Posted by Diane on December 17, 2005, 5:02 pm Currently, I am doing a three day split as follows: Monday upper body (chest, upper back, biceps, triceps), Tuesday interval cardio, Wednesday abs and core (erector spinae), Thursday interval cardio, Friday lower body (quads, hams, calves) and shoulders, Weekend moderate cardio; 4 exercises each workout, although sometimes I will add a set from a second exercise for one or two muscle groups. I am doing 2 warmup sets and 2-4 intensity sets. For example the dumbbell bicep curl... 12 reps at 8 lbs, 12 reps at 10 lbs, then up to 6 reps at 12.5 lbs for 2-4 sets. I can do 5 reps at 12.5 the first time, wait a minute, but then only do 3-4 reps for the second set. I then wait 2 minutes, thinking I still might be able to match the 5 reps, but it turns out I can only do 3. My arm just quits; it doesn't hurt, but stops in the middle of a rep and I can't lift any higher without assisting that arm. This also happens with the triceps, shoulders, pecs. (I separated the shoulders from upper body work because they get worn out if worked on the same day.) Is this normal? Note, I am a 63 year old female and my goals are to develop some muscle and strength and lose body fat. I have decided that maybe genetically, I cannot produce ATP quickly or in sufficient quantity. Or maybe it's just age, but I seem to progress very slowly.
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I have been working out for a number of years, sometimes more faithfully than other times. I have run into a situation for which I need some advice.
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