Posted by TimD on December 23, 2005, 8:29 pm, in reply to "Questions on max-ot... " Warmups are meant to be that; WARMUPS. Start extremeley light, and add a bit progressivly heavier, and you should be able to zip right through them/ I'm not familiar with max-ot cardio, fill me in, but moderate cardio AFTER a workout is not a bad idea at all, as long as you keep it moderate and limit it to about 20 minutes. It serves well for recupteration and as a cool down for the hard anaerobic work you just did.
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Hi Kel, I haven't read MAX-OT in quite sometime, but I do know that it's based on heavy weights for a pretty high % of a 1RM. I'll just jump into your paragraphs, with the preface that this tyope of training, IMO. is pretty decent, IF you have laid a good background base for it.
: Just started Max-OT and I'm on my second week. Couple of things I
: noticed...
:
: My wrists are killing me. I assume this is because the program
: is incorporating some exercises along with the fact that I have
: to use heavy weights to get myself into the 4-6 rep range. Does
: it get any better?
If you haven't already, pay your dues, do some training with the basics with hard 10's, hard 8's, build the base with your connective tissues in order to be able to handle the heavy stuff/ IMO your assumption is probably correct. If you have done this, and start a little bit low and work into it, yes, it will get better. Do not start out high and try to get higher. You will probably either digress or hurt yourself.
: Week two introduces the warm-up and acclimatization sets. I am
: finding that these sets add significant time to my workout and I
: cannot complete it in the suggested 45 minutes. I also wonder
: if they aren't sapping my strength a little too. (I know they
: aren't suppoesd to, but it's almost feeling like they might be.)
: I am also doing max-ot cardio right after my workout and I was
: chastised on another board for doing this. I realize this isn't
: the ideal situation but it's not feasible for me to get to the
: gym twice a day. I'm female and looking to gain strength and
: lose body fat. It's hard to believe I'm impeding my progress
: that much by doing them back to back... Thoughts?
Tim
: Thanks in advance!
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