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Actually, it not working at all, aside the point you are just basically moving around. It is a very inefficient way to do it. Sort of like saying yes, you are digging fine with your hands, but a backhoe is much more efficient. I will not even say it is that analogy, you are essentially wasting your time, lol.
Are you implying I'm over-training?
I am not.
For year my arms were smaller and never grew in proportion to my chest, back, shoulders and legs. It was because I didn't care and I didn't do enough sets & reps.
Then, I started hitting them at more sets and higher reps and they grew.
Everyone has different goals and everyone has different type of exercises that work for them.
I've been lifting on and off since 1985 when I took a weight lifting class in high school
Also, I do change up volume (rep ranges) and intensity (weight).
I change things are up with rep ranges, weight, and programs, over periods of time e.g. pyramids to reverse pyramids, super-sets, and "Power-rep range-shock" by Eric Broser which is changing your rep range every week to trick the body.
Again, I'm not over-training. If I was I would know.
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For year my arms were smaller and never grew in proportion to my chest, back, shoulders and legs. It was because I didn't care and I didn't do enough sets & reps.
Then, I started hitting them at more sets and higher reps and they grew.
Everyone has different goals and everyone has different type of exercises that work for them.
I've been lifting on and off since 1985 when I took a weight lifting class in high school
Also, I do change up volume (rep ranges) and intensity (weight).
I change things are up with rep ranges, weight, and programs, over periods of time e.g. pyramids to reverse pyramids, super-sets, and "Power-rep range-shock" by Eric Broser which is changing your rep range every week to trick the body.
Again, I'm not over-training. If I was I would know.
Boxus and Florida2014 are correct. You are basically training for endurance or to be able to do more reps of a particular exercise. It reminds me of someone training to do as many pushups as possible. If that is your goal, than your training method is fine.
Boxus and Florida2014 are correct. You are basically training for endurance or to be able to do more reps of a particular exercise. It reminds me of someone training to do as many pushups as possible. If that is your goal, than your training method is fine.
My goal is just get back to the size of what I was a year ago.
I lost one inch on both arms b/c I went Vegan for about 3 months (or actually, very low to no protein) b/c of a temporary medical condition. At the same time I was only lifting light and sporadically.
My shoulder and leg (and arm) muscles literally disappeared.
The 67 pounds of weight loss was partly my Quads and Hams and upper body muscle loss.
As I noted, I change my routine and don't do the same thing over and over again.
I'll go heavier weight with low reps in 3-4 weeks or so.
I never got more size until I started doing these high reps with medium to lower weight.
I'll keep folks posted on my progress and be honest about it.
It's already working as I'm eating about 130 grams of protein per day.
I'm a female and while I don't have big bulging muscles (obviously), I have nicely defined bis, tris and delts. Think maybe Michelle Obama's.
I do 2 or 3 sets of 8. Various types of Bicep curls, tri kickbacks, pulley exercises, hammer curls, preacher curls. I increase the weight as I get stronger.
I'm a female and while I don't have big bulging muscles (obviously), I have nicely defined bis, tris and delts. Think maybe Michelle Obama's.
I do 2 or 3 sets of 8. Various types of Bicep curls, tri kickbacks, pulley exercises, hammer curls, preacher curls. I increase the weight as I get stronger.
Good on you.
I had a lifting injury and couldn't hit tricepts for about 3 months.
I'll be hitting them in 2 days, as a test.
That's when arm size matters for those interested.
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