samanthaeve10
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I was just reading the "scientific" methods and reasoning behind a few rotations that work the same bodypart each day-- but with light weights.. so therefore, lets say, (hypotheotically speaking of course!) that I decided to train my shoulders and triceps every day, doing a whole lot of reps, with real light weight, using about oh.. 5 different exercises for each body part, would I be wasting time, or would I achieve that ever elusive toned hard defined muscle? I am not overweight, but there are parts (rear delts, triceps) that just dont take to heavy training (makes em look larger, yes, but I do have SOME bodyfat for petes sake!) and i was just thinking, since thats where I'm storing it, in that nasty upper back arm area (oh yeah, did I mention the new armpit fat I am finding?) could there actually be sound logic behind this type of "overtraining" principle?
There is a book (I think its called The lower Body Solution) that advocates this type of training for the legs, to work them every day, and it wouldnt make them bigger, because it is almost like stripping the muscle fibers in there, etc. I might be wrong on the title of the book, but I have seen it discussed on the boards here, by the way. Could the same principle be applied to arms as well, even tho its not as large a muscle group? or must arms be worked with HEAVY weight in order to see changes? anyone else get a little too bulky when they train their arms with a challenging weight?
I hope someone can make sense out of this post, because its 330 here in nyc, and I just cought sight of the back of my upper arm in the mirror and I cant take it. (Yes, I may be tired, but fitness is a 24 hour obsession for alot of us Cathe addicts!) I train 5-6 days a week, currently on a Slim series w/Cathe as my cardio rotation, and I am seeing SOME defintion, but not the kind of hardness I need to see to stay on the right path, and not order out for Chinese Food and say the heck with it!
What has given you the best results in leaning out this upper back of the arm area? Clean eating is a given.. and how long will it take? 3 weeks? 6 weeks? If only I could be sure that something, ANYTHING other than what I am already doing, would get me a result, I'd get on it right away!
All suggestions are appreciated!
There is a book (I think its called The lower Body Solution) that advocates this type of training for the legs, to work them every day, and it wouldnt make them bigger, because it is almost like stripping the muscle fibers in there, etc. I might be wrong on the title of the book, but I have seen it discussed on the boards here, by the way. Could the same principle be applied to arms as well, even tho its not as large a muscle group? or must arms be worked with HEAVY weight in order to see changes? anyone else get a little too bulky when they train their arms with a challenging weight?
I hope someone can make sense out of this post, because its 330 here in nyc, and I just cought sight of the back of my upper arm in the mirror and I cant take it. (Yes, I may be tired, but fitness is a 24 hour obsession for alot of us Cathe addicts!) I train 5-6 days a week, currently on a Slim series w/Cathe as my cardio rotation, and I am seeing SOME defintion, but not the kind of hardness I need to see to stay on the right path, and not order out for Chinese Food and say the heck with it!
What has given you the best results in leaning out this upper back of the arm area? Clean eating is a given.. and how long will it take? 3 weeks? 6 weeks? If only I could be sure that something, ANYTHING other than what I am already doing, would get me a result, I'd get on it right away!
All suggestions are appreciated!
