Yeah but like… Okay, you are going to do what it is you are going to do but what I’m saying is if you were a 100% laser-focused on mass gains you’d do things differently even if your training apparatuses were the same. That’s not just rest and super sets. It’s how you do your reps. It’s what exercises you do. A one-arm pushup is cool, but it’s a skill-based movement.
Doing a mechanical drop set on push-ups is going to have a greater hypertrophy effect. Followed by a weighted stretch too so you get an occlusion effect as well, now you are really talking.
Example A: normal push-ups, just AMRAP (to failure)
Example B: slow eccentric push-ups (5 count), letting your body come to rest on the floor. Lifting your hands up off of the floor. Pressing them back again producing extra muscle damage to the fibers. Performed to failure.
Which will cause the strongest hypertrophy response do you reckon?
Good idea I think I’ll try those as assistance On my push-up days (pinky recommended the 1 arm push-ups as a “heavy movement “ to keep some semblance of bench strength)
Attempt Nordic curl
Pistols: 4x(3+2shrimp squats/side-45lbs+6jump squats-25lbs)
Sprints: 5x(5m run backwards,sprint back+ repeat w/20 m and 40m)
2x(5rdl/side-45lbs 3330 tempo+16 frog pumps 1220 tempo)
really hard on entire lower body, barely able to get the pistols done but lighter than expected- those get HR up quite a bit for some reason, sprints fun- really pushed, rdl superset just sucked, it’s amazing how hard tempo is
@vision1 the Nordic curls aren’t going to work with my setup , I ended up with big bruises on my knees
You couldn’t find anything better? A doormat offers almost no cushion.
Find the densest pillow in your house, wrap it in a beach towel, try that. The towel will keep it clean and add a few layers. A rolled up yoga mat could help too if you have one.
@dagill2 nothing feels too sore or tired but my digestion is really off and I feel slightly unwell (but also strangely hungry??) should I skip or push through
I’m going to give an example that’s more applicable to barbells but, so during the dark winter months sometimes the respiratory system and what’s in store in the gym are not compatible. However, one isn’t entirely wrecked either. Then it doesn’t have to be an either or proposition.
I might not be equipped to do sets of 10 because I’d not be able to oxygenate. But sets of 3 would work.
So, depending on the manner in which you feel unwell, is there something else you can do?
Again, you can not outsource this to others. You’ll have to learn through trial and error. If it helps, write it down. Write down how whatever approach you settled for panned out later too. If it worked well, you do it again next time. If it went poorly, you do something different next time.
I don’t know the answer, because I can’t imagine what:
This means from this distance, nor do I know all the variables that go into causing these things.
My thoughts here are heavily influenced by my spending post in @Voxel log too, because my trains of thought tend to bump along side each other, so bear that in mind.
“Digestion slightly off” to me reads as a 2 on the Richter scale (assuming no serious cramping or uncontrollable shits*), and would therefore be treated as such. For me, a 2 on the Richter scale in any area of life is something that I would examine briefly for root causes, possible escalations and potential solutions, then ignore. I don’t know what feeling slightly unwell means, but that might fall into the same category. If you’re hungry, eat. That one is easy.
I asterisked this as one of my favourite facts from year 9 German was that the German for diarrhoea translates to “through fall”, which I thought was hilarious at the time, but is now just a sensible description of the phenomenon.
I took some magnesium and stomach settled somewhat, still didn’t feel “ready” but decided to push through, wanted 10 on the “heavy” sets but dropped it, got pissed and went on a run- only lasted 20min though, going SLOW
German efficiency is one of the major reasons I was obsessed with it for a good two years and still love it. Trying to “be more German” in third grade is what got me to stop fucking around, focus on academics, clean up after myself and stick to a schedule
I basically went from bubbly spastic shithead to one that actually got stuff done- the diet and exercise stuff came later, but same principles applied
