M4:D31 (D331) Minor variations

What's on my mind today?

I'm in the early stages of something that I am not yet ready to share with you, but suffice to say that it is going to be a huge undertaking for me.  It is all about the fitness industry and where I think it needs to go.  I have shared my idea with Carlos and he has given me his opinion on it.  It is all about the "minor variations" in fitness programs.

I have been in the process of gathering information and planning what my next steps are.  It is a straightforward plan so far and the first thing I must do is get my eBook finished.  Once that is finished I will have the foundation for what my next steps will be.

Carlos and I were discussing the changes in my body since doing the H.I.T. system.  His theory is the same as mine: 

"Genuine training that produces muscular hypertrophy is training that somehow releases growth hormones!  If you release growth hormones you are training your system as well as your muscles.

If your training is intense enough to release growth hormones, things happen and they happen quick.  Think about it.  When you have fatigued your body by training with deliberate reps to momentary muscular failure, that digs into one's reserves.  On top of that throw in a set of deadlifts at the end of the workout, that's very intense, and as long as one isn't over training it is believed that such intensity of training releases growth hormones.  When that happens we grow."

I dare say that I completely agree with Carlos on this point.  I believe that the order of the exercises is extremely important.  Couple that with the intensity of the workout and you create a formula that forces growth to happen.  As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words and I have the pictures to prove that the growth exists.

Carlos then gave me an assignment.  Currently I am doing the same workout 3 days a week.  I have been asked to change up the Wednesday workout to add variety.  I have come up with the following:

Leg press
Standing Thigh Curl
Seated Calf Raises
Front Squat
Quad Blaster
DB Flys
Incline Bench Press
Chin ups
Dumbbell Shoulder Press
Bent over barbell rows
Bench Dips
Hammer Curls
Skull Crushers
Seated Bent Over Laterals
Deadlift
Seated Shrug
Reverse Barbell Curls

My idea was to replace each exercise with another exercise that either hits the same muscle but is a different exercise or hits the same muscle from a different angle.  I substituted the DB Flys for the DB pullovers because they both target the ribcage.  I will still use the 3 second cadence on this workout.  It will add some variety to what I am doing and that is a good thing.

I am going to sign off today with a warning.  Beware of redundant fitness programs that are sold to you, but contain only minor variations of what was in your last purchase.  It is all about the money and they want your's.  Resist the urge to buy stuff and if you do buy it, take advantage of the money back guarantee when you discover it is nothing but rehashed information.  You have to protect yourself from unscrupulous people who only want your money and really don't care about whether you are successful with their program or not. 




 
Find out what I'm doing to my body!

Today was a 60 minute steady state cardio session.  It felt wonderful to walk for an hour. 
 
Exercise the brain with the Thought of the Day!

"He that respects himself is safe from others; he wears a coat of mail that none can pierce."  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
 
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Mission 2, Day 31: We go to the gym

Until tomorrow...GET BACK TO LIFTING!

Posted by Michael Mahony at 9/20/2008 7:07 PM
Categories: Nutrition, Old Missions
 
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  • 9/22/2008 2:25 AM Juli wrote:
    Hello Michael,

    I bought once online a very bad book about motivationm this thing was just crap and I sent an email to the author to ask him if he was serious to sell this thing.

    I received my money back within 24 hours, he had a money-back-facility on his homepage.



    Juli
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