I am addicted to the gym andI would workout everyday if I could but I understand the importance of allowing your body to get the proper rest. I’ve been addicted to the gym since my sophomore year @ Rutgers Camden, but I use to split time in the weight room and in the gymnasium working on my basketball skills in my college days. Now I’m in the weight room 5 days a week and sometimes 6 days. Like I said, I’ve been working out seriously since about 2002 but I kept hitting a plateau that I could never seem to get over which I have learned was due to the fact that I never demanded my muscles to do more. I was your typical guy in the gym, 3 sets of this, 3 sets of that, working out 2 to 3 muscles per workout, never making my muscles work hard.
Lately, I’ve been demanding more of my muscles and forcing them to work harder by working them to failure. I focus on one muscle per workout and just work the hell out that muscle. For instance, I do my chest workout one day, my back workout another day, my legs workout another day, my arms workout another day and then my 5th day in the gym I workout a little bit of everything to complete workouts for each week. I also play a few games of pickup basketball during the week and I may jump on the treadmill here and there for some additional cardio. In addition, I super-set everything which never allows the muscles to rest andsubsequently demands my muscles to work harder. For those that may not be familiar with super-setting, here’s an example of super-setting. During my chest workouts I do one set of bench press, then as soon as I finish a set, I jump on the incline bench, then I jump on the decline, then I go back to the flat bench press to get my 2nd set in. I’m always doing something and minimizing my rest time demanding more from my muscles. Super-setting is also a form of cardio as well due to the limited rest plus I normally finish a workout in about an hour so you save time as well by supersetting. To conclude my workouts, I do various ab moves and do a minimum of 300 reps but sometimes and sometimes more but a minimum of 300 reps is a must.
I’ve found this routine to be pretty effective and I have gotten stronger and my physique has improved as well per the compliments/comments I get from time to time so I encourage you to try it out for a month and see how you feel and look. In the future, I will share some specific workouts that I do that I have found to be effective. Be sure to comment once you try it.
YPRuck, Youngprofessional Writer
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your crazy i run 4 miles 5 days a week and 3 sets of 25 crunches for my abbs
Can’t say that I was ever addicted to the gym…even during my competitive sports days…
By my jr. year of college, I was running and lifting on a regular basis…but now I have to force myself into the gym. I’d rather take a dance class or go walking at the lake.
Thanks for the great post.