As I mentioned in the introduction, I have had a total change around in my training, both in number of days, number of sets and repetition counts. I have also mentioned on the old Forum that, since time began and with a few brief exceptions, I have been a fan of super sets, tri-sets, drop sets, giant sets, you name it. Training like that has always given me pleasure & I've always been one of Dave Draper's " Bombers ".The re-think was brought on by more than one reason. I had been unemployed for 14 months due to the finance crisis and after a return to project work in April, my energy levels are not quite there as before. Couple this with a lot of reading whilst I was off, some of it on training and body health, I decided to change things around recently.
I now train 2 X per week. I use one to two basic exercises for each body part . The legs and back are treated to two exercises. I warm up on each movement for some 2 to 5 sets, reps not exceeding 8 or so and well within my capabilities so as not to take away from the important final set. These warm-up sets are used for the obvious reasons of preparing the body for the final effort, but I also use them to work on my form. I then use a maximum weight trying to achieve a minimum of 6 to 8 reps. I may throw in another heavier set trying for 4 to 5 reps. I have an "A" & "B" workout. For example, on one workout I perform a Hip Machine exercise and 2 more for the thighs and on the other workout, these are dropped in favor of the Dead-Lift.
A change, in this case, is proving to be just as good as a rest and I intend to continue to see where this will lead me for the immediate future. There you have it. Good training everyone!
