Thread: workout

I think two.. maybe three sets of each would be good too.
I'm looking at doing almost this same routine using UD2 starting next week.

2 sets would take an unbelievable amount of time to do

That's true. I just don't know how effective one set of each will be.

could you do it like this?
squat
1 min rest
deadlift
1 min rest
bench press
1 min rest
db fly
1 min rest
chin ups
1 min rest
bent over row
1 min rest
shrugs
1 min rest
shoulder press
1 min rest
curls
1 min rest
french press
1 min rest
calf raises
1 min rest
crunches
1 min rest
squat
1 min rest
deadlift
1 min rest
bench press
1 min rest
db fly
1 min rest
chin ups
1 min rest
bent over row
1 min rest
shrugs
1 min rest
shoulder press
1 min rest
curls
1 min rest
french press
1 min rest
calf raises
1 min rest
crunches
1 min rest

thats 2 sets of each?

but HIT is only ever 1 set per exercise

Originally Posted by beginnerbb

could you do it like this?
squat
1 min rest
deadlift
1 min rest
bench press
1 min rest
db fly
1 min rest
chin ups
1 min rest
bent over row
1 min rest
shrugs
1 min rest
shoulder press
1 min rest
curls
1 min rest
french press
1 min rest
calf raises
1 min rest
crunches
1 min rest
squat
1 min rest
deadlift
1 min rest
bench press
1 min rest
db fly
1 min rest
chin ups
1 min rest
bent over row
1 min rest
shrugs
1 min rest
shoulder press
1 min rest
curls
1 min rest
french press
1 min rest
calf raises
1 min rest
crunches
1 min rest

thats 2 sets of each?

Yeah, you can definitly do that and I think it'll do allot more for you too.

think it will be effective?

I probably should have asked this first but what is your main goal? Are you cutting or bulking?

bulking meant for size with some strength

Bulking huh? I don't see why it still wouldn't be effective.. Just eat your ass off. Personally, I prefer a split for bulking rather than a full body because I wouldn't typically think 1 or even 2 sets would be enough but I don't know why it would matter as long as your effort is in there.
Maybe someone else will jump in and correct me if I'm wrong.

well there is a lot of research that shows that multiple sets isnt very much more effective than 1 set hence why HIT and HST work amongst other routines

thats an odd place to post that? lol

Originally Posted by beginnerbb

thats an odd place to post that? lol

I'm new to this and was playing around...maybe if I had some assistance as to how to POST ??? but I deleted it

no worries do you want to make your own thread? just go to the part with all the threads and click the new thread button?

FMJ - here i knew i'd find it somewhere

Single Set Versus Multiple Sets In Weight Training - Muscleblitz.com

quite a few studies in there

Thanks for the assistance

so you would do that in one day? how many times a week? would u take a day or days off in between?

yeah non consecutive days - so something like workout on mon wed and fri, days off on tues thurs sat and sun or something similar

That looks more like circuit training or conditioning to me.

I think you're thinking too much about this and over-complicating things. If i did a three day fullbody split for bulking it would look something like this:


DAY 1:
Squats
Bench Press
Pullups

DAY 2:
Deadlifts
Military Press
Dumbell Rows


Alternate them back and forth so you do one of the workouts twice a week. Monday + Wednesday are 5x5, Friday is 3x5 at a reduced weight (so you don't do 5x5 for the same workout twice). A single isolation exercise for a lagging or small bodypart can be performed each session as required (shrugs/curls/tricep extensions/calves etc etc etc etc).

This will take around 45 minutes to an hour. Maybe less if you really push yourself. Work hard on those exercises, push up your poundages, eat a lot, and rest a lot. Training doesn't have to be complicated to work.

thats true it doesnt and it isnt really that complicated, but, HIT does work for people and so does HST and they only really use one work set, read the link i posted a little bit up

Originally Posted by beginnerbb

thats true it doesnt and it isnt really that complicated, but, HIT does work for people and so does HST and they only really use one work set, read the link i posted a little bit up

I know, i've done HIT and Heavy Duty programs based off Mike Mentzer's books many times, and its a good training technique. I don't see much resemblance between your workout and HIT though, besides the one set per exercise thing. It's far more HST than HIT i think.

I would certainly take more rest between sets if you are going to training to actual muscular failure, though, and perhaps work more of a split into it. You can still train fullbody but i would split it up better (hams / chest, and quads / back, or something) and focus on those muscle groups a bit more.

I've never understood HST type programs for some reason, i just didn't "get it" when i tried it out.

But those are my suggestions anyway, the only way you'll know for sure is by trying the program out and seeing what happens! Like i said in that other thread, the biggest element is hard work - so long as you work hard you'll see results off this, and any other program you do.