Things to remember

This page is here purely for my own personal reminders of how I should be training as of June 2012 during my cut.

First off, a few quotes from a friend of mine to remind me of what I'm doing during my cut:

"But in terms of exercises I do, it varies every work out

I have a pool of exercises I do and depending on how much energy I have, how strong i feel, will depend on what I do

I never know what I'm going to do until i get in the gym

As for reps

Aim for 8 reps minimum

But sometimes go as high as 12

Vary it

Never do the same as you did last week

For example if one week you do 3x8

Next week, go for more volume and do 4x12

Even if you have to lower the weight

Its all about shocking the muscle and never letting it get used to your work outs

That way you'll always get the best out of hypertrophy training"

The above is the best advice I've been given, and something I do not want to forget.

The next one is what I said, then the reseponse:

Me: "Okay

That's probably where I need to start then. Varying workout more. I tend to do 3x8/3x10 depending on the exercise, then up the weight each week"

 Feedback I got:

"which is fine, but you're not going to be able to up the weight every week

and if you can, then you're not doing enough weight in the first place

also vary the order you do your exercises

basically, what i'm saying is, if your workout is the same as your last weeks workout, that's bad"

Couldn't agree more, and as of today (4/7/2012) it's really sunk in...While my workouts haven't been the same, they've been following a set path. My workouts NEED to be more random, and not set in stone.

Final quote for today:

Me: "I guess I've been focussed on trying to get my numbers up so much"

Feedback: "It's not about how much you can bench, but how much you look like you can bench. Remember that and you'll be fine"

While the above is relating to a specific topic at the time (Bench press) it goes for everything, bench, squats, deadlifts...Every damn muscle in your body.