ORIGINAL: ftwarrior
but the thing is on chest day youre working your triceps when youre benching and doing some other things, so when you go to work your biceps and triceps a few days later isnt that impeding the healing process for your tris? i havent gotten to the part where he talks about the benefits of working your biceps and triceps together and im sure theres reasons for it but i dont see how if youre supposed to be giving it a week to heal working it twice is going to be helpful. a lot of things like the 2-3 minute rests go against everything ive ever been taught, where everyone says take short breaks and push the muscle, but i like the idea of overload intead of fatigue, it makes sense.
Great observation! This was one of my first questions too. One problem that I have is that I don't like to wait a full 7-days to re-work a muscle. It feels like too long. In Max-OT however, you are FOCUSING on one muscle group per day, but you are WORKING almost every muscle group every day in some way or another, because they are all COMPOUND exercises. Furthermore, I think that the suggested Max-OT workouts spread the FOCUSED muscle groups for example, in Max-OT Workout #2....
1. Leg FOCUS is Monday. Lower back is a big secondary here. Back is not FOCUSED until Wed.
2. Chest is Tuesday's FOCUS. Secondary muscles are shoulders and triceps. Those are FOCUSED together on Thursday.
3. Back FOCUS is Wed. Biceps are the big secondary and those aren't FOCUSED until Friday.
So, I like the idea of FOCUS on a muscle group once per week, but working it a second time each week as a a secondary group. It's a nice split with a nice synergy of mixing the primary focused and secondary muscle groups.
Max-OT feels very different. You don't get a traditional "pump". Honestly, I miss that. I really love that feeling. The day after a Max-OT workout you just ache but not specifically in one spot. It's a different type of soreness the next day.
i really dont like how the thing goes on to be a big advertisement for all their supplements but the lifting aspect of the program sounds great. if someone could answer my question it would be appreciated.
Ignore the supplement ads. IMO, few supplements are worth it. Definately recommend whey protein powder, to supplement what your missong from diet. Also, flax oil to make sure you get enough EFA's and maybe some form of creatine. Eat lots of whole foods and complete protein every 3-4 hours and you won't need any supplements.
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