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Old 01-08-2007, 12:28 AM   #7 (permalink)
Chad Waterbury
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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Originally Posted by jvernacchio
No doubt! If you follow the rest time and weight percentages you are in for a ride. I even went out and bought a stop watch to make sure we were in the 60 second rest cycle. (Probably looked like a dork to the rest of the arm curling lemmings but to hell with them.) My brother and I could barely move I am sore in all the right places and the funny thing is I consider myself an advanced lifter (8 years of lifting steady). That 60 seconds of rest sure flys by quick.
Great to hear. The fact that you bought a stopwatch is very important. I can't stress how imperative it is to follow the set/reps/rest periods as prescribed. The load is secondary. Always adjust the load to allow you to reach the other parameters.
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