“The chief cause of failure and unhappiness is trading what you want most for what you want right now” – Zig Ziglar Many choices we make daily affect our health, fitness and appearance, either helping or hurting us. Some decisions affect us more directly and immediately, others more indirectly and over a longer period of…
Tag Archive: high intensity training
High Intensity Training Workout Charts
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Time
What would you do and what could you achieve if you had a few more weeks every year, months every decade, or years over the course of your lifetime to spend however you choose? Would you spend the extra time with your family and friends? Participating in activities and hobbies you enjoy or discovering new…
Never Lose Hope, Never Give Up
A few weeks ago my brother David and I were talking about fat loss, the nutritional supplement industry, and the difficulty of teaching and motivating people to make positive life changes, especially when it comes to diet and exercise. He related a story I want to share because I hope it will have a positive…
Q&A: Determining The Starting Resistance For New Subjects
Question: How do you choose the right weights and reps on different exercises for a new client? Most of the trainers where I work either do one rep max tests or estimate one rep max based on how many reps they can do with a weight, then do a test with a percentage of that…
Q&A: How Much Rest Between Exercises
Question: How long should I rest between exercises if my goal is muscular strength and size increases? Answer: As a general rule you should rest as little as possible between exercises, moving from one to the next as quickly as you can while: being able to properly and safely get into and out of correct…
The Sun Tan Analogy
In my previous post on results versus time in training I wrote about the sun tan analogy, which I first learned from bodybuilding legend Mike Mentzer, then later from Nautilus inventor Arthur Jones. I’ve been using the sun tan analogy for years and have found it to be one of the most effective ways to…
2011 Indianapolis High Intensity Training Seminar
Every couple of years Bo Railey, founder of Exercise Inc. in Indianapolis, hosts a seminar on high intensity training. Each of Bo’s seminars has had a great line up of speakers and topics but this years has been one of the best. Unfortunately, one of my favorite speakers from previous HIT seminars, Ryan Hall, was…
Results Versus Time
If exercise is performed with a sufficiently high level of effort very little volume is required to stimulate the maximum possible improvements in fitness and functional ability. Although the optimum training volume varies between individuals based on genetics and other factors, on average it is far below what most people believe is necessary and what…
The Clothing Analogy
In the process of going through my notes for various writing projects I came across the following analogy I wrote about individual variability and training programs; Many people try one program for a while, switch to another, then another, hoping to find one that works for them. Others follow whatever program their favorite bodybuilder or athlete…
