I don't know anything about the blood type ideas, but I am will to take it into consderation, but I wanted to comment on the idea of doing very low reps at high weight, and maximum strength gain.

My brother recently pointed out a book to me while we were at Borders called The Naked Warrior, by Pavel Tsatsouline. The book is a pretty in depth study of strength as a skill or technique, focusing on overall strength. For more info see dragondoor.com. or powerbypavel.com

There are only two exercises in the book, the rest is all about the proper way to do them, how often, how to avoid injury and so forth. The two exercises are one-arm pushups and one leg squats. You don't need any weights, just your own body and concentration.

Now, to get back to the three rep comment. Pavel recommends that you never do more than five reps at any time, and never more than half of what you can do total, unless you are going for a new record. The key is that you do these very controlled reps several times a day, working them into your life. He calls it greasing the groove. The idea is that the muscles are under a more constant compression, learning to grow faster and are far less likely to fatigue or injure.

The results are quite impressive. I will admit to never having been disciplined enough to date to actually go through with the plan as spelled out, but I will tell you that I have had fast and lasting muscle gain and strength from applying these ideas on occasion. We are talking days here, not weeks or months. They are not easy exercises, you have to use your whole body, and that is why they are great for overall strength. DON'T CHEAT! You won't get results if you don't follow the form.

I don't trust everything on dragondoor.com, but a lot of the stuff by Pavel seems pretty good. If you still want weights, check out the info about kettlebells, an odd russian weight that is a cross between a medicine ball and a dumb bell. I want to get my hands on some and see what I can do, but the expenses don't permit right now.

ANT