What is intensity Cycling?
Intensity cycling basically means ‘going easy’ on the weights for a few weeks (4-6 weeks) so as to allow your body some time to get ready for more growth in the future (for a period of 6-12 weeks). Normally what happens when a person starts weight training is that there is an initial period of growth (can be rapid in some cases) which gradually slows down to a point where you can’t add 1-2lbs on your exercises each week. At this stage, your body (and your mind) could use a short break from the brutal hard work. This recovery period normally last 4 weeks or more. Of course, you still use weights, but you use less weight and don’t go to failure. Gradually you build back up to your maximums from the last cycle. And the you’ll find (if you give yourself enough recovery weeks) that you can now add a good bit of weight to the bar each week (5lbs or more on the big basics, 2lbs or more on the smaller ones) to reach new personal bests. Of course this cycle too will eventually stop, when the ga
