On Sun, 18 Mar 2001, Philip Thrift wrote:

> I have found what I call SPIN (SPlit IsolatioN) cycle to be somewhat
> optimal in that in seperates by 3 days upper and by 3 days lower
> (ie you only use your arms twice a week. legs twice a week).

Are you still gaining LBM at an appreciable rate?  I have tried
this sort of plan (based on your web page, in fact), but my LBM
stays at about 183 lbs., according to immersion and/or caliper
testing.  Of course, at 6'1", an LBM of 183 lbs. probably puts me
close to the statistical top of the range for my height.

> I have found no value in aerobics like you see done in one of
> those classes. There is an aerobics class
> going on weekday mornings when I'm at the gym.
> I always wonder - why are these people doing this?

A lot of aerobic exercise that I see involves mostly the legs.
My feeling is that this is an inefficient approach,  since the
goal should be to recruit a maximum amount of muscle tissue in
fat-burning activity.  I don't claim to have figured out the best
way to do this yet.

Todd Moody
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