Another Post-It Note to my Peeps

Russell,

What's your normal training routine for the gym?

Have you had a chance to try the Front and Back weight training for the torso?

Just tried it yesterday and I'm sore as a mofo.

I started with flyes (dumb bell and barbells) both straight and incline, then finished with rows for the lats and good mornings (lower back) with a curling bar.

Tonight, I'm off to run three miles alternating laps of jogging with fast trots.

Then tomorrow, it's time to work the triceps, biceps, forearms, deltoids and do some squats.

God damn. The only easy day is yesterday:D

Mark,

I usually make a point of separating the days on which I do chest & back. Is this "Front and Back" approach a new thing?

I also separate front and back for legs, mixing up the days on which I combine whichever side I'm working on with whatever I'm doing for upper body, since it doesn't really matter how I mix those.

As for triceps, biceps, forearms etc., I used to isolate those but don't much do so anymore, since those are minor accessory muscles which I hit hard in the process of doing the major muscle groups.

I often do 30-45 minutes on a Stairmaster machine as warmup, usually between levels 10-12, burning 600-800 calories. I do this deliberately knowing that I sacrifice some skeletal muscle growth, but most definitely benefit the myocardium. :)