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I've been reading a lot of stuff on the internet about different routines and what does and doesn't work. I've read about HIT, I've read about high volume, etc...
What I recently read intrigued me and I've started the routine. I want your opinions on this routine. My old routine was much more difficult. It consisted of chest/tri/abs on monday, cardio tuesday, shoulder/back/bi/abs wednesday, cardio thursday, back to chest/tri friday, legs saturday, sunday off. This was very time consuming and I started to feel like I didn't have a life.
I recently read and started this:
week 1 and 2: 1 set each exercise (excluding warmups) to 15 reps or failure. Squats, Calf raises, Bench, chins, dips, db shrugs, seated row, curls, lying tri ext. I would do this Monday, tuesday off, wednesday cardio, thursday start cycle again. Do this for two weeks. Every lifting session I would add 5 lbs to each exercise and still try to get 15 reps in. So in affect if I bench 230 x 15 on monday, thursday I would bench 235 x 15 if possible. By the end of two weeks, in theory, I would be doing 250 x 15.
Then on week 3 and 4: I do the same exact thing as above, except I do each exercise to 12 reps or failure with more weight..
Week 5 and 6: same thing except 9 reps or failure with more weight.
Week 7 and 8: same thing except 6 reps or failure with more weight.
Does this sound like something that would work to you guys? I have read so much crap about overtraining, that now I'm afraid and I'm letting two days go between each session. And I'll tell you what, so far, this routine takes about 35 - 40 minutes when abs are included and it hurts like a biotch when I'm done.
What do you think?
What I recently read intrigued me and I've started the routine. I want your opinions on this routine. My old routine was much more difficult. It consisted of chest/tri/abs on monday, cardio tuesday, shoulder/back/bi/abs wednesday, cardio thursday, back to chest/tri friday, legs saturday, sunday off. This was very time consuming and I started to feel like I didn't have a life.
I recently read and started this:
week 1 and 2: 1 set each exercise (excluding warmups) to 15 reps or failure. Squats, Calf raises, Bench, chins, dips, db shrugs, seated row, curls, lying tri ext. I would do this Monday, tuesday off, wednesday cardio, thursday start cycle again. Do this for two weeks. Every lifting session I would add 5 lbs to each exercise and still try to get 15 reps in. So in affect if I bench 230 x 15 on monday, thursday I would bench 235 x 15 if possible. By the end of two weeks, in theory, I would be doing 250 x 15.
Then on week 3 and 4: I do the same exact thing as above, except I do each exercise to 12 reps or failure with more weight..
Week 5 and 6: same thing except 9 reps or failure with more weight.
Week 7 and 8: same thing except 6 reps or failure with more weight.
Does this sound like something that would work to you guys? I have read so much crap about overtraining, that now I'm afraid and I'm letting two days go between each session. And I'll tell you what, so far, this routine takes about 35 - 40 minutes when abs are included and it hurts like a biotch when I'm done.
What do you think?
