Weight Training System that Works Wonders

I wrote to Pete Cisco a few weeks ago to tell him it was a pity he didn’t offer an affiliate programme for his weight training e-books and videos because although I’d signed up for another programme (Mike Geary’s material – which is also really good) it was Pete’s material, which I’d bought several months before, but not really got round to using until a couple of weeks before I emailed him about it, that I thought most suited me.  I told Pete I was going to link to his material anyway (but he’s since told me that he does allow people to act as his agents).

A few years ago I was doing 4 to 5 training sessions a week – two or three nights in the gym and the other sessions were Tae Kwon Do and Step Aerobics – but I plateaued for ages due to over-training.

I moved to a different home and a different gym (that turned out to be full of steroid users) and after a couple of years the training stopped and my doctors told me some time later I had to get back into exercise as my weight had gone up and I’d developed a blood pressure problem.

Within months of returning to training I had injured the muscles on the back of my forearms where they met with my elbow joints (I didn’t do this at the gym – I did it carrying shopping bags that were too heavy, would you believe?).  It took months before I could see an ultrasound therapist and after she treated the problem I returned to training but the muscles kept pulling/tearing.

I eventually sorted the problem by buying a Novasonic Ultrasonic Massager from ebay (if you’re interested in buying this item please type ‘Novasonic’ in the ebay search box on the right – they’re expensive, even used, but worth it) and using this on a regular basis got me back into training again – but now I hit a plateau problem again and was bored.  I also started to write and wanted more time at home.

Pete Cisco’s training method has provided the answer.  When the trainers at the gym saw me using the new approach they wanted to know what on Earth I was doing and I explained Pete’s five second contraction method.  The workout can look a bit ‘silly’ to the uninitiated but when they see the weights you’re working with they get a different point of view.

On the shoulder press I’d gone from 80 kg up to 140 kg in 3 weeks and one trainer argued it was too much for me but the next week found me lifting 160 kg with no problem.  On the leg press I went from 200 kg to 300 kg over the same period (and ran out of bar space for extra weights!).  I find that although at the time of training I’m not always sure if I’ve done enough work a couple of hours later a reassuring muscle soreness sets in to tell me I have indeed done a workout.

Another ‘bonus’ of Pete’s method is I only have to train once a week – in fact as Pete explains in his materials it’s crucial that as you increase weight-training intensity you must reduce the frequency you visit the gym if you want to keep improving.

I’m getting no more injuries now (but the trainers at the gym are giving me earache about why am I not going so often?).

If you’re into weight training you can check out Pete’s training method here.