Haven't really done an SD on purpose for a while. These days I just wait for life to force some time off and choose then to reset. And yeah.. I mostly just enjoy working the back more than other muscle groups.
Hey Totz, how do you find the difference between doing the same exercise for a muscle group 3x week (HST, although ABA variations exist..) versus the Myoreps flexible template of each day a different exercise for the same muscle? Just wondering if you've found it more effective (I guess as long as there's progression and also the muscle is still being hit 2-3x week...). I like the variation, just wondering how it fares compared to just progressing in the one exercise (whether we can really compare though..)
Honestly, it doesn't seem to make much of a difference for me. Progression of strength for individual lifts is a bit slower but I'm not really focusing on pushing strength gains anyway.
Ah yep fair enough. I like the variation of different lifts, and I figure if the frequency is still good enough per muscle group and there's a progression occurring it's still all good.
As long as you're not "switching it up" as the bros say on a regular basis so that your body has to relearn an unfamiliar lift then it shouldn't make a whole lot of difference.
Still alive. Been hitting the gym consistently 4-5 days a week for 16 weeks now. I don't think I've been able to go that long uninterrupted for more than a decade. Consistency really makes a difference.
Yeah still making gains. That picture does make me look a bit bigger than I really am though. Here's another. I was going to Photoshop the phone in my hand into a shake weight but didn't get around to it yet.
Beast mode activated! Damn I love using the shake weight in the gym, best piece of equipment in my opinion!
Thanks but you know how it is. All I see is that 120 lb dude from when I was in my 20s, what I need to improve on still, etc. But least my upper arms have finally caught up to my calves for size.
I hear you loud and clear. I only ever see my imperfections and still feel like the fat kid I once was lol
120 then around 140 when I finally started HST. A little heavier than that currently: l'm not even counting calories anymore, too lazy for that. I do count protein though but other than that, just eat based on hunger. Seems to be working for me, I'm not really getting fat gains like I used to see when doing official bulking cycles in the past. Strength keeps going up. Things seem a lot easier now that I'm older. Currently trying to focus on pecs, delts and triceps. Today: Flat bench - warmups then 305 x 10 x 2 Close grip bench - warmups then 245 x 10 x 2 Overhead press - 245 x 10 x 2 DB lateral raise - 70 x 15 x 2 Pull down - 200 x 15 x 2 DB Pullover - 70 x 15 x 2 Triceps push down - 200 x 20 x 2 Facepull - 200 x 20 x 2 I'll have to figure out something for weighted pull ups since I have no belt and I'm at the full stack for pulldowns. Full stack on push downs and face pulls too but that's metabolic work so not as big a deal. I suspect my form on bench is putting too much of the load on triceps since I can close grip a relatively heavy load still directly after flat bench. My bench has always been my most garbage lift though. Still not a fan of benching.
I can't tell if that damn picture worked or not. My internet is down and my cell service is shit out here. Anyway, it was a pic of my scale showing that I'm 253 lbs right now.
No pic I see... You weigh 253? Is that right you OHP 245x10? Holy crap Laterals with 70 lbs???!!!!! You got all that size from HST? . Egads!!