Exercise Scientists Say One 23-Minute Workout a Week Is Nearly as Effective as Three

[Frederick Foresight]

The articles does not say what the desired result is and as usual most of you claim a workout or method is not good enough for the top 1% of the athletes in the world who compete at body building....

When Fred posts an article and some of you respond about Aahh-nold or a competitive bodybuilder (not a normal lifting regiment) would not find that effective..... well the intelligence has left the room.

Yeah, there's a lot of that going around.

As for the desired result, the study reportedly concludes that one such workout is almost as effective as three. How many people can do more that 3 max HIIT sessions per week on top of meaningful resistance work? And are they planning on competing nationally or internationally? This assuming they have both the genetics and willingness to take PEDs to compare themselves with such people.

 

[Frederick Foresight]

As it relates to resistance work, you will recall my earlier posting in another thread of Carpinelli's critical commentary on the stimulus for muscle hypertrophy in experienced trainees:

https://www.elitetrader.com/et/thre...e-hypertrophy-in-experienced-trainees.350225/

Had I only known this years earlier!

 

[destriero]

Can't beat that.

These studies are the worst kind of bullshit. A dude with a two plate max (study dude) is going to tell ppl that they can meet some cardio and strength target by working out for 23 mins.

 

[Frederick Foresight]

These studies are the worst kind of bullshit. A dude with a two plate max (study dude) is going to tell ppl that they can meet some cardio and strength target by working out for 23 mins.

I didn't read the study. I only posted the article that reported it. My understanding is that HIIT, although it has an anaerobic element, is not really intended for strength training. As cardio goes, you do get more bang for the buck with HIIT than you do with steady-state, low- to medium-intensity cardio. As to frequency, my understanding is that HIIT cannot be done as frequently as steady state cardio. Clarence Bass has been doing one strength training workout and one HIIT cardio per week for some time now. When he was around 60, he wrote that he wished he had started doing low frequency workouts years earlier. He's obviously no longer a competitive lifter or bodybuilder, but he is certainly holding his own for a guy his age.

What is your take on Carpinelli's paper I linked above? If you have not yet had a chance to look at it, I'd appreciate it if you had a quick look.

 

[destriero]

What is your take on Carpinelli's paper I linked above? If you have not yet had a chance to look at it, I'd appreciate it if you had a quick look.

I refuse to read such shit from anyone who cannot post totals higher than mine.

 

[Frederick Foresight]

I refuse to read such shit from anyone who cannot post totals higher than mine.

Okay, although that's unfortunate. Ralph Carpinelli has written some of the best papers I've read on the subject of resistance exercise.

Remember this article I posted a while back?

https://www.ironcompany.com/blog/reassessing-recovery

The article refers to guys posting numbers I think you would find acceptable.

In any event, I don't presently work out once a week. I do two low-volume full body resistance workouts a week, each preceded by a brief bout of ~HIIT.