FT Questions....

[ARS]

Hey Bud,

Yeah, being "relatively" untrained probably made a huge difference.

Folks who've not done higher freq. programs don't recognized how this can "creep" up on you.

I'd simply stick with the MR workouts you've been doing, Tier I (at least fro the first Intensivey Cruise workout) and do that maybe Friday (not sure when your last workout was, but give it an extra day off) and then again 2-3 days later. I'd go with about a 9 days IC (INtenisvie cruise).

MAKE Sure that you're working around those aches n' pain. You may have to do some MR workouts that are highly creative or almost seem foo-foo to you.

Don't do a bilateral leg press if your knees hurt - do a unilateral one with very light weight slow and controlled. (A unilateral LP MR is tough - basically 12 sets of 4 without rest, unless a weight drop is needed)

. Do a supported rows to lay of the low back.

Cable work to workout around achy shoulders

Machines, not free weights and even partial ROM to above portions of a ROM that cause tendons to seem a bit niggly. (This is the perfect time to do a FLEXIBILITY stretch to ensure that you're not just cutting ROM short and walking away from the exercise. We eon't want to be losing flexibility d/t workout around pain.)

-S

I agree with the "untrained" comment. That's why I started looking into higher frequency training options, which is when I came across FT.

I figured that it's going to take some time to condition myself to a level where I can push the volume higher & higher. I think next blast I'm going to stay at Tier 1 the entire time and try to get a full 6 weeks. Slowly, over time, I'll try and push my average volume higher & higher.

I'll definitely work around the aches & pains. I doubt I do any pressing movements for shoulders....I'll probably stick to lateral raise movements.

As for the stretching.....I was a bit lazy with it this blast. I started off doing them, but when I moved up to Tier 2 and the workouts became fairly lengthy, I skipped them. That's something I will NOT do next time.

Although I wasn't crazy about it, I've laid off the cardio (HIIT wingates, 2X-3X per week) altogether during this blast. This was very counterintuitive to me, but I wanted to eliminate any recovery issues. I can definitely see though where FT replaces some, if not all (for some people), of your cardio needs at higher levels of volume. I don't think I will be one of the lucky ones that can eliminate cardio when shedding fat, but if you can tolerate those higher volume tiers, I can see it as a possibility.