Workout 1B much easier than 1A?
CandyBryson
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So i just did workout 1B today and I though I really pushed myself but I still found it much easier than workout A! Anyone else think so too?
Dead lifts- 30 on the bar, -but I used the machine because that's all the gym has where I go.
dumbbell shoulder lifts - 10lb each arm
Pull down 65 lbs
Lunge- 8 lbs each arm
Ball crunches.
Dead lifts- 30 on the bar, -but I used the machine because that's all the gym has where I go.
dumbbell shoulder lifts - 10lb each arm
Pull down 65 lbs
Lunge- 8 lbs each arm
Ball crunches.
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Personally, I think the workouts will be as easy/hard as you make them. I finished my first week yesterday, my first A & B workouts were more of figuring out what alternatives I need to do because I am working out at home and I don't have a squat bar, lots of weights, and keeping proper form in mind.
So when I did my 2nd A workout Friday I ramped up the weight based on my notes from Monday and I made sure to push myself so I didn't think I could do more than 2-3 more reps at that weight. The step ups for A are hard for me once I hit 5-6 reps.0 -
Up your weights next time, you can do it, you'll be surprised. If you think it's easy, up the weight.0
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Well, no, I don't. I think both are very taxing on you and I always go home having busted my butt in the gym, regardless of A or B workout. I agree that you may have to increase the load in the B workout if it felt too easy. Maybe if you add plates to deadlift bar, you should feel the results in the rest of the workout. I have always felt as if the rest is harder than before if I add weights to the deadlift or the squat. Then it may feel a little bit easier (but never easy) the next time.0
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I always think one of the workouts is easier than the other. I don't know if they're really easier, or if I just like certain exercises more than others. There are a few that I dread, so any workout that doesn't have them (static lunges with rear foot elevated) seem easier. LOL0
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If anything I think they are too quick, I'm only working out for 30 minutes tops.0
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The lunges were really hard for me because my booty was sore from the step ups. I had been doing a different routine before I started this which included the pull downs but I added a lot more weight because I wanted to push myself.0
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Well, no, I don't. I think both are very taxing on you and I always go home having busted my butt in the gym, regardless of A or B workout. I agree that you may have to increase the load in the B workout if it felt too easy. Maybe if you add plates to deadlift bar, you should feel the results in the rest of the workout. I have always felt as if the rest is harder than before if I add weights to the deadlift or the squat. Then it may feel a little bit easier (but never easy) the next time.
I had 30lb's of plates, ( 15 on each side) how much does the bar weigh on its own? I think the 30 was a little to light, maybe that had something do do with it...0 -
I find lunges hard as my hip flexes are always tight and I forget to stretch them out. Apart from that I think both the workouts are pretty similar. I'm also only working out for 30 mins but it still feels like a hard workout and according to my HRM I'm getting a good burn so I'm just going to trust the book as stage 2 looks like it will take longer.0
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I did today. But I think it is because those jackknife things tried to kill whereas nothing today wanted me dead, just writhing in pain.
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I certainly "feel" certain exercises more than others. I do a lot of running so my legs are stronger than my abs and upper body. But I know the lactic acid build ip tells me I definitely pushed my muscles today!0 -
Hi there, not sure if olympic bars are the same world wide. The bar at the gym I go to here in Australia is 17.5kg (38.5 pounds).0
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The classic US olympic bars are 45 pounds.0
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I did it on the smith machine, is it the same weight?0
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Might not be - can you ask someone at the gym?
I am in NZ and we have both 24kg bars and 17.5kg bars, and they are actually quite hard to tell apart - luckily most of them are 24kg, and hopefully I would notice if I was using a 17.5kg bar. I haven't found the weight stamped on the bars - I would have thought this would have been a good idea!0 -
I don't think B is easier, but I definitely prefer it!
I agree with the posters who have said easy = must add weight.0 -
I wouldn't recommend deadlifts or squats on the smith machine. You won't get the same range of motion. I had the same problem when I started and was given the advice that even dumbbells would be better than the smith machine.
Also for those concerned that the workouts are too short, enjoy it while it lasts! Starting in stage 2 they can be an hour fifteen to an hour and a half if you do all the rest times the way they are written.
I totally agree with myownsunshine...each stage I feel like one of the days is easier than the other, but I also typically dislike some of the exercises in one of the days.0 -
I wouldn't recommend deadlifts or squats on the smith machine. You won't get the same range of motion. I had the same problem when I started and was given the advice that even dumbbells would be better than the smith machine.
Also for those concerned that the workouts are too short, enjoy it while it lasts! Starting in stage 2 they can be an hour fifteen to an hour and a half if you do all the rest times the way they are written.
I totally agree with myownsunshine...each stage I feel like one of the days is easier than the other, but I also typically dislike some of the exercises in one of the days.
Okay So I am pretty new to this, But how in the world would I do a dead lift with dumbbells? I don't have excess to many free weights, it's pretty much limited to the Dumbells, and the plates for the smith machine.0 -
I wouldn't recommend deadlifts or squats on the smith machine. You won't get the same range of motion. I had the same problem when I started and was given the advice that even dumbbells would be better than the smith machine.
Also for those concerned that the workouts are too short, enjoy it while it lasts! Starting in stage 2 they can be an hour fifteen to an hour and a half if you do all the rest times the way they are written.
I totally agree with myownsunshine...each stage I feel like one of the days is easier than the other, but I also typically dislike some of the exercises in one of the days.
Okay So I am pretty new to this, But how in the world would I do a dead lift with dumbbells? I don't have excess to many free weights, it's pretty much limited to the Dumbells, and the plates for the smith machine.
Here's a video from YouTube, a quick search yields this move in a few different videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi6MZNQuXfs
Here's another way:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG-Stc3c7N0
I'm probably going to try the single legged method tonight0 -
I wouldn't recommend deadlifts or squats on the smith machine. You won't get the same range of motion. I had the same problem when I started and was given the advice that even dumbbells would be better than the smith machine.
Also for those concerned that the workouts are too short, enjoy it while it lasts! Starting in stage 2 they can be an hour fifteen to an hour and a half if you do all the rest times the way they are written.
I totally agree with myownsunshine...each stage I feel like one of the days is easier than the other, but I also typically dislike some of the exercises in one of the days.
Okay So I am pretty new to this, But how in the world would I do a dead lift with dumbbells? I don't have excess to many free weights, it's pretty much limited to the Dumbells, and the plates for the smith machine.
Here's a video from YouTube, a quick search yields this move in a few different videos:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi6MZNQuXfs
Here's another way:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mG-Stc3c7N0
I'm probably going to try the single legged method tonight
Thanks!!!!!! I will give them a look!
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I ended up doing 30 lb dumbbells in each hand and I'm already feeling it!0
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I ended up doing 30 lb dumbbells in each hand and I'm already feeling it!
Awesome!0 -
If anything I think they are too quick, I'm only working out for 30 minutes tops.
This morning I did A and B. It took like an hour which I liked. Only doing 2 sets of 12 seemed too short.0 -
If anything I think they are too quick, I'm only working out for 30 minutes tops.
Do you do a warm up or cool down? I usually run for 10 min before and bike for 10 min after. Ends up being about 50 min to an hour.
I have been told that if you do a little cardio to get your heart pumping before you lift you also burn more calories, and your muscles rebuild faster (something about your arteries expanding because of oxygen increase to the muscles??). Whether this is true? I don't know. Personally, I feel like I get a good workout and am less sore the next day.
As far as A being easier than B, I don't think so. I know I prefer B. Just because I despise step ups..lol!0 -
I've been told that Stage 2 can take 60-90 minutes so I'm enjoying the short sessions. I just make sure to make the most and lift heavy, where i couldn't eek out 2 more reps when I reach the outlined total.If anything I think they are too quick, I'm only working out for 30 minutes tops.
This morning I did A and B. It took like an hour which I liked. Only doing 2 sets of 12 seemed too short.0 -
I'm clearly odd as I find 1B much harder - mainly because I can't lunge for *kitten* :grumble: my quads cry when I do them - and I'm only using body weight. :sad: But I've always been rubbish at lunges so hopefully they will improve.
I love the quick workouts - and I'm doing the longer version (24 workouts instead of 18) as I'm a total noob and want to get the form right :laugh:0
