I know it has been a while since my last post but I wanted to make it to the end of the 8 weeks of high reps before I posted anything. Here are my final results from these 8 weeks:
Weight 178lbs (lost 3lbs)
Body Fat 11.8% (gained 1.8%)
Neck-14.75 (down .5)
Chest-41.25 (up .25)
Waist-33 (down .25)
Hips-36.25 (down .75)
Arm-13.875 (down .125)
Thigh-22.25 (up .5)
Calf-14 (same)
Hang Clean 190lbs (same)
Squat 300lbs (down 20lbs)
Bench Press 245lbs (same)
Pull Up Max 20 (same)
Push Ups 50bpm 30 (up 3)
Mile Time 6:48 (down 14sec)
So overall, not much of a difference in the 8 weeks unfortunately. My strength basically went down and my endurance got alittle bit better. I ended up losing a few pounds, but unlike my crossfit experiment it looks like I lost some muscle in the process.
My thoughts on the high rep challenge. I wasn't a huge fan, which is no surprise. I don't typically like doing more endurance activities. Even though my weights were lighter I would get pretty fatigued at the end. Mentally it was more exhausting as well. It was much tougher to focus on form knowing I had a lot more reps to do.
Now I am starting the same exact workout program I did over again but with 5 sets of 6 reps to see what the difference is. I will let you know how it goes.
Weight 178lbs (lost 3lbs)
Body Fat 11.8% (gained 1.8%)
Neck-14.75 (down .5)
Chest-41.25 (up .25)
Waist-33 (down .25)
Hips-36.25 (down .75)
Arm-13.875 (down .125)
Thigh-22.25 (up .5)
Calf-14 (same)
Hang Clean 190lbs (same)
Squat 300lbs (down 20lbs)
Bench Press 245lbs (same)
Pull Up Max 20 (same)
Push Ups 50bpm 30 (up 3)
Mile Time 6:48 (down 14sec)
So overall, not much of a difference in the 8 weeks unfortunately. My strength basically went down and my endurance got alittle bit better. I ended up losing a few pounds, but unlike my crossfit experiment it looks like I lost some muscle in the process.
My thoughts on the high rep challenge. I wasn't a huge fan, which is no surprise. I don't typically like doing more endurance activities. Even though my weights were lighter I would get pretty fatigued at the end. Mentally it was more exhausting as well. It was much tougher to focus on form knowing I had a lot more reps to do.
Now I am starting the same exact workout program I did over again but with 5 sets of 6 reps to see what the difference is. I will let you know how it goes.
