A question I’m often asked by my online followers is:
“Lee, is it ok to add in extra exercise such as cardio, bodyweight workouts, ab work, etc.”
And the answer is YES!
When it comes to exercise there are no “set rules” that you have to follow.
If you want to do some extra exercise and you feel up to it, then Do It.
Just watch the quick video clip for more info on this topic…
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Kieran
Great vid Lee,i found that training a bit extra when i felt like it,helped build up a stronger work capacity.
Also would like to thank you for the speedy delivery of Your first bodybuilding competition,great content and really interesting seminar,looking for ward to putting it to use 🙂
solomen
Thanks a lot^_^
But shouldn’t I give some time to make my muscles grow ??
Even when my chest is still sore from the training yesterday, but I want to get bigger so I ‘d like to do push ups to failure(just as what you said^_^) , is’t ok for me to do it without considering rest days which build muscles ?
Sorry I ‘m very~~very confused about it even after seeing the video…………
Thank you sincerely!I like every posts by you , those really encouraged me a lot!
leehayward
solomen,
Listen to your body. If you are painfully sore, that means your muscles haven’t recovered yet and need some more rest before training them hard again. Muscle growth happens when you workout and break the muscles down, then give your muscles time to rest, recover, and grow.
In this case extra weight training will not help, but some a moderate intensity cardio session could help because it will help increase blood flow, aid with the removal of waste products, and speed up your recovery.
A good basic routine that I often recommend to beginners and intermediate lifters is to alternate working out with weights one day and doing cardio the next. This way you break the muscles down and stimulate growth with the weight training. And then get some active recovery and fat burning from the cardio workout the next day.
leehayward
Extra workouts are great for doing that. Doing cardio on your off days from weight training is a good one of course. But another good “extra workout” I recommend for folks is to include some Heavy Hand Gripper workouts as well. This will help your training progress big time, when you have a stronger grip on the bar you’ll be able to handle more weight and thus stimulate more muscle growth in the gym.
http://www.leehayward.com/heavygrips.htm
solomen
Thank you very~~much, I just couldn’t imagine the super star would reply my question^_^
Ya I just saw the post :https://leehayward.com/blog/lees-best-chest-workout-tip/
And you said that you do the push ups every day nomatter that if the day is your chest day , and by doiing this your chest is so amazing~!
So , I have the question about soreness to you…
Okay , so if I isn’t so *painfully sore* , I ‘ll do the daily push ups from your suggestion to build muscle on my chest^_^
Very helpful information, thank you
Solomon Lee
Dear Lee
I recently came across your 7 week deadlift cycle that you posted on your blog some time ago. It looks really awesome, but it seems to lack some information. How many times a week should I do the workout? Do I implement the deadlift cycle into my regular gym workout, or do I do the cycle on its own without a separate workout regime? I would be so grateful if you could clear these up for me