Petty's Workout Video of the Day

so for biceps for example are you saying :

a) I would do standing curls, preacher bench curls and cable curls on mwf

B) preacher curl on mwf

c) I would do standing curls, preacher bench curls and cable curls on monday and then dont do it again until the next week.

I have been doing a full body work out trying to do at least 2 excerise or 3 for each body part MWF. It sounds like Im doing too much at one time.

 

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you're really blasting your muscle groups when you hit them in the same day like that, and don't need to isolate them any other days of the week. If you're worried about the long week off until your next bicep day, don't. The biceps are used with chin-ups, bent over rows, upright rows, etc. You'll be incorporating them into your back workout, but they won't be the focus.

*edit lol*

i put down A by accident...got pussy on the brain :smt095

 

What's new? You gotta work through it.

 

ok I think I understand. what is ruff about this convo is doing it via internet and or written medium. talking via phone or face to face would be better to get what Im saying. It seems as tho a and c would be ok BUT c would be a better thing so it would not strain the muscle.

I hope I have interpreted what you are saying correctly.

In essence what Im doing is this:

Im working out (plan on it) 3x a week. m-w-f.
I do 2 or 3 types of exercises for each muscle group. Is that doing to much for a beginner ?

I plan on reducing to 2 exercises for each muscle group due to the time in the gym and school.

 

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After doing Hang Cleans and Shoulder Presses as individual workouts, I decided it was time to change my routine and incorporate these into one set, to push the muscles a bit more. I generally lower the bar a bit slower with more control tho, but that depends on the weight. Heavier weights will tax you more, and you'll end up just letting the bar go on its own.:smt028

Of course, I'm not the guy in the video. I just use these as a guideline as to how to perform exercises I haven't done in a while.

Note the 'cleaning' action of the bar, as you explode upwards using your traps, calves, and quads, followed by moving under the weight along with the pressing of the bar to complete the movement.

Depending on the weight of the bar, you may be going into a deeper squat with the weight or a more shallow one. Heavier weights will make your hips dip more, causing you to work those legs to get out of the squat.

 

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interesting exercise i came across for grapplers, for strengthening the neck and working out bridging techniques

 

MiR Weighted Vest MMA Workout

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since training jiu jitsu at a different academy raised concerns for me about conditioning, I did a little searching and came across something that kinda went along with my current ideas developed while previously training at a highly competitive academy. This training involves the MiR weighted vest (I bought one able to weigh 75-90 lbs fully loaded, cant remember..it's been so long since I used it), some leg room, and a fighters mind. Basically, any position that you think you may be in, you can recreate on your own with added weight to simulate the resistance of another opponent. It's also a good way to increase movement strength and endurance in general. My training rule of thumb is that anything which makes you sweat like a dog and work hard, is good for building an athlete.

 

Petty, can you work your abs every day? I've read conflicting info on that.

 

i've read that abs can be isolated and trained more often than other muscle groups in an old muscle and fitness mag. For example, if you focused on specific muscles on certain days only, you could still go hard with an ab workout.

Lets say, you isolate biceps and legs on monday, triceps/back weds, chest/shoulder friday, you could add in good ab workouts on all of those days, instead of having to have one ab day like the other groups. It all depends on what you're looking for. Basically when it comes to abs, you don't have to worry about over train as much as you do with other groups.

i'm no expert tho. As always, it's best to incorporate other exercises into the mix, as squats and deadlifts pull the midsection into play. You also want to decrease the amount of overall body fat, if you want them to show. Nutrition and getting into those other exercises will push you and help you with the torching process.

With BJJ, we used to do hang our legs in the air knees bent then do 100 crunches. We would also sit up and kick our legs in and out for about 100 times. I've definitely noticed more endurance in the abs (I can go 80 knees bent straight now)

 

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nothing like a little Saulo to get you back into the mix

 

Those who aren't sure if yoga is a good workout should watch this video. This lady is amazingly good and strong.

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