Advice from a trainer

Had a meeting with a trainer today. We looked at all of my specs. BP, weight, body-fat, etc.
The trainer, a nice lady, liked the three-day split I'm following, but suggested that I'd get more benefit from my lifting if I'd cut back to two sets instead of three. She commented that about 75% of the value of a particular exercise occurs during the first set. The second set produces only about 10% more, and the third set is pretty much a throw-away.

Does this concur with what you guys have heard?*

She also recommended more cardio, at least 30 minutes per session, and said that it's a good idea to vary the cardio routine--rowing one day, bike the next, and so forth.


* Okay, I just checked Pete's post, "Single set Vs multiple sets - which is best for muscle size?" which addresses this question.

I didn't even get a chance to speak

http://www.cbass.com/NEWEVIDE.HTM

Ageless Athletes has interesting insights about the "how many sets" discussion.

Also has good information for those of us who blow out many birthday candles.

http://www.ageless-athletes.com/

There's also a book by Brooks Kubik (if you like his hard, abbreviated style), you can check it out here

"Gray Hair and Black Iron," great! Actually I prefer the author's sub-title, "Dinosaur Training."
It looks interesting and probably useful, I'll order a copy tomorrow. I look forward to reading the chapter titled. "Not Dropping Dead in the Middle of a Training Session."

The only thing that troubles me is that the author is a mere child of fifty-two.
FIFTY FUGGIN' TWO...! At fifty-five I qualified for the President's Fitness Award in three different categories, canoeing, hiking & backpacking, and weight-training (so I have three certificates autographed by Arnold Schwartznozzle).

However I appreciate that keeping fit and healthy in one's Golden Years is not only a matter of exercising every day, but there is also a matter of pure dumb luck. Obviously Gawd loves fools, and that keeps a lot of us going.

"Winter is upon my head, but in my heart is eternal Spring."

http://www.brookskubik.com/grayhair_blackiron.html