Sat, Apr-27-02, 17:56
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Plan: IF +LC
Stats: 287/165/165
BF:
Progress: 100%
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KT, I hear you on the donkey calf raises Interesting little movie, no? LOL
Using the stairs would be BFL cardio if you kept to the 'interval' method - slower, faster, slower etc. As long as the steps were not too high or too steep (don't try two at a time, in otherwords) - cardio is not supposed to 'work' the muscles the same way the weight training does. You could use something like this for quads, though. Take a look at Marlaine's gym log for this week - she's doing step ups for her quads - this might be a way for you to get around squats!
Re the lactic acid and failure: BFL uses the pyramid system, 12, 10, 8, 6, 12, 12, and while you do work to failure (in a perfect world) you may also experience the 'burn'. This falls under the category "It's a good idea to mix it up". Lifting to failure helps promote the development of fast twitch muscle fibers, lifting a moderate weight for more reps helps to develop slow twitch muscle fibers, the two, together, are what give you growth.
HTH (for Teri, Hope this helps )
Nat
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