STRENGTH TRAINING METHODS...

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Mark Cotton wrote:

Can we back up a second? Unless I missed something HIT and Pre Fatigue is

what Arthur preached. Am I correct?

Casler writes:

Hi Mark,

certainly felt pre-fatigue had a value, but the paper in question and

the rebuttal by Kreiger was more focused on the SSTF (Single Set To

Failure) assertion. This single element was the primary pillar of the

Nautilus system, even though it was clearly impossible to follow, and was

not followed even by Nautilus.

stated that a Single Set to Failure would produce the maximum possible

stimulus to the muscle if performed correctly and that any additional work

would not only be non-productive, but detrimental to the adaptation.

Obviously your example of pre-fatigue as well as the general Nautilus Line

training protocol shows that this pillar was not really followed, and it was

really just another version of Multiple Set training, NOT Single Set as

stated.

Mark Cotton wrote:

The early Nautilus machines were even constructed so you could complete the

isolation exercise followed by the compound exercise without the need to get

out of the machine.

 

Why would we focus only on the HIT section of the philosophy while ignoring

the pre fatigue component? Pre fatigue would have a huge impact on this

discussion.

Casler writes:

Because that was one of the primary elements of the PAPER and there was no

mention of " Pre-Exhaustion " .

http://www.asep.org/files/.pdf

Regards,

Casler

TRI-VECTOR 3-D Training Systems

Century City, CA

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