M4:D31 (D331) Minor variations

"Genuine training that produces muscular hypertrophy is training that somehow releases growth hormones!  If you release growth hormones you are training your system as well as your muscles.

If your training is intense enough to release growth hormones, things happen and they happen quick.  Think about it.  When you have fatigued your body by training with deliberate reps to momentary muscular failure, that digs into one's reserves.  On top of that throw in a set of deadlifts at the end of the workout, that's very intense, and as long as one isn't over training it is believed that such intensity of training releases growth hormones.  When that happens we grow."

I dare say that I completely agree with Carlos on this point.  I believe that the order of the exercises is extremely important.  Couple that with the intensity of the workout and you create a formula that forces growth to happen.  As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words and I have the pictures to prove that the growth exists.

Carlos then gave me an assignment.  Currently I am doing the same workout 3 days a week.  I have been asked to change up the Wednesday workout to add variety.  I have come up with the following:

Leg press
Standing Thigh Curl
Seated Calf Raises
Front Squat
Quad Blaster
DB Flys
Incline Bench Press
Chin ups
Dumbbell Shoulder Press
Bent over barbell rows
Bench Dips
Hammer Curls
Skull Crushers
Seated Bent Over Laterals
Deadlift
Seated Shrug
Reverse Barbell Curls

My idea was to replace each exercise with another exercise that either hits the same muscle but is a different exercise or hits the same muscle from a different angle.  I substituted the DB Flys for the DB pullovers because they both target the ribcage.  I will still use the 3 second cadence on this workout.  It will add some variety to what I am doing and that is a good thing.

I am going to sign off today with a warning.  Beware of redundant fitness programs that are sold to you, but contain only minor variations of what was in your last purchase.  It is all about the money and they want your's.  Resist the urge to buy stuff and if you do buy it, take advantage of the money back guarantee when you discover it is nothing but rehashed information.  You have to protect yourself from unscrupulous people who only want your money and really don't care about whether you are successful with their program or not.