Wednesday, March 15, 2006

Changing Things Up

Yesterday I did upper-body strength training at the gym. But I wanted to change things up a little, because your muscles get used to doing the same exercises, and the training effect becomes lessened over time.
So on many of the exercises, I used a "pyramid" technique. This is where you do three sets, increasing the weight but decreasing reps with each. For example, I might do 12 reps of curls at 40 lbs., then 10 reps at 50 lbs., and finally 8 reps at 60 lbs. This is more of a muscle building (particularly "white" or "fast-twitch" muscle) practice than a toning/endurance practice, and I did my best to maintain the mindfulness, breathe, and elegance.
At the end, my muscles weren't singing they way they do after TBT, but it was a nice change of pace.

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