Issue # 134

One Heavy Set

One heavy set while weight training is optimum. I know the likelihood of suffering an injury or a strain or getting over-trained and rundown is greater the more heavy sets I do. But I sometimes do the extra sets anyway and suffer.

It is so easy to get carried away in the gym. The atmosphere. The in-shape people. The weights all lined up easily for your use.

The thousands of articles you have read about pushing yourself. The videos and books all talking about going all out.

The images of big muscular men in movies and on the athletic fields.

Plus, once you are into the workout, you do feel good and feel like doing more.

It's easy to do more. The difficult part is doing less.

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