Are we still on time to make a suggestion for he new videos? This is the opinion of Maribeth, which many of us in the forum trust. This was taken from a thread in the Open Discussion Forum:
Another trap people that have trouble gaining fall into is the compound exercises above all else way of thinking. For example, in the lower body, the glutes are the largest and strongest of all the muscle groups. In squats and lunges, the resistance and rep levels that will thoroughly fatigue the quads won't even come close to taxing the glutes in many people--even more true in people with knee problems. The answer in this case is to pre-exhaust the glutes with isolation exercises prior to doing the compound exercises, such as squats and lunges. That way, the already fatigued glutes will be challenged by the lighter weights dictated by the weaker muscles. It is a matter of only being able to overload the weakest link in a chain.
The pecs are another example. The bench press, a compound exercise for the chest typically results in the triceps pooping out long before the maximum capacity for the pecs ever rolls around. While it is great for the triceps, the larger pecs just don't get the challenge they need to optimize results.
For these reasons, I am in favor of using isolation pre-exhausts prior to compounds, especially if there is also a joint problem involved--I'm a prime example of this. If I try to work heavily enough, long enough, or through a maximal range of motion to really feel it in my glutes, my knees are killing me. I get around this by doing a couple of isolation glute exercises before I hit the compound squats, lunges and/or leg presses and the results are great.
Here is the link:
http://64.225.138.194/dcforum/Open/3460.html
My question is...Could you consider this for the new videos? If too late, don't worry, I'll buy them anyway!
Mariela
Another trap people that have trouble gaining fall into is the compound exercises above all else way of thinking. For example, in the lower body, the glutes are the largest and strongest of all the muscle groups. In squats and lunges, the resistance and rep levels that will thoroughly fatigue the quads won't even come close to taxing the glutes in many people--even more true in people with knee problems. The answer in this case is to pre-exhaust the glutes with isolation exercises prior to doing the compound exercises, such as squats and lunges. That way, the already fatigued glutes will be challenged by the lighter weights dictated by the weaker muscles. It is a matter of only being able to overload the weakest link in a chain.
The pecs are another example. The bench press, a compound exercise for the chest typically results in the triceps pooping out long before the maximum capacity for the pecs ever rolls around. While it is great for the triceps, the larger pecs just don't get the challenge they need to optimize results.
For these reasons, I am in favor of using isolation pre-exhausts prior to compounds, especially if there is also a joint problem involved--I'm a prime example of this. If I try to work heavily enough, long enough, or through a maximal range of motion to really feel it in my glutes, my knees are killing me. I get around this by doing a couple of isolation glute exercises before I hit the compound squats, lunges and/or leg presses and the results are great.
Here is the link:
http://64.225.138.194/dcforum/Open/3460.html
My question is...Could you consider this for the new videos? If too late, don't worry, I'll buy them anyway!
Mariela