Comments on: The Experiment: Month 3 Chest and Biceps day http://beebleblog.com/2008/05/12/the-experiment-month-3-chest-and-biceps-day/#utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-experiment-month-3-chest-and-biceps-day A Fitness, Diet and Health Blog Sun, 25 Jul 2010 15:14:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: hugo http://beebleblog.com/2008/05/12/the-experiment-month-3-chest-and-biceps-day/comment-page-1/#comment-14361 hugo Tue, 17 Feb 2009 10:54:22 +0000 http://beebleblog.com/2008/05/12/the-experiment-month-3-chest-and-biceps-day/#comment-14361 Thanks Ashish for the comment and I always appreciate advice. The program that I designed may seem that the biceps get worked a lot however this program is based on a weekly routine and therefore the biceps are only being worked directly once a week. Over training or over working is when you don't give your body enough recovery time. Standard recovery time for muscles is 48 hours maximum and so with my program I easily get enough rest for the muscles to recover, grow and develop. I certainly would not consider that 12 sets on a muscle is over training, it is very difficult if not impossible to over train a muscle in one session and besides it is this overload that helps to promote muscle growth and development. The program you have designed has a problem as 4 to 8 reps is specifically strength training and not focusing on maximising muscle growth. My main aim with this experiment was to maximise muscle growth and 4 to 8 reps just does not do that. I also have to say that I don't see the reason of the treadmill for a minute at 70% MHR it seems like an active rest session but there is just no need for a minute. What you have designed is certainly not wrong but I just don't feel that it would maximise my results. Thanks Ashish for the comment and I always appreciate advice.

The program that I designed may seem that the biceps get worked a lot however this program is based on a weekly routine and therefore the biceps are only being worked directly once a week. Over training or over working is when you don’t give your body enough recovery time. Standard recovery time for muscles is 48 hours maximum and so with my program I easily get enough rest for the muscles to recover, grow and develop.

I certainly would not consider that 12 sets on a muscle is over training, it is very difficult if not impossible to over train a muscle in one session and besides it is this overload that helps to promote muscle growth and development.

The program you have designed has a problem as 4 to 8 reps is specifically strength training and not focusing on maximising muscle growth. My main aim with this experiment was to maximise muscle growth and 4 to 8 reps just does not do that.

I also have to say that I don’t see the reason of the treadmill for a minute at 70% MHR it seems like an active rest session but there is just no need for a minute. What you have designed is certainly not wrong but I just don’t feel that it would maximise my results.

]]> By: Ashish http://beebleblog.com/2008/05/12/the-experiment-month-3-chest-and-biceps-day/comment-page-1/#comment-14358 Ashish Tue, 17 Feb 2009 05:53:12 +0000 http://beebleblog.com/2008/05/12/the-experiment-month-3-chest-and-biceps-day/#comment-14358 Hey buddy.. Was just having a look at your workout.. If this workout's to gain mass i think your over training your bicep's.. Instead if you try this it should work better for you: for biceps Standing barbell/dumbell curl 3 sets - 4 to 6 reps Preacher curl 3 sets - 8 Treadmill at 70%MHR for a minute Do a circuit of these three without a break. after you finish this once you should take a 1 or 2 min break before you begin the circuit again. Once you comple this three time's you should be feeling big as ever! Best of luck! Hey buddy.. Was just having a look at your workout.. If this workout’s to gain mass i think your over training your bicep’s..
Instead if you try this it should work better for you:
for biceps
Standing barbell/dumbell curl 3 sets – 4 to 6 reps
Preacher curl 3 sets – 8
Treadmill at 70%MHR for a minute

Do a circuit of these three without a break. after you finish this once you should take a 1 or 2 min break before you begin the circuit again. Once you comple this three time’s you should be feeling big as ever! Best of luck!

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