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DirtyMartini · 07-26-2008, 04:47 PM

I need to read it again (and maybe a 3rd time) to really catch everything. I really liked it though.

The first thing I read by him was something Phaedrus linked to a while back and I thought it was really interesting. So my first impression of (or, introduction to) Lyle was that he was the guy who made me feel a little better about steady-state. He knocked some sense into me regarding the "all or nothing" mentality with cardio - I felt like if I was going to do cardio, it should be intervals or nothing at all.

Here are the links to the blog posts:
Lyle McDonald - Steady State vs. Interval Training: Getting to the point Part 1 | Lyle McDonald Speaks
and
Lyle McDonald - Steady State vs. Interval Training: Getting to the point Part 2 | Lyle McDonald Speaks
and
Lyle McDonald - Steady State vs. Interval Training: Finally, the end. | Lyle McDonald Speaks

Anyway... I did NROL Fat Loss I A2 today
Barbell Squats - 3x15x95
Ever so close to triple digits. Next time.

Seated Row - 3x15x80
Hard. I tried going to 85, lasted 3 reps and had to move back down to 80.

Supine Hip Extension - 3x15xBW
The first set is always like "why am I doing this?" and by the 3rd set everything between my waist and my knees is screaming at me.

Dumbbell Push Press - 3x15x20e
PR on the set/rep combo. The most I've done before is 2 sets of 10 reps (x25e)

Rotated Lunge - 3x15x20e

Swiss Ball Crunch - 3x15x15e
Focused on slightly slower tempo.

07-26-2008, 04:47 PM	#547 (permalink)
DirtyMartini On a high-beer diet Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kansas City MO Posts: 819	I need to read it again (and maybe a 3rd time) to really catch everything. I really liked it though. The first thing I read by him was something Phaedrus linked to a while back and I thought it was really interesting. So my first impression of (or, introduction to) Lyle was that he was the guy who made me feel a little better about steady-state. He knocked some sense into me regarding the "all or nothing" mentality with cardio - I felt like if I was going to do cardio, it should be intervals or nothing at all. Here are the links to the blog posts: Lyle McDonald - Steady State vs. Interval Training: Getting to the point Part 1 \| Lyle McDonald Speaks and Lyle McDonald - Steady State vs. Interval Training: Getting to the point Part 2 \| Lyle McDonald Speaks and Lyle McDonald - Steady State vs. Interval Training: Finally, the end. \| Lyle McDonald Speaks Anyway... I did NROL Fat Loss I A2 today Barbell Squats - 3x15x95 Ever so close to triple digits. Next time. Seated Row - 3x15x80 Hard. I tried going to 85, lasted 3 reps and had to move back down to 80. Supine Hip Extension - 3x15xBW The first set is always like "why am I doing this?" and by the 3rd set everything between my waist and my knees is screaming at me. Dumbbell Push Press - 3x15x20e PR on the set/rep combo. The most I've done before is 2 sets of 10 reps (x25e) Rotated Lunge - 3x15x20e Swiss Ball Crunch - 3x15x15e Focused on slightly slower tempo. __________________ "If 'toning' is the goal, strength is the method." ~ Mark Rippetoe My Training Log My FitDay Journal Last edited by DirtyMartini : 07-26-2008 at 05:07 PM.