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oaktree ([personal profile] oaktree) wrote in [community profile] lifting_heavy_things2012-02-26 08:31 pm

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Yep, I'm back to bug you all again. (Sorry!)



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How do I read it? I'm trying to figure out if I'm meant to do everything on the page in a given day's workout, or if I'm supposed to choose one from each section to do? The former seems like a lot, but the latter doesn't seem like enough. Aughhh

I'll probably end up just doing something else I find online, but I was really into trying this programme and I can't figure it out.

Any advice?
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[personal profile] thalia 2012-02-27 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
Do you have the book? It explains how to read the charts.

Basically, if an exercise only has a letter, it's stand-alone. If it has a letter and a number, you do all the exercises with that letter in sequence.

In this case, for workout 1, you'd do two sets of 15 squats, with 60 seconds between sets. Then you'd do 15 pushups, rest 15 seconds, do 15 seated rows, rest 60 seconds, then repeat the pushups and rows.

Next you'd do the same thing with step-ups and prone jackknives: 15 step-ups, rest, 8 jackknives, rest, 15 step-ups, rest, 8 jackknives, rest. Well, then you're done, so I guess resting is a given. [g]

Make sense?
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[personal profile] daedala 2012-02-27 03:30 am (UTC)(link)
I had a terrible time with the charts. I made a spreadsheet that might help.

I really liked NROL4W, but it eventually became overwhelming. The workouts would take so long, and I've completely stalled out. So that's something to watch for, when you start the program.