman7
11-12-2008, 03:18 PM
i normally rest 1 minute between sets.
Frankie
11-12-2008, 03:26 PM
Howso?
Training every group every day leads to no rest, which leads to no recovery, which leads to overtrained muscles. You'll notice faster, bigger, and better gains by allowing the muscles to heal. If you need to group muscles group them by muscles that assist eachother, aka chest/triceps on one day, then back/biceps on another.
Training every group every day leads to no rest, which leads to no recovery, which leads to overtrained muscles. You'll notice faster, bigger, and better gains by allowing the muscles to heal. If you need to group muscles group them by muscles that assist eachother, aka chest/triceps on one day, then back/biceps on another.
You misunderstood what I meant, too. Check up a couple posts, I clarified. I don't work every muscle group every day - I have a 3 day rotation.
Frankie
11-12-2008, 04:42 PM
Yeah, that workout offers no rest. You can't do just, "Some," back, the whole thing will get involved somewhat. And when you do chest, you also inadvertently do triceps, back gets biceps, etc... Support muscles are still worked and need rest.
I will usually do 2 or 3 workouts non stop then take a 60 second break before starting another 2-3. It does wonders for getting the heart rate up.
Yeah, that workout offers no rest. You can't do just, "Some," back, the whole thing will get involved somewhat. And when you do chest, you also inadvertently do triceps, back gets biceps, etc... Support muscles are still worked and need rest.
Well, yeah - some muscles are supporting muscles one day and are hit full-blast another day. The upper part of my back is really hit on arms day. On chest day there are one or two workouts that use it as a supporting muscle. On legs day my lower back takes a lot of punishment from the heavy lifting squats, etc.
Abs, well abs are abs. I like to do them a little almost every day and keep them in good shape.
All and all, I structured the workout so I could keep the muscle groups together on days - for instance like you said, tris get worked with chest. I do them both on the same day anyhow. Back gets worked a lot with arms, so I do them both on the same day. Of course it ain't perfect, and I'm always open for improvement if people know better methods than the specific workouts I do.
bolistik
11-12-2008, 06:54 PM
i watch the clock and i take 70sec rests between sets.
Rogan
11-12-2008, 07:01 PM
Well, yeah - some muscles are supporting muscles one day and are hit full-blast another day. The upper part of my back is really hit on arms day. On chest day there are one or two workouts that use it as a supporting muscle. On legs day my lower back takes a lot of punishment from the heavy lifting squats, etc.
Abs, well abs are abs. I like to do them a little almost every day and keep them in good shape.
All and all, I structured the workout so I could keep the muscle groups together on days - for instance like you said, tris get worked with chest. I do them both on the same day anyhow. Back gets worked a lot with arms, so I do them both on the same day. Of course it ain't perfect, and I'm always open for improvement if people know better methods than the specific workouts I do.
Its hard to space your work outs out so you are completely recovered for every exercise for the following week, this is what TampaTraps and I do.
Monday: Chest/Cardio
Tuesday: Back/Bi's/Cardio
Wednesday:Legs
Thursday: Off
Friday:Shoulders/Cardio
Saturday:Triceps/Cardio if we make it in.
Strongest Man In The World
11-12-2008, 09:00 PM
it also depends on how much weight you are moving when deciding your split.
When you start moving extremely heavy weight, youll need more time in between training to rest your CNS
unless it is a heavy day, I do 30 seconds between reps after 15-20 min warm up on precor or treadmill. That way I can keep my heart rate up during my entire workout so I end up with about 1- 1 1/2 hrs of cardio.
unless it is a heavy day, I do 30 seconds between reps after 15-20 min warm up on precor or treadmill. That way I can keep my heart rate up during my entire workout so I end up with about 1- 1 1/2 hrs of cardio.
What kind of weight do you move around x how many reps? I know I could never go 30 second rests on any of my workout days with any big(for me) weight on the bars.
What kind of weight do you move around x how many reps? I know I could never go 30 second rests on any of my workout days with any big(for me) weight on the bars.
Bench: When I go heavy (i know, its all relative to some of you guys but I bench by myself and rarely have someone to spot) warm up with 135, 8-10 with 225, 6-8 with 245, 4-6 275, 2-4 305, 1-2 with 315, then pyramid down, 2-4 275, 6-8 with 225, then burn out with 155.
When I am not going what I call heavy, I do 4-6 sets of 8 with 225 with 30 seconds in between.
I do a variety of dumbells, same deal. I will get heavier on incline presses, flat presses, and flies and rest longer in between. On light days, I will use the same weight throughout but try to super set (like flies and presses.) Legs are mostly reps w/ little rest. They mass easily and my knees are pretty messed up so I stay away from real heavy weights.
I am definitely not an expert, but it works for me. I am sure if I talked to a trainer I would find out I am doing everything wrong, but the heavy is a variation of my college football workout and I guess I never tried anything else. I did realize that I wanted more cardio, less fat...etc so I started doing the lighter workouts with less rest (more often than the heavy).
Regina
11-13-2008, 10:15 AM
Then you need to drop about 10k in some Diacos and a height reduction.
That is overpriced! :lol:
For me it's usually 30 seconds to a minute. Sometimes just enough time to change the weight out.
jay90si
11-13-2008, 01:04 PM
Supersets and circuit training kick ass, but i usually dont do them every week.
For a normal work out i usually just walk the short track like someone mentioned above, which takes about 60 seconds.
While i've been trying to concentrate a lot more on core type exercises lately the arm work out at the bottom of this page is awesome (45 min complete arm work out)...i know the guy is a bit fruity but he has a lot of good videos and info...
http://fitness.scoobysworkshop.com/arms1.htm
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