I don't get into the minutiae of working with weights because it's not my primary focus. But I recommend that you make sure not to lose sight of the forest for the trees.
Some general theories:
-the only way to lift heavy is to lift heavy things. -at some point, you do need to pick something to focus on -- for example, benching heavy weights and running fast at some point will become opposing, and then nearly mutually exclusive. -recovery is just as important for development as work. -body weight is a shitty metric for measuring overall fitness. -the reason that there are different theories is that different things work for different people. -if it's not working for you, give it some more time. If it's still not working, change it.
I mention these only because I see person after person get too obsessed with the OMG I did 9 reps not 8 and I had my protein shake 30 minutes after, not 25! The details are fine and important, but they're the icing on the cake of the basics.
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Date: 2008-02-06 03:38 am (UTC)Some general theories:
-the only way to lift heavy is to lift heavy things.
-at some point, you do need to pick something to focus on -- for example, benching heavy weights and running fast at some point will become opposing, and then nearly mutually exclusive.
-recovery is just as important for development as work.
-body weight is a shitty metric for measuring overall fitness.
-the reason that there are different theories is that different things work for different people.
-if it's not working for you, give it some more time. If it's still not working, change it.
I mention these only because I see person after person get too obsessed with the OMG I did 9 reps not 8 and I had my protein shake 30 minutes after, not 25! The details are fine and important, but they're the icing on the cake of the basics.