Guest guest Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 You're supposed to hit the 10 on the 2nd set of 12, but I'm not exactly sure why you change it up. Maybe to fatigue the muscle faster? Sorry, not sure. > Hi all, > > Just a question. You know at the end > of your one area, you try to hit your 10 > doing 12 reps...then you do a totally > different exercise for the same area > ie) biceps for another 12. Why is that? > Can you not just stay at the same machine > and try to do 12 more reps? > > I'm looking through the book but I don't > see anything and the trainer that read it > wasn't sure either so I figured you experts > would know > > So, can I stay at one machine and just do > another 12....or do I have to set up a totally > different machine and do something else? > > Tink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 I know it doesn't say it anywhere, but you need to shock your body/muscles from time to time, and that is what I think it is doing. It works that muscle group in a slightly different way if you do a different exercise for that same body part. You don't have to use machines, you can use dumb bells, too. Sometimes it is hard getting the machine you want right away at the gym. You can't rest in between these last two sets. It is a superset. My husband and I do our workouts together, and we go to the gym at 4:30 am, that way there aren't very many people there, and we can get almost any machine and/or dumb bells we want, when ever we want. Also, then we are done for the day. If I had to workout after working all day, I'd probably say " the hell with it, I'm too tired!! " . That wouldn't be good. It has been working very well for us doing it that way. Good luck! Bonny > Hi all, > > Just a question. You know at the end > of your one area, you try to hit your 10 > doing 12 reps...then you do a totally > different exercise for the same area > ie) biceps for another 12. Why is that? > Can you not just stay at the same machine > and try to do 12 more reps? > > I'm looking through the book but I don't > see anything and the trainer that read it > wasn't sure either so I figured you experts > would know > > So, can I stay at one machine and just do > another 12....or do I have to set up a totally > different machine and do something else? > > Tink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2003 Report Share Posted May 9, 2003 > Hi all, > > Just a question. You know at the end > of your one area, you try to hit your 10 > doing 12 reps...then you do a totally > different exercise for the same area > ie) biceps for another 12. Why is that? > Can you not just stay at the same machine > and try to do 12 more reps? > > I'm looking through the book but I don't > see anything and the trainer that read it > wasn't sure either so I figured you experts > would know > > So, can I stay at one machine and just do > another 12....or do I have to set up a totally > different machine and do something else? > Tink, I'd do a different exercise, mostly becuase even though it is the same muscle group, you might be hitting it differently (i.e. for shoulders you have rear, front, etc. and each exercise hits them differently). For example, Hammer curls and regular bicep curls both work your biceps but they hit them differently. Colleen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 11, 2003 Report Share Posted May 11, 2003 If you're hitting a 10 with the first set of 12 then you shouldn't be able to do even 1 more of that same exercise. Changing the exercise hits the muscle from a different angle making it work harder. This will help strenthen the muscle from all areas. Rep 12 should be really hard, rep 13 impossible. debra > Hi all, > > Just a question. You know at the end > of your one area, you try to hit your 10 > doing 12 reps...then you do a totally > different exercise for the same area > ie) biceps for another 12. Why is that? > Can you not just stay at the same machine > and try to do 12 more reps? > > I'm looking through the book but I don't > see anything and the trainer that read it > wasn't sure either so I figured you experts > would know > > So, can I stay at one machine and just do > another 12....or do I have to set up a totally > different machine and do something else? > > Tink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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