58 min
12 – Anatomy of a Perfect Workout Scott Abel Fitness Podcast
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- Fitness
We discuss what goes into an actual, solid workout: what to focus on, tempo vs cadence, pumping reps vs explosive reps, myths, warmups.
Some Quick Notes:
* “The muscles work the weights; the weights don't work the muscles.”
* *Most* of what we talked about is related to using the inside/out approach instead of an (exclusive) outside/in approach. I.e., yes, your weights go up, but you should pay attention to how the reps feel. To paraphrase Fred Hatfield: Are you getting very inch of every rep of every set?
* Scott recommends watching the workout sections in Pumping Iron:
Scott's Warmup Videos:
General Preparation Phase
Integrated Warmup and Physical Rehearsal
We discuss what goes into an actual, solid workout: what to focus on, tempo vs cadence, pumping reps vs explosive reps, myths, warmups.
Some Quick Notes:
* “The muscles work the weights; the weights don't work the muscles.”
* *Most* of what we talked about is related to using the inside/out approach instead of an (exclusive) outside/in approach. I.e., yes, your weights go up, but you should pay attention to how the reps feel. To paraphrase Fred Hatfield: Are you getting very inch of every rep of every set?
* Scott recommends watching the workout sections in Pumping Iron:
Scott's Warmup Videos:
General Preparation Phase
Integrated Warmup and Physical Rehearsal
58 min