1. How long do you wait between sets of an exercise?
2. Should you do all 3 sets of the same exercise back to back or should you alternate between 2 or 3 exercises?
For example:
Do 3 sets of 10 Concentration Curls, then move on to Biceps Machine
or 1 set Concentration Curls 1 set Biceps Machine until you get to 3 of both
3. What percent of your max should you do for building muscle?
4. What set and rep count should you do for building muscle?
5. How many workouts should I include in routine each day? (Right now I am doing 2 biceps, 2 triceps, 2 shoulders w/ 30 min cardio for one day, etc.)
'Cause main problem is this, I don't feel any pain the next day.... I go to the point where I can't do anymore, so I assume muscles are fatigued enough? I have been waiting 2-3 mins. between sets of 10-15 and have been putting as much weight as I feel comfortable lifting, usually between 60-70%... but still very little pain the next day.
1. at LEAST 30 seconds. if your kept the same weight on the previous set, i do a min.
if you increased the weight, make it a min 30
2. i only varied on "super sets" example:
1 Bicep Curl then one 1 Tricep overhead lift and did that 3x.
but i think the key is change it up so your muscles don't get used to it...
i.e. if you superset one week then do straight sets the next...
3. i don't know % but i normally start off easy (warm up very light) the do some mediums then one Hard... that is normally with 4-5 exercise for that day's body part...
- depends on yout goals...strength 3mins at least...muscle mas 30 - 90secs depending on the wt used....fat loss 45secs or less
- i love pairs as they're more eficicent...not for same muscle though...pair bench press/rows, shoulder press/chin ups, bi/tri...lower body/core
- train movements not muscles
- for mass use as heavy wt as you can for 24 - 36 total reps each exercise..1st set you should get at least 6 reps...it may take 4 sets or 8 sets, we're all different
- search the eaterbury method and do that as written....your program set up is no good
- pain doesn't mean your getting bigger and stronger, it generally means your injured
- yes they are and that's all you need to do
- too much rest for muscle mass, reps far too high, wt far to light
- you'll never comfortable at heavier wts if you don't actually lift them