Having hit the midrange and stretch positions in previous workouts this week, it was time for Flex Friday. Contracted movements across the board, or at least wherever possible. I was pleasantly surprised to still be sore from Wednesday workout… [Read more…]
Steve: Full-Body MMX (straight-set growth)
After antagonist supersets on Friday and then again on Monday, I was ready for some straight-set MMX. The shorter rests between sets made it tough, but the uniqueness of it compared to my other workouts is great change to gain. Love this workout…
Jonathan: Full Body (super stretch)
Monday’s full-body workout was pretty much all midrange movements, so I went all super stretch today. For my first week of full-body MMX I’m going with the simplicity of midrange/compound movements on one day, stretch on the next, and max contraction this Friday… [Read more…]
Steve: Full Body (exercise add-on)
I continued with opposing-muscle supersets–and then adding one set of a different exercise. That works very well on a number of levels, from mental (gotta get something out of the extra exercise in only one set so focus is high) as well as physical (it’s a different move/angle so new fibers can get stimulated). Here’s how it went down today… [Read more…]
Jonathan: Full Body (Max MMX)
Big change for me today, as I decided to follow in Steve’s footsteps with a full-body max MMX assault today. I’ve only done full body routines when on vacation or when schedules are just too condensed. He’s been getting good results, though, and the research we keep writing about put me over the edge. Gotta try it… [Read more…]
Steve: Full Body (superset sweat)
The gym was hot–with more bodies than usual. I worked up a sweat from the very first superset of front squats and back squats on the Smith machine. The straight-set workout on Wednesday did it’s job–it allowed me just enough work and recovery to be very motivated for today’s attack… [Read more…]
Steve: Full-Body MMX (pleasantly pumped)
The past few weeks I’ve been doing antagonist, or opposing, muscle supersets. Doing that full body three days a week was getting stale, even when changing up exercises, so I decided to go back to straight-set MMX on Wednesdays. The higher reps with shorter rests between sets created a more robust pump–and I swear I saw a few new veins… [Read more…]
Jonathan: Legs (shake-n-bake)
I really wanted to feel a deep burn in my quads today, so it was a shake-n-bake leg day. They were on fire, and I even made the ridiculous decision to increase the churn ‘n burn by hopping on the bike for a few rounds of high-intensity intervals to really finish them off… [Read more…]
Jonathan: Chest, Back, Abs (MMX)
Going back to MMX is feeling pretty great, but I haven’t brought back the varied reps speed yet. That will be on the agenda next week, though… [Read more…]
Steve: Full Body (opposing supersets plus)
After two days of rest, I was ready for some intense gym time. I switched up some of my supersets, but the biggest change was my addition of one set of one key exercise after two superset rounds–for example… [Read more…]
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