FT Questions....

[Kabhattacharya]

Thanks Altamir

So my basic set up is 3 variants of upper body loading with lower body pump (exercise rotation) three of lower body loading and upper pump (exercise rotation) and three of upper MR and lower MR so an upper will always follow a lower but depending on how I'm feeling on a given day I might go with loading or MR - if that makes sense

I absolutely love the MR - I've done DC before but this new approach to discontinuous reps is novel. It's letting me use weights that I never could (I just did bent over rows with 225 and didn't hit failure till rep 23) - and it felt light similarly it let me hit 225 on the flat smith and I didn't hit failure till rep 19 (previous best on the flat smith was 245 for 5 to failure). I finish the workouts drenched in sweat and tired but I don't feel fried and depleted. I'm absolutely all for MR workouts. I'm pretty sure at this rate I'll end up with poundage a I used to barely move for 4 to 5 reps and surpass them in MR format. With DC style rest pausing whenever I hit failure on my first rest pause set that was pretty much it - I'd be lucky to get another 2 reps on the second RP set and maybe one or two on the third. But the MRs which let you use a brutally heavy weight but work within yourself and allow brief breaks to recover are like a godsend - and getting in 20+ (ideally 24) reps with a weight you could only do for 8-10 as a straight set is an incredibly empowering and confidence building feeling. Not to mention the pump from MRs are insane! I've never really gotten pumps from heavy weight low rep training but now I find myself getting amazing pumps. Personally I've found during the 5 deep breaths between MR "mini sets" if I squeeze and flex the muscle it makes for an even better post exercise stretch.

Anyway - thanks for your response I appreciate any and all help senior forum members can offer

Best

Joshua