Gym and fitness (48 Viewers)

[Firestarter]

Today i had one of the best pumps in a while, felt really amazing afterwards

Love to see it — what kind of training split are you doing currently? I’m liking PPL a lot these days, legs once a week


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[GordoDeCentral]

Love to see it — what kind of training split are you doing currently? I’m liking PPL a lot these days, legs once a week


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Just edited the post with a vid.

Monday: 6 exercises of chest, 1 each of back, bis, tris

Tuesday: legs weight emphasis(max 12 reps) with quads mainly

Wednesday: 6 exercises of back, 1 each of shoulder, bis tris

Friday: 6 exercises of shoulder, 1 each of back, bis tris

Saturday: legs volume(25 reps and up) with hammies emphasis, then my super destroy upper-body super set of (really)wide grip incline chest and lat pull downs.

 

[Firestarter]

Just edited the post with a vid.

Monday: 6 exercises of chest, 1 each of back, bis, tris

Tuesday: legs weight emphasis(max 12 reps) with quads mainly

Wednesday: 6 exercises of back, 1 each of shoulder, bis tris

Friday: 6 exercises of shoulder, 1 each of back, bis tris

Saturday: legs volume(25 reps and up) with hammies emphasis, then my super destroy upper-body super set of (really)wide grip incline chest and lat pull downs.

Solid solid

You are a different animal to hit legs twice a week — gonna check video shortly

 

[GordoDeCentral]

Solid solid

You are a different animal to hit legs twice a week — gonna check video shortly

It's mentally taxing but i eat a lot and rest enough with my daily routine.

 

[Firestarter]

It's mentally taxing but i eat a lot and rest enough with my daily routine.

Makes sense — I will cut calories and add steady state cardio as we get closer to summer

 

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[U Picciriddu]

I’ve been doing many pull ups last months. Kinda love a pull up - push up workout, it became my basic workout whenever I’m at home.

Often the day after I feel some discomfort in my back at my lats. Not fatigued or muscle pain but more some discomfort. What do the experts here say? Wasn’t expecting that with body weight workouts

 

[GordoDeCentral]

I’ve been doing many pull ups last months. Kinda love a pull up - push up workout, it became my basic workout whenever I’m at home.

Often the day after I feel some discomfort in my back at my lats. Not fatigued or muscle pain but more some discomfort. What do the experts here say? Wasn’t expecting that with body weight workouts

Make sure you warn up well and also that your technique is spot on. As for push ups i am not a big fan especially if you are older, get one of those cheap 24hr gym membership and use machines, much better for your joints.

 

[Post Ironic]

Make sure you warn up well and also that your technique is spot on. As for push ups i am not a big fan especially if you are older, get one of those cheap 24hr gym membership and use machines, much better for your joints.

You prefer machines to free weights? Or just to push ups?

 

[GordoDeCentral]

You prefer machines to free weights? Or just to push ups?

Machines for 99% of the gym goers. It isolates the muscle and avoids injuries. Of course if you are about that life you need to hit the compound exercises and really stress your body, but i am against this trend of getting everyone to do deadlifts/squats...

 

[Quetzalcoatl]

I don't do deadlifts or squats anymore. Maybe my technique wasn't good (doubt) or my lower back was weak (doubt) but I didn't like the strain it put on my back. Not worth it imo

 

[Post Ironic]

Machines for 99% of the gym goers. It isolates the muscle and avoids injuries. Of course if you are about that life you need to hit the compound exercises and really stress your body, but i am against this trend of getting everyone to do deadlifts/squats...

Fair enough. I’m with you on the trend of having everyone deadlift/squat as a main workout component being silly… more so deadlifts imo. I find the functional aspect of squats (don’t need to be heavy), mobility, stability, and loading the posterior chain (helps promote bone density and prevent OP, especially in women) outweighs the risk for the general population, especially if they are being done in moderation. We used them when training seniors for this reason.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

Fair enough. I’m with you on the trend of having everyone deadlift/squat as a main workout component being silly… more so deadlifts imo. I find the functional aspect of squats (don’t need to be heavy), mobility, stability, and loading the posterior chain (helps promote bone density and prevent OP, especially in women) outweighs the risk for the general population, especially if they are being done in moderation. We used them when training seniors for this reason.

Yeah if property coached squats are very helpful indeed. And mobility is really overlooked, yours truly has a major problem with it.

 

[Nzoric]

Machines for 99% of the gym goers. It isolates the muscle and avoids injuries. Of course if you are about that life you need to hit the compound exercises and really stress your body, but i am against this trend of getting everyone to do deadlifts/squats...

I messed up my lower back real good last time around doing squats and deadlifts. After 6 months out doing yoga and whatnot I came back and Im almost only doing bodyweight exercises now. Max 20-30kg sand bags on squats and lunges and just upping the reps.

 

[GordoDeCentral]

I messed up my lower back real good last time around doing squats and deadlifts. After 6 months out doing yoga and whatnot I came back and Im almost only doing bodyweight exercises now. Max 20-30kg sand bags on squats and lunges and just upping the reps.

Sorry to hear brother

 

[Siamak]

I don't do deadlifts or squats anymore. Maybe my technique wasn't good (doubt) or my lower back was weak (doubt) but I didn't like the strain it put on my back. Not worth it imo

At the beginning you arent strong enough to injure and You have just as much if not more chances of getting injured from Cleans & Snatches.

 

[Post Ironic]

At the beginning you arent strong enough to injure and You have just as much if not more chances of getting injured from Cleans & Snatches.

My dear boy, no one stops doing squats and deadlifts to do snatches and cleans instead.

 

[U Picciriddu]

Make sure you warn up well and also that your technique is spot on. As for push ups i am not a big fan especially if you are older, get one of those cheap 24hr gym membership and use machines, much better for your joints.

I’m 30 man, luckily I’m not as rusty as those grandpa’s here.

I think that you’re spot on with the warm up. I basically never do it, will try some burpees before the next time. I never thought about it simply because with other muscles I never felt any discomfort the day after.

The way I train for years now is short and explosive. Although as said a few pages back I’m struggling to find a 6 months streak, it has been up and down for years but in a way I never stopped doing sports throughout my life. With my lack of time training at home with dumbbells, doing push ups and pull ups works best, my time around machines is limited to one or twice per week.

 

[Siamak]

My dear boy, no one stops doing squats and deadlifts to do snatches and cleans instead.

My dear boy, The point is if you do deadlifts correctly you won't get injured I mean you even have a bigger chance of getting injured tendons from running, then any injury during deadlifts. I do deadlift works weekly to train my back muscles.