Re: NEW RULES OF LIFTING - Question #2

[Guest guest]

I bought this book last night. What do you guys think of it? I think it has some

good ideas. It will be hard to get the idea out of my head that I need to do

curls and things like that to build biceps.

Skwigg wrote: For each workout, do the number of reps listed

using whatever weight

makes the last couple of reps challenging.

So, you'll be using lighter weights on a 15 rep set than you would on

a 10 rep set. On the hypertrophy workouts there are some sets that are

only 3 reps. Obviously those will be bone-crushingly heavy compared to

a 15 rep set. And then there are some 25 rep sets which will obviously

be pretty light in order to complete that number of reps.

It varies on the sample sheet because there's going to be trial and

error involved in finding the right weights. It explains that on the

opposite page.

> Hi folks

>

> Does anyone know where in the book by Cosgrove we're told whether they want

> us to do all sets (during the same workout) at the same weight,

> progressively increased weight, or progressively decreasing weight?

>

> The sample on page 204 shows the Fat-Loss I workout; sometimes the weight

> increases from set to set (such as Barbell squat, Cable seated row to

> waist), and sometimes it doesn't (between 2nd and 3rd sets for Dumbbell

> push press and Dumbbell rotational lunge).

>

> I've been doing BFL, where the weights increase, and the reps decrease, for

> each set.

>

> Thanks

> n