Veins popping out after Meltdown Training

[Loopian]

I started a new training routine geared on fat loss yesterday. It's called Meltdown training. Basically, it implies supersetting 4 exercises with little rest between sets. It was designed by this guy called Coach Alessi. Every upper body exercise is followed by a lower body exercise. I think this method was originally popularized by C. Poliquin in the body-comp program.

For example:

A1) Chin-Ups x 10
A2) BB Hack Squats x 10
A3) DB Bench Press x 10
A4) BB Deadlifts x 10
Rest 2 min

Then restart the circuit for a total of 3 sets per session.

Then you move into ab work while your heart is recuperating.

After my first two circuits I really felt like puking, my heart was beating so fast that I could hear my own heartbeat. But the worse were my veins. They were all sticking out about a 1/4" especially in my forearms.


Has anybody ever tried this drastic method? What results have you had? IMO this kicks ass but supposedly it only works for maximum 6 weeks because your body quickly adapts to this anaerobic cardio.

Thanks

Loopian

[Mr.X]

I've tried; high volume works good for me.

Mr.X

Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't elevated blood pressure during a workout cause the bulging veins?

[coachj]

id like to try this workout sometime. is it just upper body exercise followed by a lower body one or its a certain program with certain exercises?
-coachj

[SAC]

sounds like an ass kicken waiting to happen

[Spook]

The veins bulging are sort of high blood pressure but its localized high bp to that area. When a muscle is worked very hard at a high volume, the muscle pulls blood from non vital areas that haven't worked as hard to engorge the tissues that have really worked hard for recovery and nutrient transport....hence the pump. I'm assuming that is what we are talking about. However, and increase in BP can cause veins to bulge out sometimes in non worked areas but its not always the case with a workout.

[T-Dawgg]

i'll have to try this!