Q: I don’t have much time to train. I like your 35-minute workouts, but can I pare them down? I’m thinking of doing only the ideal exercise for two sets or one set of the ideal and one of the add-on. Which way is best?
A: I’m all for variety, so I suggest constructing two different workouts with those parameters…
At one workout do only the ideal exercise for two sets; at the next workout do the ideal for one set plus an add-on for one set.
And if you have time, you can always use the rest/pause tactic—rest 10 seconds and then crank out another set. That won’t tack on much time if you use it sparingly, like on lagging body parts only.
One other suggestion: With emerging research studies confirming the benefits of stretch-position exercises for hypertrophy, you may want to work in a stretch-exercise-only workout…
Keep in mind that some of the ideal exercises are stretch-position moves, some aren’t. For example, sissy squats put the quads in their stretch position, and low-incline one-arm lateral raises do the same for the medial-delt head.
Two quick sets of stretch-position exercises for each muscle should provide unique change for new muscle gains.
Note: For the best stretch-position exercise for each muscle, as well as the ideals, see the Positions-of-Flexion Exercise list on pages 42 and 43 of Old Man, Young Muscle.
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Till next time, train hard—and smart—for BIG results.
—Steve Holman
Former Editor in Chief, Iron Man Magazine
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