Don't Wait! Start Extra Today. 4th Month Day 3

[Kiki]

That type of training most closely resembles cardio with weights rather than resistance training. Bar physical limitations, too many people stay in the high repetition ranges and miss out on a lot of benefits from lifting heavier.

Try that video with 5 lb weights.
I think if we do it for a couple of weeks we can move up to 10 lb.

 

[BantyChooks]

Try that video with 5 lb weights.
I think if we do it for a couple of weeks we can move up to 10 lb.

It's not objective weight that's the issue here, it's the set length. Here, it's measured out by time, meaning you're not training as close to failure as you could be. Right now I'm training in the 5--8 rep range, not 20 or whatever she's doing.

 

[BantyChooks]

I'm weak enough in my arms that "lifting heavy" does not mean a 150 lb benchpress, it just means whatever I can handle that pushes me close to failure in 5 or so reps.

 

[Kiki]

I'm weak enough in my arms that "lifting heavy" does not mean a 150 lb benchpress, it just means whatever I can handle that pushes me close to failure in 5 or so reps.

That seems tooo heavy to me.
Heaviest I have is 10 pounder.
I bet, for my tiny arms, that is heavy enough to only let me try 5 reps for some moves.
I'll try it this morning.

 

[BantyChooks]

That seems tooo heavy to me.
Heaviest I have is 10 pounder.
I bet, for my tiny arms, that is heavy enough to only let me try 5 reps for some moves.
I'll try it this morning.

Yes!
Just pay attention to your body and make sure it doesn't give you the wrong kind of pain. That's always the first and foremost thing that should drive your training. Some people don't have the core strength and stability to jump right into that, or they have old injuries (like me)... but I know you've been doing some form of resistance training for a while now, and you do move a lot in general, hence my recommendation of giving that a try.

The body responds to things that are new. If you want the fastest, most efficient response, you need an unfamiliar stimulus. I've seen compelling evidence that switching your rep ranges and your intensity after about a 5 to 7 weeks of training in another range does a lot to build muscle. High rep ranges DO have value, but not when they're so high that you're essentially doing a cardio session.

Cardio is good for your heart. But it does jack if you want bulging biceps, because the signal it sends to your body is to strip off as much mass as possible where it can and increase endurance. If pure cardio endurance is your goal, then sure---go ahead and make that your primary form of training, but if you want sustainable fat loss, or a healthy range of functional mobility, then some form of strength training should be incorporated.

 

[Kiki]

Yes!
Just pay attention to your body and make sure it doesn't give you the wrong kind of pain. That's always the first and foremost thing that should drive your training. Some people don't have the core strength and stability to jump right into that, or they have old injuries (like me)... but I know you've been doing some form of resistance training for a while now, and you do move a lot in general, hence my recommendation of giving that a try.

The body responds to things that are new. If you want the fastest, most efficient response, you need an unfamiliar stimulus. I've seen compelling evidence that switching your rep ranges and your intensity after about a 5 to 7 weeks of training in another range does a lot to build muscle. High rep ranges DO have value, but not when they're so high that you're essentially doing a cardio session.

Cardio is good for your heart. But it does jack if you want bulging biceps, because the signal it sends to your body is to strip off as much mass as possible where it can and increase endurance. If pure cardio endurance is your goal, then sure---go ahead and make that your primary form of training, but if you want sustainable fat loss, or a healthy range of functional mobility, then some form of strength training should be incorporated.

Yes Master Miyagi.

 

[BantyChooks]

Yes Master Miyagi.

I had to look that up. We weren't allowed to watch movies when I was a kid.

 

[Kiki]

I had to look that up. We weren't allowed to watch movies when I was a kid.

I knew you were going to ask who he was. And they call him mister not master but I had to change it just to try and trick you even more.

 

[BantyChooks]

I knew you were going to ask who he was. And they call him mister not master but I had to change it just to try and trick you even more.

Google gave me the answer anyway.

 

[NanaKat]

Today, I have put up 14 quarts of pumpkin from 4 pumpkins and have enough pumpkin purée to make a few pies this evening. The canners are cooling down.

Now I’m going to run my dough roller over the washed seeds to crack the hulls and then boil the seeds to remove the hulls. (At least those are the recipe directions) Then I will toast the seed kernels in a little olive oil and salt. Yummmm.