The big thing is whether or not it works for you. I personally don’t do any leg exercises other than the running. It builds the wrong kind of muscle.
I also naturally have my grandfather’s big-boned build, not my father’s wiry one.
I try to work out mostly with lots of reps of lighter weight, because I add on bulky mass if I do too much weight. The exception is the beench press, where I blow it out.
I do ab work every day, and I run every day. Instead of taking a day off, like you’re supposed to, I’ll just run a mile or two at low speed to loosen things up.
During the winter, I hit the Versa-climber which is a preetty efficient full body workout.
I used to do a lot of curls, but now I climb a thin rope. It improves your grip like nothing else. It does wonders for the forearms, and gives you lean wiry biceps.
For the most part I’m not interested in building raw strength. I think I have enough. I want lean muscle, instead of bulk, and I want kinesthetic strength and endurance.
My father used to tell me that the bulky guys were all fake. Most of that mass isn’t strength enhancing, it’s muscular scar tissue. It makes you musclebound, and is no good at all for any kind of protracted action.
