[Day 5] You Got To Lift!

  1. Michele Rudolph says:

    Do you have an article on understanding when to do low or high reps and the time between each exercise. I usually take 30 second breaks and then get right into the next rep. Is it also okay to take a four exercise block and do each exercise and then repeat two more times. (example, squats, lunges, leg press and leg extensions then repeat 2xs) I can lift all day long but I am looking for more knowledge to help me make the right choices in the short time I have in the gym.

  2. Jenn says:

    Lifting 4x’s/week! 🙂 No pink weights for me!

  3. Kim says:

    I know you want a simple answer to a complex question. There are some many theories out there regarding strength training. Personally, if you are short on time I’m not a fan of “resting between sets” I recommending couple different exercises together so I’m moving from one exercise to the next vs. focusing on 1 exercise rest and then moving on. Ex. I’m doing bent over rows and moving on to lunges and back to bent over rows, etc. Make sense?

    If you are short on time, I’d focus on full body exercises versus body part splits so that you are hitting as many muscle groups as possible on a regular basis.
    You would do push exercises one day and pull exercise the next day.

    As for rep counts the key is to keep your body always guessing. You can change the rep count every 4-6 weeks. For muscle growth you’ll do 3+ sets of low and heavy reps. General health 1-3 sets of 12-16 reps. Endurance 1-3 reps 10-12 reps. Please remember YOU MUST change your workout every 4-6 weeks.
    I hope that answers your question.

  4. Kim says:

    @jenn I wouldn’t expect any less from you =)

  5. Michele says:

    Yes I does help. Thank you very much.

  6. Kim says:

    @michele glad I can help

  7. Christine says:

    I am going to try and lift 3 times a week and take 1 Zumba class and 1 Bodypump class (lifting in this class, with some movement – lots of squats). During my lifting I will add some strength training in. I will also try your workout that you provided.

  8. Kim says:

    @Christine –let’s turn that “try” into “will” now if 3 times is hard for you right now, then re-evaluate and come up with a number of times you can workout.

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