Thanks, Dman.
So, is it normal for me to have such a hard time with this squat workout? I've always thought I was in decent shape (for someone who doesn't work out), but by the time I get to my second set of step-ups, my legs are completely exhausted, and I'm even resting when I'm technically not supposed to.
Another question (a bit of a long one): I'm only able to get to the gym twice a week. I've got some dumbbells and a bench at home, and I'd like to get another workout in during the week without disrupting my NROL schedule. Is there a good way to do this and still allow my body to recover from my NROL workouts (which are what I'd like to focus on)?
This extra workout would me mainly to keep my muscles busy. For example, my schedule now has me doing squats once every two weeks. I'm sure I don't need to recover for two weeks, but I don't want to be fatigued when I do deadlifts (I do squats one Monday, DLs the next Monday). I don't have the equipment to do heavy lifts at home, so it would be something more suited to dumbbells.
For example, am I going to have any trouble if I do squats/lunges on Monday, upper body on Thursday, a squat/lunge-ish DB workout on Saturday, and DLs on the following Monday?
Or, could I do DLs on Monday, some sort of at-home DB workout on Wednesday, and upper body at the gym on Friday? If so, would I be better off doing upper body on Wednesday, so I could recover from DLs, or something like DLs, so I wouldn't be fatigued for Friday? Or squats, maybe?
Sorry for the long post. I'm not expecting answers to every one of my little questions. I'm just trying to convey what sort of ideas I have for adding another workout to my schedule. Any advice will be appreciated.
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