>Kathy-
>I've been refining the pyramid workouts further. I decided
>that it makes no sense to me that Cathe uses the same weight
>for the two chest exercises. I think you wind up either going
>too light on the chest presses, or going too heavy on the
>flyes. I just don't think they were meant to be done at the
>same weight, so I modify.
>
>Also, after 5 sets of leg presses, in order to get thru the
>lunges, I take 1-2 min. breaks between legs and have started
>with no weights at all. My legs are so pre-exhausted from the
>leg presses, I can't get thru the lunges if I use weight. I'm
>hoping that this will change as the weeks go on.
>
>-Nancy
Nancy, I also modify the chest work because it makes no sense to me (or from a relative-muscle=strength point of view), to use the same weights for both preses and flyes, since the former is a compound exercise and uses more muscle, and the latter is an isolation exercise. I try to get ahead of Cathe a bit, so I have time to change weights before doing presses.
I also believe in taking longer breaks as needed (as long as they're not TOO long, and 1-2 minutes is certainly reasonable). I often have longer breaks between all the sets in PLB because it takes me a bit longer to change the weights than Speedy Gonzales and crew! And I don't want to feel rushed when doing weight work.