whistledixie
New Member
Why the 2-rest-days-in-a-row?
If the muscle should be loaded every 48 hours, why 2 days off in a row (e.g. Sat/Sun)? I'm used to working out 2 - 3 days in a row with 1 rest day, so I wondered if it is a bad idea to try and shorten the whole 8 weeks by simply resting every other day (Monday on, Tuesday off, Wednesday on, Thursday off, Friday on, Saturday off, Sunday on, Monday off, etc...)?
Is it unwise to alternate the rep counts within a single week?
Say, I take my program as I have laid it out, but instead of doing the 15s for 2 weeks - do the lightest weights for the 15s on Monday, then the lightest weights for the 10s on Wednesday and the lightest weights for the 5s on Friday and continue in that fashion until the 6th week where I do the heaviest 15s Monday, heaviest 10s Wednesday, and heaviest 5s Friday.
I read an article where some trainer or fitness 'expert' said he thought it would work better like that.
Any thoughts? I'm going to stick to the program strict for my 1st cycle, but those 2 questions are lingering...
If the muscle should be loaded every 48 hours, why 2 days off in a row (e.g. Sat/Sun)? I'm used to working out 2 - 3 days in a row with 1 rest day, so I wondered if it is a bad idea to try and shorten the whole 8 weeks by simply resting every other day (Monday on, Tuesday off, Wednesday on, Thursday off, Friday on, Saturday off, Sunday on, Monday off, etc...)?
Is it unwise to alternate the rep counts within a single week?
Say, I take my program as I have laid it out, but instead of doing the 15s for 2 weeks - do the lightest weights for the 15s on Monday, then the lightest weights for the 10s on Wednesday and the lightest weights for the 5s on Friday and continue in that fashion until the 6th week where I do the heaviest 15s Monday, heaviest 10s Wednesday, and heaviest 5s Friday.
I read an article where some trainer or fitness 'expert' said he thought it would work better like that.
Any thoughts? I'm going to stick to the program strict for my 1st cycle, but those 2 questions are lingering...