Q: I’ve been using the Old Man, Young Muscle workout for two months now. I’ve seen new muscle, more than I have in a year of training in my old style. Workouts are shorter too, but not 35 minutes as you recommend. It’s taking me an hour. Am I doing something wrong? I try to move around the gym quickly. Sometimes people get in my way, but not usually.
A: You’re not doing anything wrong. And your gains prove that. I know exactly what’s happening…
You’re training in a commercial gym. That means more walking between exercises and more exercise setup time.
And if you’re as old as I am, you may be spacing out for a few minutes as to try to remember what muscle you’re working next.
My 35-to-40-minute workouts are so quick because I’m training at home in a 10×10 foot room. All of my equipment is right there within a few feet…
It can take me a bit longer if I’m doing a lot of cable moves and need to position the bench and adjust cable height. But even if I’m feeling sluggish, it rarely takes me more than 40 minutes three days a week.
The thing you want to keep in mind is to keep your rest between sets for each muscle to 20 or 30 seconds. Have everything you need for a specific body part routine within reach.
For example, if you’re doing sissy squats for your STX sequence (two quick sets), and finishing quads with cable squats, do your sissies in the cable machine so no one hijacks it…
Or if you’re using sissy squats followed by leg extensions, do your STX sissy sequence holding onto the side of the leg extension. A really mean look on your face keeps people from asking if they can use the machine. A scary face shouldn’t be difficult because sissies are f-ing painful.
Also, keep in mind that the time between muscle groups, such as between quads and calves, isn’t a big deal. You can take as long as you like to set up and/or rest…
In fact, you don’t want to be breathing like a locomotive as you start another muscle. Remember…
Oxygen deficit can compromise the effectiveness of the next muscle group’s STX sequence. Get your breathing back to near normal before moving on. Look at it as time to practice your mean face…
Your Efficient Mass-Building Handbook: For complete mass workouts that include Speed Sets, the ideal exercise for each muscle, and the best stretch and contracted add-on moves, get your copy 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
www.X-Rep.com
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