The short-term metabolic effects of strenuous exercise in bodybuilders.

a "super-set" fashion. One set of exercises for one body part was performed followed by a different exercise for the same area and this pairing was repeated on five occasions i.e. five super-sets per body part. The exercises were performed on a Universal Multigym, with which all four subjects were familiar and each subject did the same series of exercises. It is difficult to derive a formula to standardise the workload of a super-set programme for each subject, therefore all subjects were asked to train at their maximum level, which was their normal practice, using their training log books as reference. This programme, which was similar to their own training programme, was completed within 60 minutes and was followed by a recovery period of 60 minutes. During this period venesection was carried out at 0 (prior to exercise), 45, 60, 63, 66, 70, 90 and 120 minutes via