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mamallo Posts: 4 Joined: 2003/07/30	2003/09/22, 01:14 PM Hi: My work out has high reps of 20's, 15's, 12's, 10's and 8's do I increased the weights as I go down in reps? what people get out of hight reps(with light weights) and low reps(with heavy weights)? Thanks
bluestreak Posts: 11 Joined: 2003/10/30	2003/10/30, 04:34 PM I want to know exactly what order you do all the exercises in. Each exercise has 4 or 5 sets with varying reps and weights. Do you go through all the sets of reps on one exercise with just a short break or stretch in between: or do you do the first set of each of the different exercises and then come back to your first exersise and start with the second set of reps for each of the exercises suggested in the daily workout?
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/10/31, 08:36 AM Depending on your goals. The standard type workout is finish all the sets in one exercise, then move on to the next. This will build more strength and is much better for mass. Now, the other you speak of is "circuit" training. This can be effective if speed and fat loss with a some strength gain is your goal. You will not gain too much muscle from it, but it is very effective for endurance and fat loss. You simply go in a circuit, do one set of one exercise, move to anothe bodypart, do one set, move to another, etc. This is usually done rather quickly also, with not much rest if any between the entire circuit. Then rest a couple minutes between circuits, and start the next one. An example may be, chest, one set benches, go directly to shoulders, one set military presses, go directly to back, one set lat pulldowns, then biceps, triceps, legs, one set each, then rest a couple minutes. Start the circuit over, do 3 circuits. ============ Quoting from bluestreak: I want to know exactly what order you do all the exercises in. Each exercise has 4 or 5 sets with varying reps and weights. Do you go through all the sets of reps on one exercise with just a short break or stretch in between: or do you do the first set of each of the different exercises and then come back to your first exersise and start with the second set of reps for each of the exercises suggested in the daily workout? ============= -------------- Great people never want it easier, they just want to be better! Ron
bluestreak Posts: 11 Joined: 2003/10/30	2003/10/31, 12:22 PM Thanks. That is exactly what I need to know. I need no loss in weight, only some gains in mass so I'll go through them in order as they are layed out.