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One way I recently tried that I like 10-15min all out 110% of what I think I can do. You push yourself past what you think is possible. Rest for 5-10 days. I
by alfor 5y ago
One way I recently tried that I like
10-15min all out 110% of what I think I can do. You push yourself past what you think is possible.
Rest for 5-10 days.
Incredible result, minimum time
Work for cardio, muscle mass, etc.
The idea is to give your body a clear signal that things need to change (like in a survival situation) and then give your body the time and food to do the transformation.
The rest of your week you do physical things you like, walk, tennis, bike, etc
- monktastic1 5y agoI love this idea. I've tried something similar in the past, but with not nearly as much rest. Perhaps unsurprisingly, as I age the results get worse. Maybe I should try again with more rest.
- alfor 5y agoThat is what I heard ( I don’t remember the trainer). He said that the major thing that slow progress is not enough rest. Most people who go at the gym overtrain and don’t rest enough.
- martin_bech 5y agoIts really great for results, and motivation. Unfortunately with age, its also how I get injured very easily if going full tilt.
- generalenvelope 5y agoThis is a concise video on the topic: "Is training to failure a good idea?" https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6OwaUlX4Qic https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=6OwaUlX4Qic for context, RPE = rate of perceived exertion, on a scale of 1-10. RPE 10 being "I can't do another rep" TLDR: training to failure isn't worth it for most people These guys have world class experience and knowledge regarding health and training, highly recommend.
- waihtis 5y agoWhat do you do this with? Running?
- alfor 5y agoI did a mix of push up, pull up, crunch and a few movement with free weight( mostly upper body) for 12 min. The idea was to be completely exhausted, lying on the floor after it. For each exercice it was only one/two serie to failure. I will try for running this week.
- drBonkers 5y agoFitness programming normally follows a methodology that is the exact opposite of this to reduce injury rates. Steady, consistent incremental increases to intensity, volume, or frequency over the course of a 2-3 month macro cycle. I'm not saying yours is a bad idea, but, from everything I know about fitness, this sounds like designing for injury.
- alfor 5y agoObviously, you don’t go 110% the first time. You should ease into it, push harder as the weeks go on and you gain more experience in the movement. The idea is that you body doesn’t require hours and hours of exercise to make change, just enough signal that the your current strength is not enough, and enough time and food for your cells to do the work. I wouldn’t do it with an amount of weight that is dangerous or with fast movement.