Guest guest Posted September 30, 2003 Report Share Posted September 30, 2003 Ken, My understanding from what I have read about EDT is that it is intended for use with the auxillary lifts. The bench, squat, deadlift are still performed with the set and reps that work for you. If following Louie routine ME an DE effort work is kept consistent for these lifts. I started to experiment with this with good results. ===== " It is not the size of the dog in the fight It is the size of the fight in the dog. " Rick Lytle Cleveland, Ohio rlytle2000@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 1, 2003 Report Share Posted October 1, 2003 Rick Lytle wrote: <<My understanding from what I have read about EDT is that it is intended for use with the auxillary lifts. The bench, squat, deadlift are still performed with the set and reps that work for you. If following Louie routine ME an DE effort work is kept consistent for these lifts. I started to experiment with this with good results.>> Rick, that appears true where Westsiders are incorporating some EDT principles into their workouts. However, Staley promotes this type of training not only as a method of training accessory lifts, but also as en entire program itself. In various programs outlined using the EDT principles, multi-joint " core " exercises are regularly utilized. Now, Staley does point out that when working the legs, it's best to avoid squats and deadlifts as he feels that form deteriorates faster in these exercises when using ones 10RM load and moving from set to set with very little rest. From my own experience - one 6 week cycle of EDT - I'm thinking that I might have better luck starting out with a lighter load, perhaps something closer to my 15RM. When looking back at my workout log, my first arm workout began with decline barbell tricep extensions using a load lighter than my 10RM, actually, it was a weight I could probably squeeze out somewhere between 15-20 reps with. The reason behind this was that I have experienced elbow soreness in the past when doing a high number of sets of really any tricep extension exercise. Because I was aiming to perform 15 sets in the 15 minute PR zone, I wanted to ease myself into it. Now, in my final workout at the end of the 6 week period, I was very pleased with the increase in weight as well as the number of reps I was able to perform in the 15 minute PR in this specific exercise. Other exercises (especially the bench press) that were started at my actual 10RM did not go nearly as well. Live and learn I guess... Ken Manning Scranton, PA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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