I started day one today. I'm feeling like I'm missing something though- my workout took just over 1/2 hour. Does this sound right, or am I missing an important point in the book? This doesn't include any cardio of course, just the weights. I feel like I worked out right now, I'm a lot more tired than usual!
It's a workout meant to get you used to this sort of thing. It's short and sweet and works you hard. Don't worry, they'll get plenty long and you'll be asking what you can drop to get out of the gym before you start living there, soon enough.
I just finished stage 3, was in and out in about 50 min. I included a 5 min warm-up, but no cooldown. Plus, I only rested what I needed to, and never took the full prescribed rest time - I think I would have been in the gym 90 min if I had, and I just don't have the time for that, 3 days a week. I realize that by not resting, I'm giving up on some potential strength gains, but I'm still happy with my progress so far. Also, I rarely did the intervals right after the weight training, I either did them later in the day or the next day. You can play around with it, just remember if you make changes it's not the same program!
I was really psyched when stage one only took me 30 minutes. I used to spend over an hour and a half in the gym doing routines I had made up myself, based on my old trainer's routines, and just stuff I made up, and things other lifters suggested. I never made the gains I have made in NROLFW, either! Mostly it was a mixture of random isolated muscle exercises. When I finally started this program and realized how concise it is, with progress built in, I realized how much better it is than what I used to do. I guess when I get up to farther stages it will be hard to go back to being in the gym longer, but with set goals, and the program made for me I think it will be fine.
I am happy to hear someone say that they are not taking the full rest times.
I thought that I was doing something really wrong, as it takes me close to two hours to do the workouts in stage 3 (I do a 10 min warm up, either the BWM or HIIT of course, and a 10 min cool down. Some times even a stretch).
LL: That sounds like my situation. I was making up my own routines picking from exercises in a book of individual exercises, trying to balance and hit every muscle group. Right when my routines were getting unruly, I ran across NR. MUCH more effective!! I don't mind spending longer
I do or don't do the rests based on how I feel. For example, I almost always do the full rests on the A exercises, since they aren't alternated with something else.
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