1. 12 Rep Sets
The standard prescription of eight to 12 repetitions provides a balance but by just using that program all of the time, you do not generate the greater tension levels that are provided by the heavier weights and lesser reps, and the longer tension achieved with lighter weights and more repetitions. Change the number of reps and adjust the weights to stimulate all types of muscle growth.
2. The 3 Set Rule
The truth is there's nothing wrong with three sets but then again there is nothing amazing about it either. The number of sets you perform should be base on your goals and not on a half-century old rule. The more repetitions you do on an exercise, the fewer sets you should do, and vice versa. This keeps the total number of repetitions done of an exercise equal.
3. Three to four exercises per group
The truth is this is a waste of time. Combined with twelve reps of three sets, the total number of reps amount to 144. If you're doing this many reps for a muscle group you're doing too much. Instead of doing too many varieties of exercises, try doing 30 to 50 reps. That can be anywhere from 2 sets of 15 reps or 5 sets of 10 reps.
4. My knees, my toes
Due to a study performed by researches at Memphis University in 2003 where they discovered that knee stress during squats was increased by about 30% if you allowed your knees to extend past your toes, it is know a common myth that doing squats this way should be avoided to prevent that extra stress on your knees.
While a 30% increase in knee stress may seem like a big deal, it's nothing compared to what they found next. If you attempt to keep your knees back, you lean forward more and transfer 10 times as much stress to your hips and back instead.
5. Bodybuilding supplements
The market saturation of early weight gain supplements led to a mass hysteria of bodybuilders everywhere buying and drinking gallons of what amounted to nothing more than sugary, overpriced milkshakes. While these do provide some muscle gain, the tendency of the body with these types of supplements is to store it as fat instead. Modern research into nutrition has led to a new and more competitive market of supplements that provide better nutrition for the aspiring bodybuilder. - 29951
The standard prescription of eight to 12 repetitions provides a balance but by just using that program all of the time, you do not generate the greater tension levels that are provided by the heavier weights and lesser reps, and the longer tension achieved with lighter weights and more repetitions. Change the number of reps and adjust the weights to stimulate all types of muscle growth.
2. The 3 Set Rule
The truth is there's nothing wrong with three sets but then again there is nothing amazing about it either. The number of sets you perform should be base on your goals and not on a half-century old rule. The more repetitions you do on an exercise, the fewer sets you should do, and vice versa. This keeps the total number of repetitions done of an exercise equal.
3. Three to four exercises per group
The truth is this is a waste of time. Combined with twelve reps of three sets, the total number of reps amount to 144. If you're doing this many reps for a muscle group you're doing too much. Instead of doing too many varieties of exercises, try doing 30 to 50 reps. That can be anywhere from 2 sets of 15 reps or 5 sets of 10 reps.
4. My knees, my toes
Due to a study performed by researches at Memphis University in 2003 where they discovered that knee stress during squats was increased by about 30% if you allowed your knees to extend past your toes, it is know a common myth that doing squats this way should be avoided to prevent that extra stress on your knees.
While a 30% increase in knee stress may seem like a big deal, it's nothing compared to what they found next. If you attempt to keep your knees back, you lean forward more and transfer 10 times as much stress to your hips and back instead.
5. Bodybuilding supplements
The market saturation of early weight gain supplements led to a mass hysteria of bodybuilders everywhere buying and drinking gallons of what amounted to nothing more than sugary, overpriced milkshakes. While these do provide some muscle gain, the tendency of the body with these types of supplements is to store it as fat instead. Modern research into nutrition has led to a new and more competitive market of supplements that provide better nutrition for the aspiring bodybuilder. - 29951
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