Lifting to Failure
So my husband, who’s pretty hardcore when it comes to working out and staying in shape has put me on a new work-out routine which I’ve been doing for the last 4 weeks. He has me working specific body parts 5 days of the week ( Monday-Legs, Tuesday-Chest, Wednesday-Back, Thursday-Shoulders, and Friday-Arms), doing 3-6 exercises depending on the part that I’m working, and rather than doing specific repetitions for each exercise, I’m working each part till failure. Prior to being given this routine, I was either lifting to DVD programs on strength training days, or coming up with my own program and doing each exercise to a specific set of repetitions in my mind. Ever since switching to my husband’s form of training, my body has changed so much in that 4 weeks than I’ve seen in the how ever many months I’ve been working out. I know people don’t seem to be following this form of training anymore, but I can honestly and truly say that working your body to failure is one of the best things you can do to get in shape and alter your physical appearance. There’s nothing like feeling the burn as you work your body beyond it’s limit and knowing that your body is changing right before your eyes.
This may be an outdated form of exercise in the eyes of many, but it truly works and I highly recommend it for those looking to see quick results!
Here’s a sample of what my program looks like:
Monday-Legs:
Walking lunges using 10 pound free weights- 3 sets/50 reps
Dead lifts using a barbell with 10 pounds in total-3 sets/50 reps
Squats using 10 pound free weights-3 sets/40 reps
July 7, 2009 at 1:14 am
Hi Cynthia,
Yes, sometimes at the end of my sets, I like to do a "lift to failure" set. I love that burn!
I seem to do abs that way and I find that it works.
Many times I’ll work my abs in as "active rest" in between sets for other body parts so I’ll do as many reps as I can for 30 secs. Thumbs up for hubby. Great post!
Tani