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Like many aspiring bodybuilders, I trained for years with the notion that if 10 sets per body part were good, 15 sets were better and I would really grow with 20-25 sets. Grueling two-hour marathon workouts were what I thought I needed to push my body to achieve significant muscle gains. Intensity, I felt, was measured by the hour hand on the clock. But with full-time employment and various professional commitments, I found that the time remaining in the day began to squeeze on my gym time. Occasionally I had those days when getting a workout meant getting in and out in less than 45 minutes (including the shower!) . While the thought of training less than an hour never set well, I found the faster, hyper intense style to be a stimulating departure from my marathon-paced routine. I got a good, fast pump with what seemed like twice the intensity. That's not to say that I don't try many of the champs' routines or specific body part exercises I read in M&F, but many of them are, well, designed for champs. (And some champs, like Mr. Olympia Dorian Yates, complete no more than a handful of truly intense sets for each bodypart! Dorian is often out of the gym in less than an hour!) What with work, fami
Allow yourself at least three days' rest between workouts for the same bodyparts. The recuperation period is the time during which the muscles actually grow and become stronger through protein synthesis. Dividing your body into two workouts allows you to alternate them, so it is possible to work out on consecutive days. Never work out the same muscle group on consecutive days. Intense resistance training produces muscle microtrauma that can cause temporary soreness. Exercise physiologists recommend training in the zone of 75-80% of maximal resistance to develop strength -- about 8-10 reps. As your body gets stronger from progressive-resistance training, rather than completing more reps, you should add weight to provide further gains. HOW LONG SHOULD YOU REST BETWEEN WORKOUTS? Although many beginners might find this training routine useful, it's designed for the bodybuilder with some experience who is primarily concerned with getting an intense, efficient workout that will build muscle size. TRAINING ADVICE - IS THIS A BEGINNER'S PROGRAM? · TIME - Complete your workout before or after work, or even squeeze it into your lunch hour, with plenty of time left in your day for your other responsibilities and pleasures.
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