Shoulder Press 13 173sec
Lat Pull Down 12 180sec
Leg Press 18 159sec
Static holds. First number is the number of plates lifted (out of 20 on a 200lb stack) and second number is number of seconds held. For leg press the pulley arrangement effectively doubles the weight.
Shoulder Press same weight up 8 seconds. 7 seconds short of 3 minute target so will keep weight the same next time and see if I can get to 3 minutes. Lat Pull Down up 1 plate and still made it to 3 minutes. This is the second week in a row that I have added a plate and still made it to 3 minutes. Will increase weight next time and would expect to fail before I get to 3 minutes. Leg Press up 1 plate and failed 21 seconds short of 3 minutes. This one is really draining. Can't imagine doing another exercise right after leg press. Will keep the weight the same next week and try to get closer to 3 minutes.
All in all a satisfactory workout. Up in weight or time or both on all three exercises.
This month Clarence Bass reports on an interesting study that compares results of lifting relatively heavier or lighter weights to failure. You can see it here: http://cbass.com/LightWeights.htm
Always interesting stuff on Mr. Bass' site and of course I always recommend the Body by Science site. The discussion there is more or less continuous and always informative.
Wow, the link to cbass's site goes against all that I have read/heard about light vs heavy loads!
ReplyDeleteDo you have any more related links/resources/discussions ? This has gotten me very curious...thanks!