Ladder Program For Apollon's Axle Curl

[bencrush]

I've heard good things about the ladder system of training lately.  The only thing I haven't heard about is the rest between ladder sets.  I plan on using the ladders to help me increase my Apollon's Axle Curl.  I read recently about a "Battle of the Biceps" contest in which the winner curled 85 pounds for 60 reps...in one minute.  From the picture I saw, the curls looked relatively strict.  I plan on only using 83 pounds on my Apollon's Axle and my goal is 30 reps.  Right now I can only manage 8 reps.  Any advice on the ladder sets themselves would be of great help, but mainly interested in the amount of rest between sets.  Thanks a lot.

[Bob Lipinski]

If you are going mostly for endurance, I would purposefully cut the rest times short, maybe under a minute. I use ladders quite extensively with chinups and overhead presses, but tend to stay heavier and rest longer.

[Roark]

Time yourself curling a broom handle in good form

for one minute; can you get 60 reps, which is of course

one rep per second?

[Sybersnott]

Thanks for catching that error, Roark!  :p

You CAN'T do 60 reps in one minute in strict form!  That's a half-second up and a half-second down 60 times!  

[bencrush]

Thanks for the help guys.  By the way, in my previous post, I believe I specified "relatively strict."  That would mean not a reverse power clean.  Obviously I didn't mean it was a perfectly strict curl.