Opinions on barbell complex

[brad310]

I just found out what a barbell complex is, and needless to say i will be incorporating into my next cardio day. Ive been burned out on traditional cardio for quite a while, and this might be just what i need to spark some more weight loss. Ya i want to get stronger, everyone does, but weight loss is still the priority.

Im working through some upper body nicks right now so my weight days look like:
Monday-Legs
Wednesday-Upper body
Friday- legs

Legs - squat, leg press, leg ext., calf raise, 20 min walk. Ive been spending quite a while doing squats, i do no weight, then bar, then slowly work up to the work sets and do 5.

Upper - Bench, OH press, decline bench, rows, the few chinups i can do, and decline situps

I think i can replace my tues/thurs/sat with these barbell complexes. Ive seen two variations, one where you do one exercise for X reps, then the next exercise for X reps...and so on until you're finished. The other method has one exercise for one rep, then to the next exercise for one rep, and so on until you do X reps on each exercise. Any opinions on which exercises synergy the best. Ive seen deadlift to rows to OH press to back squat and lunges in there somewhere.

 

[VulgarDisplay]

I too am burned out on traditional cardio. I'm going to start flipping tractor tires instead.

Or you could look for m100's on youtube.

 

[spamsk8r]

Google "bear complex." Fun.

 

[mchammer187]

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online...ero_how_i_build_muscle_and_strip_off_fat_fast

My friend has been doing this. I am trying to get my squat up a little and I might try it too

 

[brad310]

Google "bear complex." Fun.

i did it this morning. I did the bar just to get my feet wet, then i went to 95. It broke me down. I did 3 sets of 5 cycles or whatever the terminology is. It was fun though, and im going to add it to my routine for good.

With that weight i figured i could knock it out, but there's just something about it that smokes you. Heart, breathing, its something like a 100 yard dash feeling when you're done, but it is different. The grip goes alot faster than i thought as well.

 

[wheresmybacon]

http://www.t-nation.com/free_online...ero_how_i_build_muscle_and_strip_off_fat_fast

My friend has been doing this. I am trying to get my squat up a little and I might try it too

Seems unnecessarily complicated.

 

[VulgarDisplay]

Google "bear complex." Fun.

Bear complex will get your heart rate skyrocketing in no time. I've been doing it with just 100 lbs while trying to learn to power clean. I need to build up more endurance because after the second set I"m completely gassed.