Comments on: Can’t Lift Heavy? 5 Simple Tricks To Get Results Without Snapping Yo’ Sh!t Up

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 15:18:40 +0000

In reply to Martin Rössler. many ways but it almost always revolves around doing a combination of the following: more reps, less rest between sets, going slower on the negative, holding the rep at its hardest point.

By: Martin Rössler

Martin Rössler — Thu, 16 Jul 2020 13:38:03 +0000

Amazing article. May I ask how would you structure a routine with light weights?

By: Keith

Keith — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 21:17:35 +0000

In reply to chris. awesome

By: chris

chris — Thu, 18 Jun 2020 11:04:44 +0000

In past i tried hard to lift the heavy failed and always fell through. But your tips inspire to do it again.

By: Keith

Keith — Wed, 13 May 2020 14:59:02 +0000

In reply to David. Instead of increasing weight, focus on static holds and going slower on your reps.

By: David

David — Wed, 13 May 2020 13:36:34 +0000

How would you go about progressing with rest/pause training if you’ve reached the maximum weight available? I’m now in the situation of having minimal equipment and a garage to work out in.

By: Mark Coughlan

Mark Coughlan — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 15:41:02 +0000

Time under tension is really where it’s all at as long as your lifting in the 6 to 12 range. You can get in a pretty significant amount of volume testing only 1 minutes in between sets . I hit each upper body part in only 8 minutes with the following

Five sets
Reps 12.10.8.6.(6-12)
Weights increase as reps decrease
Last set try and do better than 6 reps
Rest only 60 seconds that includes putting weights back and getting new ones

By: Mark Coughlan

Mark Coughlan — Thu, 13 Jun 2019 15:31:35 +0000

Rest between sets is the determining factor that governs how much weight one can lift and what one may consider heavy . Even resting only 1 minute for a 4 rep set is fine because resting only 1 minute will reduce the weight you could have lifted if you rested 3 minutes but it will still feel heavy to your muscles because your muscles aren’t fully recovered with a 60 second rest

By: Keith

Keith — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 20:46:53 +0000

In reply to James Lowery. good chance it's an issue with your form.

By: James Lowery

James Lowery — Sat, 01 Dec 2018 16:40:36 +0000

Keith, in your specialized workout, can you bias the exercises that will pay special attention to the hard to develop areas? It seems that no matter what I do, the only muscles that respond well are my biceps. I have tried multiple triceps and shoulder routines to hit what I would call my hard to develop areas, but I am not happy with the results. I recently dropped 15 lbs which I finally was able to do…need to shed 20 more, but would like to prepare to build my arms.

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