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Do we need anybody to assist us during workouts since we're using the heaviest weight we can handle for each sets? Although, I don't see Mark having anybody assist him. So, do we need anybody with us during workouts especially for people who do home gyms like me?

Thanks!

If you can find someone to help you, that's always recommended. Especially if you have a partner that will push you (I love working out with a hot girl as my spotter, it gives me that extra "umph" to try harder).

Even so, for the majority of my time on TSPA so far, I've worked out alone and I've had no problems. Obviously, be careful, but I'm sure you'll be fine. There are a few times every now and then when I really wish I had someone else there, but mostly I'm fine.

Would really depend on the exercise i suppose, for example any cable/machine exercises like pec deck or say cable preacher curls you can get away with and push to the full on your own but things like bench press etc id say its great to have a spotter to push that little bit more.

If theres someone in the gym that i know or i know will help me i ask and push an extra rep out for example if i was only one in the gym and i was struggling to raise the bar bench press rep 10 id do half a rep next incase i couldnt raise the bar precaution etc but if someone was there id do the full twelve even if needing help as do believe helps progress.

Hope that makes sense lol

Thanks guys! I'm worried most about bench and especially SQUATS.

onmyway wrote:Thanks guys! I'm worried most about bench and especially SQUATS.

Doing ta3.1 or when i was doing ta2.0 i had more problems after the exercise done lol. If i didnt have a partner i could still push my body as far as as the squat rack i had also had parrallel bars attached to if complete failure let the bar down onto it, only problem was if no one there to help me lift the bar back to start position i had to take off nearly every plate, lift bar up then reload every plate lol. Not a big problem but is if completely fatigued nearly from set

For the big plate weight workouts, stick with universal-style machines that use plate weights if you're solo - the kinds that have lock-out bars to save you in case you fail right out.

For legs, I use seated incline leg press with plate weights (as above) and inclined hack squat as a substitution for pure squats as I don't like to tie up other people when I do my workout.

Also, for bench press in 3.1 I've subbed in universal-stacked weight bench press for barbell press. The individual handles also swivel some and allow me to squeeze more at the PCP I find. Perhaps it's mental. But it works for me.

I love doing my hack squats and then inclined leg press... you'd think you're smoked after the first and unable to make gains on the second. I've gained for 4 weeks out of 4 in doing it. Week 5 is this week for me.

Gotta love TA 3.1.

Oh I was using the THT training Log that Total Anabolism 3.0 had in it. Wouldn't that be the latest one? Or is it the THT3.1? I'm kinda confuse. @_@

Thanks!

onmyway wrote:Oh I was using the THT training Log that Total Anabolism 3.0 had in it. Wouldn't that be the latest one? Or is it the THT3.1? I'm kinda confuse. @_@

Thanks!

There are two mate that we are supposed to cycle between, TA 3.0 is an all over body workout based around your own personal POP ie 48 or 72 hours. TA 3.1 is a split / isolation workout, so 5 days a week and a different muscle group each day. If I were you I would stay on the 3.0 for the 10 week cycle then move onto 3.1 for the next 10 weeks (dont forget to take a week off in between) !

Good luck.