Body by Science - An Interview with Dr. Doug McGuff

[jeromesshow]

Dr Doug & Stuart McRobert continue to lead & revolutionize modern training methods. To not use these principles is to shortchange your gains, & waste your time. I've done this type training since the early 90s. It works.

[superoso26]

the thing i dont like is all based on machines but i guess they used them because of the super slow moment to be safe.

[lazur1]

The machines are also designed with variable resistance, to remain equally 'heavy' through the entire range of motion. This is very important to keep a steady pace when moving slowly.

[Naturalhit]

@superoso26

They also want tension throughout the full range of motion.

[anph1234]

I have not yet finished the book. but I have a problem. There are two points (at least) in the book, which I can understand: high intensity/low duration workouts and giving time to recovery and anabolic process.

Does it mean that you can't accelerate your results? (just one time a week) How could you exercise more?

Are the methods such as P90X with work on different parts (still high intensity) 'every day' wrong?

[Edwardrandolph]

No, you can't accelerate your progress by doing more frequent workouts.Once you have stimulated your muscles to adapt(which takes very little)anything more is counterproductive.

[cokemanjohnny]

On the surface it would seem logical to be able to exercise multiple times per week so long as they are different muscle groups, but you must remember that the effects of exercise are not just localized, but rather sysemic, meaning, if you do chest press, its not just your pecs that will be exhausted, but your entire nervous system

[lazur1]

After you feel high intensity you realize "P90X" isn't high intensity. Recovery time's determined by results: if you do more reps &/or weight at the next workout, you had enough rest. If not, add more days until each workout shows strengthening. (Doug adds an extra day to enjoy new strength in daily life. Why get stronger just to use it up in the gym?) You can't split a high intensity workout too much or you lose general conditioning. No method is "wrong" : Only not improving is wrong.

[Karbouchard]

Not dishing you but if no method is wrong, then no method is right.

There are wrong and right ways to exercise just as there are wrong and right answers to every question.

The question is, what is right, why is it right, how do I know this and what do I do with it. Saying there is no wrong way is playing to other people and leaving the truth by the wayside.

[lazur1]

I meant that we each have  different desired results. Almost every method IS going to be "wrong",(more accurately, less than ideal), for any particular person. I can go down a long list of what's wrong w/long distance running, but if it's satisfying an individual's needs, that list won't mean much to him or her. (I have a friend who won't strength train in any form because he immediately gets bigger than he wants to be. I should have such problems :-)

[Karbouchard]

Some guys have all the fun :-)

[Under21convention07]

short but powerful, good stuff Doug

[ChrisGraeme]

Great interview and a great book