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M6:D79 (D557) Work harder and gain more

May 5, 2009 By Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT Leave a Comment

The Muscle Building Fat Burning Video Blog #38
May 4, 2009

 

           

 


What's on my mind today?

High Intensity Training follows some extremely simple, but profound principles.  By following these principles you will work harder and gain more.  

  • Intensity.  The higher intensity stimulates the body’s musculature to grow.  Intensity is increased by (a) progressively increasing the amount of weight you use; (b) progressively decreasing the amount of time it requires to perform a certain amount of work; or (c) by carrying each set to a point of total failure.
  • Duration.  As intensity increases, duration must decrease.  Since we know that intensity stimulates the body’s musculature to grow, the less time you spend in the gym the better.  This is only true if you increase the intensity, thereby decreasing the duration.
  • Frequency.  The number of times per week you workout is going to be important.  It is tough work hitting your body with extreme intensity.  Your body will need rest to recuperate from the pounding it takes.
  • Adaptation.  Your body will adapt to the load being placed upon it.  Therefore, you must do everything you can to avoid that adaptation.  Change up the exercises, increase the weight, modify the frequency…it all helps to deal with adaptation.

When you apply the above principles you see bigger gains.  The more strict you are with these things the better your results tend to be.

 

 
Find out what I'm doing to my body!

 

I had a great cardio session in the morning, walking uphill on the treadmill for 60 minutes.  It was a great walk and my heart rate was in the area of 120 BPM for the entire time. 
 
Exercise the brain with the Thought of the Day!

The formula fits—work harder and gain more. 
 
Get a discussion started by answering the question!

How do you make yourself work harder?  Comment this post to answer the question. 
 

 
 

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About Michael Mahony, ISSA CPT

Mike is a passionate bodybuilder, NPC Competitor and ISSA Certified Personal Trainer who is always looking for ways to do things better. He also has a passion for correcting the misinformation that is prevalent in the bodybuilding and fitness industry today. Mike is currently working on his first eBook, Get Back to Lifting, which is scheduled to be released soon. He is also working on a second book, The Average Guy's Supplement Guide, that is scheduled to be released the end of 2016.

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