Brutal 75 repititions weights session.

I tried this workout for the first time yesterday and today woke up sorer than I ever have in my whole life. The workout isn't just a killer physically but it takes a big
mental effort to get through it with perfect form and 100% effort. It would be easy to slacken off and start using poor technique or limited range of motion. You really have to concentrate, push yourself hard and really want it.

Yesterday I was training my legs and a bit of core (as I can't currently run due to a hip injury (as of 07/2013) I'm doing weights instead).


Here's how the workout goes.
Choose an exercise and a weight that is your 20 rep max, that is you fail at the 20th repetition. Once you've completed the 20th rep and are fatigued, rest for no more than 10 seconds, then perform as many reps as possible until you fatigue. Continue this cycle of reps/10 seconds rest until you hit 75 reps total. After about 40 reps you'll only be able to perform 5-7 reps before you need to rest again. Have your quick 10 second rest and go again. Your muscles will be screaming at you by now! Once you hit 60 you'll probably only get 3-4 reps out before you have to rest. Keep going. Even if you can only do 1 or 2 reps at a time keep going until you reach 75.

This is a great workout to help you burst through any plateaus or just to mix up your training. A lot of websites and blogs claim that it's a great one for the calves, as if you're not genetically blessed in that area they will struggle to grow.

Complete 1 set of this per muscle group, back it up with solid nutrition and recovery and you'll soon get the results you're after. Next session try for 80 reps, then the next session go for 85. Keep progressing this way until you hit 100 reps, then the next session increase the weight but cut back down to 75 reps again, and work your way up to 100.

Thinking about it I reckon this would make a great running interval workout... Sprint flat out for 20 seconds, rest 10 seconds, go again for as long as possible, rest 10 seconds and repeat until you reach your target, whether that be 75 seconds, 2 minutes, 5 minutes.

Give it a go!

*Note - I was only able to do another leg workout 6 days later I was so sore. So give yourself at least 3 days rest inbetween these workouts, even more if you were as wrecked as I was!