I want to begin the break-in routine this monday and then move into one of the programs after the desginated break-in period, but a number of questions not really addressed in the book unless I'm missing something....
1. How far do you push yourself on each set? Do you go to failure, just short of failure, or what? And do you push yourself to the same level on each set? or failure on the last but almost failure on the others?
2. In routines where your reps go down with each set, such as 15-12-10, are you supposed to up the weight with each set so that you max out at 12, then up the weight again so you max out at 10?
3. In routines such as the break-in where you do the same number of reps in each set do you keep the same weight for each set or do you raise or lower the weight?
4. He talked about the idea of always upping your weight, but doesn't specify with the programs when and how do raise it? Should you raise your weight for a particular exercise every week, or every time you do that particular routine and if you happen to end up doing it twice in a given week you still up it that same week?
5. He mentioned flexibility in the program, so I'm assuming if you choose a program that calls for you to be on fat loss II for 4 weeks and then go to hypertrophy for 4 weeks, that if you want to change that hypertrophy part to fat loss III you can do that if you're wanting to get rid of more fat. Or maybe just stick with fat loss II for 6 weeks instead of 4 weeks?
I think that about covers it....
1. How far do you push yourself on each set? Do you go to failure, just short of failure, or what? And do you push yourself to the same level on each set? or failure on the last but almost failure on the others?
2. In routines where your reps go down with each set, such as 15-12-10, are you supposed to up the weight with each set so that you max out at 12, then up the weight again so you max out at 10?
3. In routines such as the break-in where you do the same number of reps in each set do you keep the same weight for each set or do you raise or lower the weight?
4. He talked about the idea of always upping your weight, but doesn't specify with the programs when and how do raise it? Should you raise your weight for a particular exercise every week, or every time you do that particular routine and if you happen to end up doing it twice in a given week you still up it that same week?
5. He mentioned flexibility in the program, so I'm assuming if you choose a program that calls for you to be on fat loss II for 4 weeks and then go to hypertrophy for 4 weeks, that if you want to change that hypertrophy part to fat loss III you can do that if you're wanting to get rid of more fat. Or maybe just stick with fat loss II for 6 weeks instead of 4 weeks?
I think that about covers it....