perryscoon said:On AA's I work out 6-7 days a week. Overtraining? Maybe...but I have nothing better to do.
My workout days are as such..
(1)chest/tri's/abs
(2)back/lats/traps/bi's/abs
(3)legs/abs jog 2 miles at the park afterwards
(4)shoulders/bi's/abs
repeat...
I start out every exercise VERY light(like 25lbs) and do about 25reps to lubricate my joints. Then I pyramid up to max and back down for about 8-10 reps each. Usually about 6 or 7 sets. I stretch between EVERY set. I am very careful about not getting injured so thats why I do this. Injuries suck big time and can ruin a cycle and put you behind the power curve for months.
stretching between sets is not good for you. dc's method does not call for stretching between every set if that is where the idea originated from. what you are actually doing is shutting the stretch reflex of the tendons and ligaments and sort of hindering the cns response so you leave joints more susceptible to injury. a new study was just done on this.