Beyond Bodybuilding: Muscle and Strength Training Secrets for The Renaissance Man
Pavel Tsatsoulineamazon.com
Beyond Bodybuilding: Muscle and Strength Training Secrets for The Renaissance Man
The logical way to meet the above requirements is to: 1) reduce the reps to 4-6 per set to allow for heavy weights; 2) perform many, 10-20 on average, sets; 3) terminate all the sets a couple of reps before failure to avoid premature fatigue which would force the reduction in weights or/and sets.
The authoritative Russian military Encyclopedia of Physical Training teaches us that both hypertrophy and aerobic training demand less variability than power and strength training. In other words, we can get away with flat-lining the load for awhile.
Here is how you can minimize various types of fatigue and get the most out of your strength training: 1) limit the repetitions to five and fewer; 2) increase the rest intervals between sets to a duration of three to five minutes; 3) limit the number of sets to two; 4) pause and relax between reps; 5) do not practice a lift more than five times a we
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