Question for Aquajock regarding new rotation?...
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Aquajock
Cathlete
Hi, Conni! I'm not sure which rotation you're thinking about implementing. I'll have to scan and re-post; it could be that I inadvertantly place two same-ohs together in two consecutive days that I shouldn't have.
That being said, I do think that in certain situations, depending on the exerciser's overall conditioning level AND depending on the relative intensity of each weight lifting session, it is not necessarily overly risky to work the same body parts on two consecutive days for a limited period of time. If one were to do that method over and over again, week in and week out, then yes the risk of injury would be more pronounced. However, I personally and habitually do heavy leg work on Sunday mornings (total weight load 80 lbs between barbell and weight vest, and 10.5-lb ankle weights for single-joint leg work) and do a leg-circuit cardio workout on Monday nights with a 52.5-lb barbell for the leg circuits, and that has never produced an injury. Plus, during my lunch hours 2-3 days per week I do a short upper-body set that works all of the majors (one 16-rep set per muscle group, preceded by a push-up set), simply doing different exercises each day that work the group differently.
Anyway. I'll check my rotations and see what's what. I always encourage people to do their own switcheroos with the scheduling of the rotations I post, and YOU are always the best judge of what works best for you!
A-Jock
That being said, I do think that in certain situations, depending on the exerciser's overall conditioning level AND depending on the relative intensity of each weight lifting session, it is not necessarily overly risky to work the same body parts on two consecutive days for a limited period of time. If one were to do that method over and over again, week in and week out, then yes the risk of injury would be more pronounced. However, I personally and habitually do heavy leg work on Sunday mornings (total weight load 80 lbs between barbell and weight vest, and 10.5-lb ankle weights for single-joint leg work) and do a leg-circuit cardio workout on Monday nights with a 52.5-lb barbell for the leg circuits, and that has never produced an injury. Plus, during my lunch hours 2-3 days per week I do a short upper-body set that works all of the majors (one 16-rep set per muscle group, preceded by a push-up set), simply doing different exercises each day that work the group differently.
Anyway. I'll check my rotations and see what's what. I always encourage people to do their own switcheroos with the scheduling of the rotations I post, and YOU are always the best judge of what works best for you!
A-Jock
Aquajock
Cathlete
Hi again, Conni - I did a scan, and I think you're talking about the Blast From The Past rotation that Foodie Sue :7 bumped up recently. Couple of comments:
In weeks 2 and 4, which are Circuit-Style weeks, it is clear that all muscle groups, especially the legs, get resistance work in almost every session; each of these weeks has an endurance focus rather than a strength and mass-building focus, so I think you should be okay. Use your own discretion about the weight loads, again especially for the leg work; because you're getting in resistance segments so often you might want to go a bit heavier on some days and a bit lighter on others.
In week 1, on Tues. you have Pyramid Upper Body and on Wednesday you Muscle Endurance Upper; feel free to keep the weights a tad lighter on one of these two sessions, OR simply to omit one of these two sessions if desired.
HTH - again, listen to YOUR body regarding this!
A-Jock
In weeks 2 and 4, which are Circuit-Style weeks, it is clear that all muscle groups, especially the legs, get resistance work in almost every session; each of these weeks has an endurance focus rather than a strength and mass-building focus, so I think you should be okay. Use your own discretion about the weight loads, again especially for the leg work; because you're getting in resistance segments so often you might want to go a bit heavier on some days and a bit lighter on others.
In week 1, on Tues. you have Pyramid Upper Body and on Wednesday you Muscle Endurance Upper; feel free to keep the weights a tad lighter on one of these two sessions, OR simply to omit one of these two sessions if desired.
HTH - again, listen to YOUR body regarding this!
A-Jock
Exactly the same question I was going to post. I finished day 3, week 1 of Blast from the past rotation today. I was unable to do the ME upper body part since I had just done PUB up yesterday (I also ran out of time). Yesterday I was unable to do abs as I had just done them the day before. I probably could do the arms section tonight (36 hours later), but not 24 hours later. Some day I may get strong enough to do this.
Again, thanks Annette, I'm loving this rotation.
Again, thanks Annette, I'm loving this rotation.