Posted by Another Jeff on February 10, 1997 at 16:33:56:
In Reply to: RE: Attn: Another Jeff posted by Natural Sandra on February 10, 1997 at 15:57:04:
: Yes, I got your message. I searched all the web sites you advised but couldn't
: get "http://web.univnorthco.edu/pub/~dbrown/Donavan.htm" and "http://medstudents.
: com.br/sport/2.htm." Found the info. I needed. I am awaiting your reply on
: the wind sprints and leg "cutting". No one on the other Board seemed to have
: any suggestions. Hope you can help?
Left a message to you this morn on the other board
but now that one's closed again.
There's a pretty good article on the exact subject
you asked about in the October 1996 MM2K by Dan Duchaine.
Have you seen it? Do you have access to it? If not,
I'll recap for you. LET ME KNOW.
Also if you are a national competitor (Where???),
I bet you got great legs. Before you think your legs
are fat remember there's a BIG difference between
natural BB and drugged ones. I doubt any natural
bodybuilder could ever get legs like Sue Price (hers
are unreal aren't they?). For a more realistic picture
of "natural legs" make sure you are comparing yourself
to other natural atheletes not drugged ones. I used to
think my whole body looked terrible because I was
comparing it to the pros in the mags. When I finally
got a copy of "Natural Bodybuilding" & saw those guys
I realized I wasn't so bad- in fact I look better than most of
the pictures of their national competitors.
As far as wind sprints, There is some good and bad.
Wind sprints would be similar to the anaerobic, all
out exercise of weightlifting and studies have shown
it to increase GH output and the fuel burned could
later be replaced by fat stores but from across the
body not just the legs. I think it could be beneficial
if done as HIT and as interval training:
Make the windsprint session Brief, extreme high intensity (max effort)
hold nothing back and walk/jog between sprints to
get your heart rate back down. Start with short bursts
& short total workout time and slowly add distance
and time until you are sprinting fullout for 30-40
secs then walk/jog and repeat until you can do this
for 15-20 mins. But not at first. Work up to this.
If you're not used to it, your legs are gonna hurt
for a couple of days at first so give extra recovery
time between leg workouts. If tired or sore, wait an
extra day.
As a natural, what are you allowed to take? Is CAE
stack banned? What is tested?
Another Jeff