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Thread: 39 Ton Leg Shocker!
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12-24-2006, 11:21 PM #31
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12-24-2006, 11:43 PM #32
That coming from a brick outhouse! Agreed, depending on what I'm trying to achieve I vary rest from 30 sec's some workouts to up to 5 minutes. Don't blame you man, I've seen your videos you move some incredible weight with awesome form. (add a link here for that vid of your ROCK BOTTOM rack squats Mr. S - you guys'll see what a squat should look like) LOL!!! and if you'd had the energy you'd have knocked him down and swiped the chair and the tank......
Yeah, got the link from Baldy and have registered on intensemuscle, plan to check it out and give a try - am ALWAYS looking for new ways to grow.
Been checking out some of your other posts and am impressed by you strength Mr.S. I used to move serious weight but have lately been using my age as an excuse not to - well no more man, Thank you!
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12-24-2006, 11:48 PM #33
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12-24-2006, 11:49 PM #34
Legs!!
Holy SH*t!!! I think my legs just fell off my body after reading this!! This is an awesome workout and some shocker!! Could your legs fit out the door of the gym after this!!
I did my leg workout on Saturday and I am sore. If I attempted something like this, I don't think I would be able to walk, stand, or crawl for a year!!*RCSS Rep*
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12-25-2006, 12:28 AM #35
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12-25-2006, 11:40 AM #36
Go Big and others, my comments are related to the idea of "keep them guessing", meaning not letting your muscles get into a set workout program. There is an old saying around here, "variety is the spice of life". Your leg workout is a killer. But how many continuing workouts could you do that same workout. I would be interested in seeing your regular leg workout and compairing it to this one. It has been proven, in other sports, that mixing up your program produces better results than staying on a given program over time. By seeing what others are doing I can gain ideas that I could add to my program in the future. Keep up the good work.
Know your enemy, so when the balloon goes up you will know who to shoot first.
You can never have too many guns nor too much ammo!
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12-26-2006, 01:23 AM #37
Got that dmr, and I agree completely with that philosophy - I am always mixing things up.
Yes it is! I ussually only do this type of workout every 3 - 4 weeks as I stated earlier in this thread!
A typical leg workout would look something like this:
10 min stationary bike w/up
Extensions start @ +- 30kg for 20 reps and increase weight/ decrease reps until I get to full stack 70kg for 3 X 8
Squats start @ +- 60kg for 20 then increase weight and decrease reps to one set of 6 reps (weight varies on this set depending on how heavy I can go on a day)
leg press start @ +- 250 kg and depending how I feel may end up at 400kg for 3 X 8
Stiff legged deadlifts 3 X 8 @ whatever I can handle (up to +-140kg)
Hamstring Curls 3 X 12, 10, 8
Agreed but there is always an exception to the rule - recently read that big Ron Coleman believes that you should NOT mix it up but train the same all the time. I then went back and checked my stock of old BB magazines with Coleman articles and sure enough he's been doing the same workouts for years! So much for mixing it up and keeping the body guessing hey! As Mr. Someday said above, you gotta find what works best for you, and I'll add "at this time" I've found that different things work at different times but I also believe that IF IT AINT BROKE DONT FIX IT!
That's the way to learn man, keep it up. The great thing about advise though is that the choice is yours wether you use it or not, and if you DO choose to use it and it doesn't work for you you can toss it!
Thanks Mate
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12-26-2006, 07:01 AM #38
Go Big, do you "take a break" from training? I find that a week off every three to four months helps to break the "over training" problem. I also move from a "heavy" training program to a "lite" program also helps. Right now I am on a six day a week schedule with upper body 1,3,5 and lower body 2,4,6. About April 1 I will probibly go on a 4 day a week program.
Right now my lower body program consist of the following:
leg curls, leg extensions, dead lifts (not stiff leg dead lifts), lunges, squats and standing toe raises. The basic is 3X10 to 15 at 65% to 70% ORM. One day a month I change the weight and sets to 40% ORM doing 5 to 6 sets with 25 reps per set. On an additional day I will go heavy with 90% ORM for two sets of 5 to 8 reps. This works for me right now, but it is getting "stale". If someone can stay with a given program for a longtime, good for them. I am not one of those. Guess it comes with my HAAD problem I have been plaged with all my life.
Thanks for you reply to my former post.Know your enemy, so when the balloon goes up you will know who to shoot first.
You can never have too many guns nor too much ammo!
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12-26-2006, 08:27 AM #39
Yeah mate, I do take time off every now and then but it's usually enforced time off due to shoot schedules or otherwise it's pure "slapgatgeid" (afrikaans word for lazy ass) which I never USED to do and do not INTEND to do anymore as I find it hinders my progress. As long as my diet is up to scratch I do not have an overtraining problem.
As for your current program, As i said you've got to do what works for you but in my opinion, training a bodypart more than twice per week is too much and will more than likely result in a loss of muscle mass - sometimes, less is more when it comes to training. As for mixing between heavy and light workouts, i think it's a great idea to do so either workout for workout or a period of progressive heavy workouts followed by a period of lighter workouts and then again build up to your max etc.
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12-26-2006, 02:07 PM #40
Go Big, I just looked at your age and had a good laugh. I started lifting at least 5 years before you were born. I have yet to figure out what the coach had in mind with the "trip". I have never seen or read of anything even closely related. Boy, I am getting old! Thanks for your commits and critic. This seems to be working for me now, so I will stay with it for a couple of months, at least. I will keep watch on what you are doing.
Know your enemy, so when the balloon goes up you will know who to shoot first.
You can never have too many guns nor too much ammo!
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12-26-2006, 02:22 PM #41
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12-26-2006, 04:29 PM #42
I know I am getting old as I now see children of people who were students at the University of South Carolina after I had been there for four or five years as students now. And yes, I will be able to retire at the end of June, 2007, 3 days before I turn 58 after being there 30 years. I also have 6 months as a corrections officer.
The "trip" was a set of weight lifting exercises with other exercises interspersed, such as sit ups, push ups and rope climb, which you had to do with arms only. There was one exercise with weights that I have never seen since. They called it the shake. You hold the bar at sholder hight out in front of you then pull it into your chest and push it back out again as fast as you can. All exercises were for ten reps. I thought it was to build strength, but on reflection I don't know how that was possible. But it may have been the best they could do back then. Back then was 1961.
Sorry if my last post was not clear, I will put it down to the cold meds I am on right. Not fun.Know your enemy, so when the balloon goes up you will know who to shoot first.
You can never have too many guns nor too much ammo!
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12-27-2006, 09:45 AM #43
And here I am feeling old because botn my children are finished high school. LOL!
I recently saw a similar kind of programme on DVD - It was followed by one of the UFC fighters and carried on for an hour. He actually sprinted from one exercise to the other, and thereafter worked cardio for 30 minutes in a SAUNA! CRAZY!
No problem dmr, hope you're soon feeling better.
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03-21-2007, 01:24 PM #44
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