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Question: Hi, Dr Clay. I am a 42 year old natural bodybuilder, and I just wanted to ask do you think hitting each bodypart once a week is undertraining? For instance I train: Monday: chest & arms Wednesday: legs Friday: back & shoulders Or should I try: Monday: chest, shoulders, & triceps Tuesday: legs Thursday: [...]
Question: After a heavy lifting workout, does a cardio session the next day shorten the recovery period? I may have noticed it during football, but not sure if it was legit or not. As a side note, I don’t think cardio can enhance recovery by simply removing lactic acid. So if that has been the [...]
Question: My friend and I are starting to get serious about working out. We were working out yesterday and I was on my second exercise for my triceps. She asked why I was working my triceps again after I just did some dips. She wanted to know what the point was to doing 2-3 different [...]
Question: When doing pull ups…palms facing away from you…how high up do you pull yourself? Until your upper arm is parallel to the floor…or all the way up until your elbows are down at your sides? Pat / Bloomfield, NJ Answer: I would try to touch your upper chest to the bar (or within a [...]
Question: Is it dangerous if a person lifts heavy often and at the same time have a high blood pressure or is hypertensive? Thanks! Answer: Sure, lifting does temporarily increase blood pressure, especially if you hold your breath. So make SURE to breath properly when you’re lifting. We do tend to hold our breath when [...]
