catwoman88
Cathlete
Hi LoDo and bitmover.
bitmover: I will try to put something together and email it to you this weekend. It's a busy weekend (20-year H.S. reunion - woo-hoo!) but I will really really try to email you.
LoDo: I think you can do what I do, but on a much modified basis. The biggest modification would be to not use really heavy weights. Let me clarify: what's heavy for me will not be the same as what's heavy for you. Heavy for me is a 20-lb dumbbell bicep curl (I have weak biceps), a 25-30 lb. tricep extension, 40-lb chest press, etc. Heavy for you could be a 10-lb DB bicep curl, a 15-lb tricep extension, and a 15-lb chest press. So, just make sure you are working out according to your condition. And, if you've never lifted weights, make sure you give yourself a couple of weeks of super-light workouts to get your muscles accustomed to it, or else you'll be so sore you won't be able to move. And during the circuits, you might want to forego weights altogether and just go through the motions until your body adjusts. That's what I used to do, and now I'm incorporating weights in my circuits.
Lastly, I'll address how I work in circuits with heavy weight training days: I use LIGHT weights on my circuit days (although I do still feel it - just not to the extent that I do on heavy days). I use circuits more as a way of getting some good oxygen-debt cardio going. Circuits and running have been proven the best methods to burn fat, so I'm trying to work more circuit training in vs. straight cardio. And being that I'm only focusing heavy training on each body part only one time per week, and resting each part at least 24 hours (usually 48-72 hours) before hitting it again, I'm not "overtraining" any one part. I think the only body part getting hit after 24 hours of rest is shoulders (circuit on Monday, chest/shoulders on Tuesday) - everything else gets 48 hours or more of rest.
OnFitness magazine has a couple of great articles in the last two issues regarding weight training. I can scan them and email them if you'd like.
bitmover: I will try to put something together and email it to you this weekend. It's a busy weekend (20-year H.S. reunion - woo-hoo!) but I will really really try to email you.
LoDo: I think you can do what I do, but on a much modified basis. The biggest modification would be to not use really heavy weights. Let me clarify: what's heavy for me will not be the same as what's heavy for you. Heavy for me is a 20-lb dumbbell bicep curl (I have weak biceps), a 25-30 lb. tricep extension, 40-lb chest press, etc. Heavy for you could be a 10-lb DB bicep curl, a 15-lb tricep extension, and a 15-lb chest press. So, just make sure you are working out according to your condition. And, if you've never lifted weights, make sure you give yourself a couple of weeks of super-light workouts to get your muscles accustomed to it, or else you'll be so sore you won't be able to move. And during the circuits, you might want to forego weights altogether and just go through the motions until your body adjusts. That's what I used to do, and now I'm incorporating weights in my circuits.
Lastly, I'll address how I work in circuits with heavy weight training days: I use LIGHT weights on my circuit days (although I do still feel it - just not to the extent that I do on heavy days). I use circuits more as a way of getting some good oxygen-debt cardio going. Circuits and running have been proven the best methods to burn fat, so I'm trying to work more circuit training in vs. straight cardio. And being that I'm only focusing heavy training on each body part only one time per week, and resting each part at least 24 hours (usually 48-72 hours) before hitting it again, I'm not "overtraining" any one part. I think the only body part getting hit after 24 hours of rest is shoulders (circuit on Monday, chest/shoulders on Tuesday) - everything else gets 48 hours or more of rest.
OnFitness magazine has a couple of great articles in the last two issues regarding weight training. I can scan them and email them if you'd like.
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