Spacing workouts?
3foldchord
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Some days I am a very busy homeschooling mom and only can squeeze in 1 set of reps (of whatever exercises I am doing that day) on random breaks. Somedays I can get all 4 sets for one of the exercise, somedays I can get all sets for all exercise all at once.
Does it really make much difference how and when I get my workouts done? Are my random workouts fine or should I aim for larger chunks of time to do more in 1 time slot?
Does it really make much difference how and when I get my workouts done? Are my random workouts fine or should I aim for larger chunks of time to do more in 1 time slot?
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Where are all the opinionated people today? Partying? Lifting weights?0
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From one homeschooler to another, Kudos to you for fitting it in when you can! You are not being idle with your time in any way ! Would love to lift weights!0
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From one homeschooler to another, Kudos to you for fitting it in when you can! You are not being idle with your time in any way ! Would love to lift weights!
I hope to add more weight lifting soon0 -
lunges without weights kill me..lol. I HATE lunges!0
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If you don't have the luxury of time to do multiple sets. I would think you would need to increase reps for time under tension, and up your intensity to shock your muscles. Maybe also, having a slightly higher frequency of training than you would if you were doing multiple sets would help too.
To get in more reps to your one-set without going totally light, you could do some combination of drop sets with or without rest-pause.
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I will have to re-read this tomorrow when my brain works. My brains stops at 6:30PM. (I don't understand "for time under tension")
When I can only get in one set, I still do other sets throughout the day, so I do get in 3-4 sets, just spaced.
Good idea to do a little intensity muscle shock from time to time when I have less time. ThanksIf you don't have the luxury of time to do multiple sets. I would think you would need to increase reps for time under tension, and up your intensity to shock your muscles. Maybe also, having a slightly higher frequency of training than you would if you were doing multiple sets would help too.
To get in more reps to your one-set without going totally light, you could do some combination of drop sets with or without rest-pause.
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Time under tension is body builder jargon for the time your muscles are under stress from the exercise. Your rep speed x number of reps will give so many seconds of time under tension for your set. So for example if someone does 3 sets of 12 reps with 1second eccentric 1 second concentric, that's a total of 72 seconds that the muscles are exercised. I expect if you're only issue is that you are spacing your workouts out but that that's the only difference from a standard program, you should do pretty well, you may gain slightly less metabolic benefits maybe? If you lift heavy, and get your volume / TuT in that should signal to your body to stimulate muscle growth.0
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