> >> How many bodybuilders do heavy weight bench
> presses
> >> one day, and then
> >> the very next day do light, high rep bench
> presses?
> >
> >None that I know of. But, what does that have to do
> >with my post?
>
> You seemed to say that doing this would not
> interfere
> with muscle rebuilding/recovery.

You were talking about raquetball originally.

But, I would contend that very light bench presses
would probably not interfere much with strength
recovery. It would depend on how light the weight was,
I suppose. It would, of course, be a useless exercise
since it really wouldn't accomplish anything. It
certainly wouldn't build strength. It wouldn't have
much cardio impact. Endurance? Perhaps.

Raquetball, on the other hand, would be a different
story. Along with some cardio benefit, it would help
to improve eye-hand coordination, reaction speed,
balance, flexibility, and so on. Would it interfere
with strength recovery? I don't think so. The muscles
just wouldn't be challenged enough.

I know a couple of marathoners (why they enjoy that, I
don't know), who also engage in weight training twice
per week. I doubt they will ever get "big" because
they simply burn too many calories. However, they are
both quite strong, and they have been able to retain
what muscle mass they do have - in spite of their
excessive (IMO) aerobic activity.


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