JEFF LIVES STRONG!

So this is week 4 of the mix up program I have been following from FLEX magazine.  This week is giant sets.  I have never done giant sets.  They are crazy, ridiculously, gut wrenchingly, puking on the side line, ass kicking, wicked awesome.  If, of course, you are into that sort of thing.  I recommend the mother f-ers to anyone and everyone that is into lifting hard – psychotically hard.  Some of you may be wondering “WTF is a giant set”?  Allow me to explain: Take five to eight exercises (same body part or body area) and stack them back to back to back and so on with no rest between each exercise.  Cut the amount of weight lifted to a reasonable amount – you will inevitably overestimate the starting wait and be thankful to be alive when it is over – then do 20 reps of each exercise all stacked in a row with no rest.  When you have completed one trip through your five to eight selected exercises (100-160reps) rest for three to five minutes – you will need it – because that is one set.  Wash.  Rinse.  Repeat.  Three times.  Follow it all up with a superset of corresponding muscle groups or a giant set focusing on abs and you will have to be helped out of the gym.  The gym needs to not be busy to do this correctly – I go at 4:45 in the a.m. so this is never an issue – you will need to plan ahead your path to the equipment and load the weight on each exercise prior to beginning your first set.  If someone is hogging a machine – then do something similar at a different location – although most people are more than willing to let you work in – just don’t stand around waiting forever for the machine because that would defeat the purpose of the giant set..  I like to do most of these exercises with equipment that is pretty much always available.  For example: dumbbells, all leg equipment (especially smith machines and dead lift areas), and the other stuff that works but it is difficult so the lazy asses are afraid of it.  This is a great way to break the monotony of your workout and truly train like a freak.  Do this right and you will be super pumped all day and anxiously looking forward to punishing yourself again tomorrow morning.  See my workout tracker (week of 2/9-2/13) for the workouts I am doing this week.  Thanks and good luck!

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