| Today on my Body Re-Engineering private forums I | | | | - Knee-Ins |
| was asked the following natural bodybuilding question: | | | | - Crunches |
| Natural Bodybuilding Question: | | | | As you get more advanced, try not to rest at all in |
| Dear Hugo: | | | | between Giant-Sets |
| Without compromising resistance training, would it do | | | | Day 2 - Shoulders and Arms Day |
| any harm to grab a set of resistance bands and run | | | | Giant Set #1: |
| through a series of exercises say later in the day or in | | | | Perform 3 sets to failure of this giant set non-stop |
| the evening? I do my bodybuilding training in the | | | | - Shoulder Press with Bands |
| morning with weight's and cardio right after. My split is: | | | | - Lateral Raises With Bands |
| Day 1-Chest/Back, Day 2-Shoulders/Arms, Day | | | | - Rear Delt Rows with Bands |
| 3-Legs | | | | - Upright Rows with Bands |
| I'm thinking this is a wonderful way to do an round | | | | After you have done the giant-set above 3 times |
| body routine with aerobics resistance bands. I have a | | | | non-stop, rest a couple of minutes and go to Giant-Set |
| very light set that I acquired some time ago...I found | | | | #2 |
| them the other day and thought: "hell, why not use | | | | Giant Set #2: |
| them?" | | | | Perform 3 sets to failure of this giant set non-stop |
| Natural Bodybuilding Answer: | | | | - Curls with Bands |
| As long as you have the time and the desire, you can | | | | - Overhead Triceps Extensions |
| actually do something with the aerobic exercise bands | | | | - Close Grip Push-ups |
| which will help you to burn some extra calories and | | | | - Reverse Curls with Bands |
| cause a little bit of extra muscle stimulation (thus | | | | Day 3 - Legs day |
| helping you with your bodybuilding efforts). | | | | Giant Set #1: |
| My advice would be to restrict the cardio in the | | | | Perform 3 sets to failure of this giant set non-stop |
| morning to around 15-20 min and at night, just create a | | | | - Lunges (press with toes) |
| circuit of exercises that target the muscles trained in | | | | - Squats With Bands |
| the morning. This will be a nice way of shocking the | | | | - Sissy Squats with body weight |
| muscle without overtraining it. In addition, you will get a | | | | - One Legged Calf Raises using body weight |
| nice cardio session out of it. | | | | After you have done the giant-set above 3 times |
| Here is what I propose you do: | | | | non-stop, rest a couple of minutes and go to Giant-Set |
| Day 1- Chest and Back day: | | | | #2 |
| Giant Set #1: | | | | Giant Set #2: |
| Perform 3 sets to failure of this giant set non-stop | | | | Perform 3 sets to failure of this giant set non-stop |
| - Push-ups with legs on raised platform (such as a | | | | - Lunges (press with heels) |
| chair or sofa) | | | | - Wide Stance Squats With Bands (press with heels) |
| - Two Arm Rows with the Bands | | | | - Stiff Legged Deadlifts with bands |
| - Regular Push-Ups | | | | - One Legged Calf Raises using body weight |
| - One Arm Rows with Bands | | | | This extra afternoon routine is best used during a |
| After you have done the giant-set above 3 times | | | | loading phase. After doing 3 weeks of it, once you hit |
| non-stop, rest a couple of minutes and go to Giant-Set | | | | a growth phase you may just want to either stop it |
| #2 | | | | and re-start it on the next loading phase, or cut it back |
| Giant Set #2: | | | | by 50%, only doing the afternoon sessions on Monday, |
| Perform 3 sets to failure of this giant set non-stop | | | | Wednesday and Friday on its corresponding days. |
| - Lying Leg Raises | | | | Hope this helps. |
| - Bicycle Crunches | | | | Keep me posted on your progress. |