Question about IPV

[tony84]

Hey everybody i just recieved my copy of IPR. Fantastic book. Cant say enough good things. I have a few questions for you guys who do isometrics. If your goal is to put on a little muscle mass and have very defined muscles how long should you tense? Should you do the short max tension or long low intensity tension? And if you do the latter how should you breathe? I am also assuming that you only tense for a given time an never to muscle failure. I am planning on starting tomorrow so any help from you guys would be great. Thanks a lot guys.


Tony

[Hank_Z]

I think you'll be totally on track by following the breathing pattern that John lays out in the book for all the isometrics. Initial 3-4 seconds while breathing in, 7-12 seconds while breathing out, and 3-4 seconds while breathing in again.

Just look at the description in the book.

I love the isometrics!

Hank

[JoeJustice]

Hanks right on. I like to do 7 seconds because I feel that I can hit a peak contraction at that point. You'll feel it when you get it, it feels like your muscle is about to tear through your skin!

Remember to do the warm-up exercises. Like all exercises isometrics work best when you've warmed up,

-Joe

[tony84]

What routines do you guys do? Im so used to only working out 2 to 3 times a week, from my old HIT days. So i will have to break through that mental block to work out 6 times a week. I think a like the first routine John says the best, where you do the different positions on different days. Thanks guys.

Tony

[Hank_Z]

What routines do you guys do? Im so used to only working out 2 to 3 times a week, from my old HIT days. So i will have to break through that mental block to work out 6 times a week. I think a like the first routine John says the best, where you do the different positions on different days. Thanks guys.

Tony

Hi Tony,

Seems that you're a lot like I was after I got John's book. I kept thinking, "I want to make sure I perform the most effective routine." I even posted that I was "paralyzed" in trying to create a routine for myself.

Of course, as you are finding on this forum, there is nothing that is "best." Even after you decide what results you want, there is still no "best" routine for getting there. And knowing what routines each of the hundreds of active members on this forum are performing will provide no answer for you. It would only give you more options to think about.

Here's what I suggest: Keep it very simple. Very simple. In your case, you have the ISO book and you like "the first routine." Great. That's all you need to know. Just choose one option within that first routine and do it five or six times a week. That's it.

Example: I also chose to focus on ISOs, and I do every "B" position exercise every day. I exercise my whole body daily.

Is this the "best" option? No one knows, and it doesn't matter. I've gotten results that are far greater than I had expected, and I enjoy the ISOs. I also add some other exercises, but if I even mention what they are you'll likely feel even more "stuck" by trying to decide what else the rest of us are doing.

The only thing that matters is performing the exercises.You don't need to waste the time I did in trying to figure out which routine is "best." Just choose a routine and do it. Just look at the options in the "first routine" and flip a coin or do anything else so you can start doing the exercises daily.

Some others have suggested to do a routine for at least a couple of months or so, and I agree. So you can, Tom...simply choose now and do the work 5 or 6 times a week. :highfive:

Just take the action and you'll see and feel the results.

Hank