I decided to take the hard work idea and push it further in difficulty and intensity but drop back on the volume. This has really paid off. I decided to take a core difficult exercise in the Big Four and do a set to failure or almost failure and then "drop set" that with a less difficult exercise in the same group. I have been quite surprised at my numbers and enjoy the intensity combined with low volume, so I don't feel like I need to be doing this all day long. If you go to failure, you really need to repeat less often. Here's my max:
Diamond to regular push up- 36+14=50
Pull up to doorway row - 30 (10 reg, 10 neutral, 10 chin)+20=50
Deadlift (alternating) to regular squat - 22+23=45
Dips to bench dips - 33+19=52
Honestly, I never thought I'd do a set of 30 pullups (pretty decent form, degrading at the end) or 33 dips.
I think I may be on to something here.
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