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SamIam · 02-26-08, 03:46

Accumulator,

What is your feeling on the whole SuperSlow methodology? I've laid off and am paying the price these days. I have been trying SuperSlow and find I get TIRED as can be, to the point of 20 to 30 minutes just doing me in! I worked my way through college as a fitness instructor(a loooong time ago) and used to spend a couple hours a day lifting. More than once I couldn't make if up the apartment stairs after working legs, and always followed Arnold's philosophy that More is Better.

However, doing SuperSlow, I find my body feels whipped. Not the super pump of doing 20 sets per body part, but still, tired. I also don't feel the joint pain that I felt as I got older and tried to continue the 4 or 5 exercise, 4 or 5 set routine.

I guess it's similar to a Mike Mentzer advocated routine, in that you are under control and going to failure, but I wouldn't neccessarily call it HIT, like I knew in the old days. Would love to hear your thoughts.

By the way, after a back injury, I've never gotten back into squats. I agree, it's probably the perfect all body workout for someone wanting to burn calories and muscle up, but after dragging a leg around number for 3 weeks when I was younger, I just have never gotten back into squats. I saw you had a serious back issue, do you have any issues these days?

SamIam

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SamIam Registered User SamIam is offline Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 469	Re: Lets all Diet & get in shape Accumulator, What is your feeling on the whole SuperSlow methodology? I've laid off and am paying the price these days. I have been trying SuperSlow and find I get TIRED as can be, to the point of 20 to 30 minutes just doing me in! I worked my way through college as a fitness instructor(a loooong time ago) and used to spend a couple hours a day lifting. More than once I couldn't make if up the apartment stairs after working legs, and always followed Arnold's philosophy that More is Better. However, doing SuperSlow, I find my body feels whipped. Not the super pump of doing 20 sets per body part, but still, tired. I also don't feel the joint pain that I felt as I got older and tried to continue the 4 or 5 exercise, 4 or 5 set routine. I guess it's similar to a Mike Mentzer advocated routine, in that you are under control and going to failure, but I wouldn't neccessarily call it HIT, like I knew in the old days. Would love to hear your thoughts. By the way, after a back injury, I've never gotten back into squats. I agree, it's probably the perfect all body workout for someone wanting to burn calories and muscle up, but after dragging a leg around number for 3 weeks when I was younger, I just have never gotten back into squats. I saw you had a serious back issue, do you have any issues these days? SamIam