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Right. See, that's an insane volume (number of sets per body type) and a really high total number of reps. You're doing 125 reps per workout at a minimum! It sh
by tdavis 18y ago
Right. See, that's an insane volume (number of sets per body type) and a really high total number of reps. You're doing 125 reps per workout at a minimum! It should be noted that even advanced trainers only have a volume of about 4-6 sets per body part, whereas you're doing 15-20 on legs alone (press/calf-ext/leg-ext + squat).
Since you're preparing for a marathon it seems to make sense to focus on lower-body and mainstay complex exercises (squat/deadlift), but I am unfamiliar with that specific sort of training so I can only speculate.
As mentioned, you seem to have an exceedingly high volume, especially considering the narrow focus of your exercises (at least one day 1). Your rep count (5) suggests a focus on raw strength, but the set count (5) is more common for endurance.
- gaius 18y agoI'm driving my squats through the heel, so it's much more of a posterior-chain exercise and doesn't really hit my quads or calves much. If I was training like a bodybuilder with a raised heel, I'd switch the leg extensions for leg curls. My objective right now is to improve core strength and relative strength, then in the 3 months leading up to the Marathon to shift a bit more towards power-endurance (e.g. Tabata, Fartlek, weekly long run). Previously on half-marathons I've really lost my form towards the end, that's just wasting energy needlessly, especially on cross-country. This time I'm going to keep it tight all the way.