An Exercise Mentor that makes Sense

max effort/failure training, in low volume

 I recently watched a Youtube video by my new exercise Mentor. 
His channel is  jackhwoods

My physical condition has gone through many stages.  

I was an avid skier and spent my youth skiing and waiting for ski season.  I raced downhill my last couple of years in high school but I did not have the skill or experience to excell.

I became an avid cyclist and eventually started mountain bike racing.  I did very well while I had a group to train with.  When my 3+ man group broke up (one got married, one moved away), my training suffered and I quit racing.

I had never built my upper body.  I bought a Bowflex as they advertise 20 minutes 3 times a week and you will change your body.  I worked on it off and on for a couple of years.  It was great however I kept hurting my shoulders.  I did improve my upper body strength, the size of my arms and chest.  

I sprained my knee badly a couple of years ago and since then I have mainly been a couch potato watching all kinds of Youtube videos.  

Jack h Woods promotes a very simple plan of maximum overload for five minutes a day with a 5 year plan.  Check out this video

When I was in school the theory was that deep knee bends beyond 90 degrees were bad for you.  As I understand it now that is considered stupid.    The ability to squat is a goal I am now working on a long with rebuilding strong legs.