What is your training like?

[Itsalovelyday]

As trainers we have a unique perspective of what training methods work well and not so well for us. Until recently, I did mostly endurance training but now I'm doing more strength training. Luckily though, I've done enough in the past to know what gets me the best gains. I was just wondering what your own views are on what works for you. For example; descending sets using the stripping method for compound exercises get me the best results. However, a good friend of mine only does 3 sets of an exercise and gets similar results. What are your favourite and least favourite techniques?

[LeoneStarr]

Highly intense with very little rest between sets in a circuit...train speed,power,agility, quickness, and strength in explosive but controlled fashion.

Most of my rest is active rest doing some sort of SAQ drill.

[sonti]

I try to follow my own advice of keeping my ego in check - so I'm just doing simple, light, slow steady progression (full body) after having a baby recently and becoming detrained as a result (light and detrained for me, I'm still much stronger than the average woman of course, just not PT "fit"). Trying to correct my own issues of imbalance and core weakness. It's actually a great learning experience to help me train better too, keeps me grounded.

[keljag]

I use a pretty basic push/pull/legs/off/repeat routine. Works great

[WoofieNugget]

Weights were cut way back for me about a year ago when I got diagnosed with a heart condition, so I still do upper/lower twice a week with lighter weights but pretty basic movements just to keep my joints healthy.

I also race walk or cycle 3 times weekly since I can't run. Usually for anywhere from 30-90 minutes.

[SCfitness7]

I like to do a 4 day split. Chest/biceps, back/triceps, legs, shoulders/traps. I usually hit 3 sets for each exercise and do four or five exercisesfor each body part. This is what works the best for me

[rdferguson]

For most of this year I've done an upper/lower split on 4-month periodisation plans that start with me doing 3x10 on the main lifts and eventually peaking for a 1RM. I do this to train for powerlifting, in which my meets are 16 weeks apart.

[RevolutionFF]

4 day upper-lower split for me. I love the 531 system, so use that for my main lifts so I have a steady progress from month to month.

I also periodize my energy systems work. I always do 1-2 30 minute steady state sessions on the bike and then change from month to month between anaerobic lactic and alactic work.

[Itsalovelyday]

My current program is a two day split which I do twice per week. I do 25 minutes of cardio each workout. Mondays and Thursdays I do my back, bi's, abs and calves. For my cardio I do 25 minutes on the rowing machine. Tuesdays and Fridays I do my chest, triceps, shoulders, thighs with some ab work. For my cardio I do another 25 minutes on the bike or treadmill. Usually on the weekend I do some mountain biking too.

[heavykettlebell]

I train them specifically for what they want to improve while giving them what they need. if client says they want a tigher butt and nice arms, I make sure that by the end of every session they feel those muscles have been worked. But I'm very sure to explain why I pick certain exercises over others. "I'm not having you do this exercise because you're having trouble keeping a neutral spine." aka you really suck at this exercise, so we are doing this which is much safer and you can get a similar effect.

Fully body all the time. Sometimes more legs, sometimes more arms, but I'm sure they get everything worked with mostly compound exercises.

[Itsalovelyday]

I train them specifically for what they want to improve while giving them what they need. if client says they want a tigher butt and nice arms, I make sure that by the end of every session they feel those muscles have been worked. But I'm very sure to explain why I pick certain exercises over others. "I'm not having you do this exercise because you're having trouble keeping a neutral spine." aka you really suck at this exercise, so we are doing this which is much safer and you can get a similar effect.

Fully body all the time. Sometimes more legs, sometimes more arms, but I'm sure they get everything worked with mostly compound exercises.

Without trying to sound like a pompous little git, the topic is about our own training program.

[Ronin4help]

Highly intense with very little rest between sets in a circuit...train speed,power,agility, quickness, and strength in explosive but controlled fashion.

Most of my rest is active rest doing some sort of SAQ drill.

Ditto.