Coach Camm: Training Tip of the Week

Written By Brian Cammarata

Knowledge bombs from Boston's favorite trainer

Don’t be in such a rush with your strength training. If strength is the ultimate goal of your workout (and if you’re lifting weights it should almost always be), take enough time between sets to fully recover. If you’re lifting moderately heavy weight It takes anywhere between 1-3 minutes to fully recover before your next set. Use that as your guide – if the weight gets heavier go closer to 3 minutes; lighter closer to 1 minute.

This doesn’t mean sit on your thumbs for 3 minutes (ouch?) but don’t do anything that will detract from your next set. It could be some light mobility work, if you’re in the gym with me it will be looking at pictures of Brooke (she’s so goddamn cute), or just catching your breath and letting your system reset.

If the goal is to improve your work capacity and aerobic system, feel free to ratchet up the pace.

But for strength, slow down and strengthen up.

Forever in Fitness and Trucker Hats,

Coach


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Brian Cammarata

Hello! I’m Brian! My goal is to not only help my clients lose fat, build muscle, and move better but to make training a part of their lives forever.  Fitness is a lifelong pursuit and I'm here to be your guide.

As a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist and a Level 1 Titleist Performance Institute Golf Fitness Coach, I've worked with a wide range of clients in both Boston and Los Angeles, from weekend golfers to average desk jockeys to young athletes.  We focus on getting stronger, moving better, and building good habits in and out of the gym.  As the saying goes, "we are what we repeatedly do".

We will repeatedly challenge the body, assess the results, and take time to enjoy the ride.  We won't do fad diets, mindlessly run on the hamster wheel, or take ourselves too seriously.

Playing sports led me to fitness, and fitness has given me a true desire to learn about the human body and share that knowledge with others.

Let's do this together.

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