Cearball
Level 6 Valued Member
I like autoregulation. I finished Strong in 2015 using two 80 pounders and was able to get all the high volume day's worksets done with two minutes or less rest in between sets. I was a bit heavier and 7 years younger. This year, at 57, I was able to finish the work sets but I needed more time between sets. I needed some autoregulation.
Here's what I learned: I'd rather take 'longer' than I need (which still is within reason for a workout)...it keeps my form in check avoiding injury and made some of these sessions more "recoverable"! Density may suffer a little bit but the overall quality of the reps increases and after several sets you still feel worked but not destroyed .... and the results were just as good in my mind.
Just my opinion, everyone's mileage is different!
I'm only 36 but I wonder if almost 20 years of blue collar work has got my body to this stage already.
Ask me again after 3 cycles of the giant 3.0 back to back.
I didn't get much success with it last time but have cut the work time to 20 mins & am trying to do "enough" not really pushing it trying to beat anything.
Form & ease are my watchwords this cycle