Well, after 5 weeks on MIS, I've just started a new rotation using Slow & Heavy for the first time. I did the Chest/Back split and really liked it.
Even using heavier weights, I found S&H much easier to do. "Easier" may not be the right word for it, but my body really liked doing things slow and heavy. It was much more of a strain trying to keep up with MIS (though I did get finally get both sets of 16 real pushups by the last time through! -- but then I'm even shorter that Cathe is, so maybe that's cheatin') In MIS my weights were a notch or two or three below Cathe's (I finally broke down and bought a barbell, too). In S&H I was as heavy or heavier than she was.
It will be interesting to see how the next 2 splits go. And maybe even more interesting to see how I feel tomorrow...
I'm curious whether this is a normal reaction or if it points to what type of muscles I have or how fit I am or am not cardiovascularly.
Even using heavier weights, I found S&H much easier to do. "Easier" may not be the right word for it, but my body really liked doing things slow and heavy. It was much more of a strain trying to keep up with MIS (though I did get finally get both sets of 16 real pushups by the last time through! -- but then I'm even shorter that Cathe is, so maybe that's cheatin') In MIS my weights were a notch or two or three below Cathe's (I finally broke down and bought a barbell, too). In S&H I was as heavy or heavier than she was.
It will be interesting to see how the next 2 splits go. And maybe even more interesting to see how I feel tomorrow...
I'm curious whether this is a normal reaction or if it points to what type of muscles I have or how fit I am or am not cardiovascularly.