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Old 01-15-2008, 01:20 PM   #34 (permalink)
RacerBill
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Finally ordered an MP3 player. I can't wait for it to get here. The gym preset music channel is not my cup of tea.
I think Lou Schuler said in TAP: no matter which gym you go to, the music sucks. Good move on getting the MP3 player.

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Been thinking a lot about the weight to use in these workouts. I really wish that the book would have had a discussion about when enough is enough. What if an exercise primary targets a muscle I think is sufficient size/strength? How am I supposed to determine if the weight I chose is one that will cause muscle growth, reduction, or maintenance.

This is just a very general rule of thumb: if you can finish all your reps/sets easily, then go up. You should be just barely able to finish all your reps/sets, or perhaps miss a rep or two near the end, then work on getting all of them. Once you can do them all for two workouts, go up again.

Loved the gawker story about the guy who was dumbfounded to see a woman doing deads. Nice!
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