Started Day 1 of Break in. I can see why Lou isn't too concerned about cardio. My heart was pumpin' twice as hard as the elyptical. If there's any encouraging advice for me, I'd appreciate it. Started trying to get fit in November. 1st time since the military (about 15 years). 42, 6' 3" 240 lbs. I've got some work to do.
You'll adapt to it, but by then you'll have moved on to Fat Loss I (which is kind of more of the same, except it starts as a 3x15 protocol). Don't give up hope, and keep at it, and you'll get there eventually - I did Break-In, Fat Loss I, II, III and Hypertrophy I. Some fine workouts there, but, as I mentioned in your log, keep a close eye on your nutrition so you don't eat back those burned off calories trying to recover from the workout.
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Does anyone have an idea on the alternating reps. My gym is getting busy enough that I have left the rack to do something else and someone has jumped in. I don't mind waiting, but it increases the rest period quite a bit and it is a bit frustrating. Would I totally screw things by going through each exercise sequence and then moving on to the next?
Does anyone have an idea on the alternating reps. My gym is getting busy enough that I have left the rack to do something else and someone has jumped in. I don't mind waiting, but it increases the rest period quite a bit and it is a bit frustrating. Would I totally screw things by going through each exercise sequence and then moving on to the next?
You probably won't screw things up too badly. It will mess with your rest and recovery some though. For instance, (not sure of the exact exercises) lets say that you are doing 3x15 of Squats followed by 3x15 of Rows in the first superset with 75 seconds rest. Ideally you would do a set of squats, then rest 75 seconds, do a set of Rows, then rest 75 seconds, and then repeat the squats...which would give your leg muscles 75 seconds rest + 45-50 seconds more rest while you are doing the Rows + another 75 seconds rest until you repeat the squats.
If you do decide to do the workout as straight sets and continue the 75 seconds rest after each set, just remember that you may not be able to use the same amount of weight that you have been using because you are actually getting less recovery between the sets....but really this doesn't matter with a fat loss program, IMO, because it isn't like you are going to be trying to set "personal best records" on a high rep routine.
I just moved from break-in to Fat Loss II (I’m doing the serious lifter, seriously overweight program). Don’t worry about the HIIT part right away, just get familiar with the work out load and learning all of the exercises with proper form.
I can tell you that this program will work if you are faithful to it, AND you pay attention to what you are eating. I started the program a little over a year ago and lost about 30 pounds by the end of Fat Loss III. Then life intervened and I got off the program for 8 months, eat like crap, gained back 10 pounds, and felt like crap. Log everything you eat for a while and be honest with yourself. Nutrition is the key to making the whole thing work.
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