[underdog_19]

underdog_19 on March 5, 2011 at 1:39 am #17423

I’ve been researching different lifting programs and a couple common things I’ve seen have a workout organized like this:

A1: Squat 3×10
A2: Bench 3×10
A3: Inverted Row 3×10

B1: Step ups 3×8
B2: Lunges 3×10

C1: Russian Twists 2×30

Can you guys explain the A1, A2, A3, etc? To me it would make more sense to just label them all 1, 2, 3, etc.

[bap0022587]

bap0022587 on March 5, 2011 at 2:27 am #106092

Supersets…e.g. Squat 1×10 then Bench 1×10 then Inverted Row 1×10 and repeat that until you’ve done 3 sets of those. Then move to things labeled with B. Then to things labeled C so on and so forth.

They probably explain rest somewhere, generally you rest a short amount of time between exercises and then a longer amount of time between sets.

[David.Woodhouse@reedglobal.com]

David.Woodhouse@reedglobal.com on March 10, 2011 at 6:58 am #106223

I’ve been researching different lifting programs and a couple common things I’ve seen have a workout organized like this:

A1: Squat 3×10
A2: Bench 3×10
A3: Inverted Row 3×10

B1: Step ups 3×8
B2: Lunges 3×10

C1: Russian Twists 2×30

Can you guys explain the A1, A2, A3, etc? To me it would make more sense to just label them all 1, 2, 3, etc.

If you do 3 sets of 10 squats anywhere close to failure you won’t be able to WALK the next day. I suggest you limit reps to 3 (maximum 5).

Single leg movements are inefficient both in time and results. It is difficult nee impossible to apply maximum force whilst unstable. Unless you are rehabbing from a specific injury I suggest you stick to classic compound lifts…

See the ol thread for more detail.