Matt’s BodyBlog

I ordered some supplements from bodybuilding.com yesterday at about 4 o’clock. The goods arrived at my door today at around 1. Normal shipping ($5.99). I am very impressed. Anyway, I used to be on N.O. Xplode but I was building up a tolerance to caffeine so I am going to try out Ragnarok, caffeine free version. I will let you know how it is.

I was conversing with a fellow today. He was explaining a strategy used by his cousin to build muscle. He said he does  a standard set of 10 reps, struggling to get the 10th up. Then he waits approximately 20 seconds and does another set of the same weight. Then waits 20 seconds and repeats this until he can only do one. During rest periods, isn’t the central nervous system recovering from the previous set just as the muscles are? Could this be bad for your CNS? Anyone have any knowledge on the topic?

It is midterm week at my school. Most students are stressed out like you wouldn’t believe. I, myself, expected to be stressed. However, much to my surprise, I am not anxious or anything for these giant tests. I completely attribute this to lifting. The ‘happy’ chemicals in my brain must be firing and causing me to feel like this. Reducing stress helps people study which translates into higher grades. Therefore, weight lifting will continue to be a part of my study tactics. Cool stuff, eh?

Okay since lacrosse season is coming up, I should start getting into shape. Everyone knows HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) is the best for getting your cardio capabilities up. So here’s what I’ll do after midterms, when I’ll have less time anyway:

Day 1-back/bis/core

Day 2- HIIT

Day 3- chest/tris/shoulders

Day 4- HIIT

Day 5- same as Day 1

Day 6- HIIT

Day 7- rest?

*I won’t work out legs since they’ll be getting worked anyway.

Post your thoughts on this new idea.

oh and this picture is awesome
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So currently I’m doing a 3 day split:

Day 1- chest/tris/shoulders

Day 2- back/bis

Day 3- legs/core

I typically do about 6-8 exercises  on days 1 and 2. Legs day I might do less because I only do squat, calves and lunges for legs.

I might be burning too many calories by working out 6 times a week. I should figure something out…

I have seven targeted body parts: shoulders, abs, legs, chest, triceps, biceps, back.

I need some ideas on how to split it up. Currently I’m doing shoulders kind of whenever:

day 1- chest/tri’s

day 2- back/bi’s

day 3- legs/abs

Please give me some suggestions

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