Coach Dos would like to know if fat loss is the goal and I do 3 full body strength workouts a week, is it ok on the in between
days to do a metabolic complex workout?
Coach would it be too taxing on the joints. WHat I mean is if I dead heavy squats on day 1 and fallowed up with light squats on day 2 or heavy shoulder press on day 1 and push press on day 2.
My concern is if it could lead to overuse of muscles leading to injury?
When the loading and volume is so different, I almost treat them like different exercises- in other words, a set of heavy rows is the same movement as TRX rows standing tall…. but one is for say 5 reps with heavy load and one is say 20 reps in a 30 sec set.
When doing high volume complexes, the loading is relatively light as we are seeking the compounding/ conditioning effect more than the muscular development. Does that make sense?
Just wanted to check your views since Mike Boyle was not a fan of doing complexes in the in between days to strength.
Howsoever the complexes I was thinking of was something like Cos groves Evil 8 etc, where the rep ranges is around 8 reps. So would you advice when doing the complexes on non strength days to shoot for rep ranges more in the 15 to 20 rep range?
No, 8-10 is great… the more exercises you use, the lighter the load and the more it becomes a conditioner.
Note- of strength is Your main objective , you will want to ease up a bit and focus on recovery sessions in between. If your goal is fitness, fat loss etc, then go for it!
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