[cpbell0033944]

Gents (and ladies  ;)) if you can drag yourself away from the photos at the top of the page, I'd be interested to know your thoughts on the contents of Jess' workout routine. http://fitsugar.com/117770
What he says about weight training troubles me a bit, though – is this the old "girls shouldn't lift heavy 'cos they'll get blocky" thing raising its ugly head again?

[jdm022]

Good post! She is Smokin' Hot!

I saw a trailer for "Chuck & Larry" where she invites Adam Sandler to feel her boobs, because he is pretending to be gay.  Wow!  she also undresses in front of him and US.

🙂

[ironb667]

dude that is a shitty routine. I can't believe she actually pays a person to train her for that. And he probally gets really good bank for it. But I would never give any of my clients even the female ones a routine like that. Cos I love ployometrics but, ployometrics are only for explosive power they suck for toning and muscle gains. But are useful as a platue breaker. 

[cpbell0033944]

Jdm022 – yes, I've seen screenshots of that (in fact, I think I've mentioned it already here somewhere), and it is, as you say, very hot.  I may be a bit disappointed that she's lost a lot of the musculature that she had for a few months after "Stealth", but she is still quite buff, and is certainly a hottie.

Ironb667 – thanks for your educated opinion.  To me, she looks leaner since she switched trainers, but she seems to have lost a fair bit of muscle mass.  Her delts, upper back and biceps were particularly impressive a while back, but now she seems to have lost them; perhaps it's a consequence of this new trainer's "low weight, high reps" philosophy.  Then again, isn't the trainer supposed to tailor the regime to match what the client wanted?  Perhaps she wanted a routine that would cause her to lose some upper-body muscle, as it may have been preventing her from getting movie roles.  Just one question:  what is a "platue breaker"?  You mentioned it at the end of your post.

[gblock01]

Just one question:  what is a "platue breaker"?  You mentioned it at the end of your post.

I can answer that one. Generally speaking, when you are talking about building muscle by working out, you eventually reach what is called a plateau. Basically, it means that you've reached a point in your work outs where you aren't really building that much more muscle than you already had. I guess that you could say that it's kind of a stopping point.

A plateau breaker, therefore, is something that will get you over that hurdle to the next level.

[AlexG]

What he says about weight training troubles me a bit, though – is this the old "girls shouldn't lift heavy 'cos they'll get blocky" thing raising its ugly head again?

Heavy lifting alone isn't necessarily going to equate to an increase in muscle size, its a much more complex formula, which includes not only genetics, but also diet, rest and especially using the proper technique while lifting (which is the smallest part of any program).

You don't force the body into a growth cycle as much as you coax along into one.

“I like a good story well told. That is the reason I am sometimes forced to tell them myself.”
~ Mark Twain / Samuel Clemens (1907)

[ironb667]

I can answer that one. Generally speaking, when you are talking about building muscle by working out, you eventually reach what is called a plateau. Basically, it means that you've reached a point in your work outs where you aren't really building that much more muscle than you already had. I guess that you could say that it's kind of a stopping point.

A plateau breaker, therefore, is something that will get you over that hurdle to the next level.

Yeah thats what I meant to say but I am to lazy to check my spelling. But actually low weight and high reps to failure is actually ideal for muscle growth. But I guess when he said low weight high reps he meant reps in the 12-15 rep range. Which is actually only ideal for toning and muscular endurance since you are focusing on your red fast twitch muscle fibers.
If you do over 20-25 reps plus you actually trigger all three of your muscle fibers which makes it one of the best ways to gain muscle size. In order to make sure you you engage all your muscle fibers you can also pyramid up in weight and down in reps. Then back down in weight and up in reps to end it.But you only want to do a routine like that for 5-6 weeks then the next 3-4 weeks you switch to high weight low reps. Somewhere in the 1-6 rep range depending on how comfortable you are with your body cos if you lift any lower than 4 you can and will experience severe joint pain. Thats why you only do it for 3-4 weeks.
My only beef with that routine is that I feel its not varied enough, and also he what the guy said about hanging leg raises. Any exercise that works the ab has potential to give you 6 pack abs, if you diet and exercise enough.I hardly ever put crunches into my clients routine, cos they have seen em all before and your body adapts to what you do to it on a regular basis. And thats the main goal of a trainer keep the clients body from adapting in order to get maximum efficiency from every workout. 

[cpbell0033944]

Thanks!
So the general consensus is that it's not bad, but could be improved?

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