thanks GV and thanks velvet elvis. I appreciate your imput. i wanna bring the delts out and waist in. I thought my biceps were small compared to my triceps. That,s why it,s good to have extra sets of eyes. What are wheels again?lol.
[quote]tom1961 wrote:
How did you choose once a week.
I am 52 and have been trying different times between workouts.
Right now it is every 4-5 days but I don’t know for sure this right.
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Thanks for the question Thom1961. I pretty much stumbled upon a guy named mike mentzer,who had already died when I learned of him. He was talking about training each bodypart once every 2 to 3 weeks,about the body,s need for recovery,and things like that.I figured he was just some wacko but respected his logic and decided to try training less often.
I thought about how many days i would be sore after a workout. i,m guessing here, but i figure while its sore its still damaged,well sometimes that was even 4 days or so. then,it still needed to grow. I dont know how long that takes,but we know it cant be overnight. i think at least a couple more days. i figured that if i trained that muscle again before it had gotten the chance to grow,i was destroying all my possible gains and hard work,and my body hurt all the time.
so,i tried one workout every 7 days to see what would happen. if i train really really hard i will take a week off and have 2 weeks til my next workout. What type of workout are you doing at the moment? Confusion
I agree with resting long enough between workouts.
But have you tried lifting every 4,5 or 6 days.
What I mean how do you know once a week is right unless
you try different rest periods.
[quote]tom1961 wrote:
I agree with resting long enough between workouts.
But have you tried lifting every 4,5 or 6 days.
What I mean how do you know once a week is right unless
you try different rest periods.[/quote]
Very logical question. sometimes i will train again in 5 days,but,usually i would rather wait more than rather than less than 7 days. 7 is not a magic number. to answer your question simply and honestly, I dont know that 7 is better than 4,5, or 6 days. i believe in doing what works til it doesnt and then trying something different. this is working for me now,maybe not forever
[quote]tom1961 wrote:
I agree with resting long enough between workouts.
But have you tried lifting every 4,5 or 6 days.
What I mean how do you know once a week is right unless
you try different rest periods.[/quote]
It’s useless … He won’t listen!! Lol
Truth be told, he looks pretty good considering what I would consider to be an epic failure of programming 
I’m curious to see how this experiment turns out
And Confusion - your triceps aren’t small mass wise - they just need some “long head” attention to make them stand out a little more between the shoulder and elbow …
VelvetElvis. Got an exercise in mind for the “long head” work? It’s a bit beyond my level of knowledge. I could google,but, you’re awesome too. The experiment is gonna turn out awesome btw! 
[quote]confusion wrote:
VelvetElvis. Got an exercise in mind for the “long head” work? It’s a bit beyond my level of knowledge. I could google,but, you’re awesome too. The experiment is gonna turn out awesome btw! ;)[/quote]
Any type of extension (like lying triceps extensions - aka “skull crushers”) works that area pretty well …
I did skull crushers for years and still love them - but they can be hard on the elbows. Recently I’ve moved more towards cable or machine exercises that mimic the motion of the barbell version, but allow more freedom of movement for the elbows (and are more forgiving)
Barbell or dumbbell lying extensions, cable extensions with the rope, machine extensions, seated dumbbell (overhead, one or 2 hands) are all good choices
Well. I crawled out of my hole like a half drowned sewar rat and shook myself off. took a day to recover from all the alcohol and to refocus. It was about 14 days between workouts. I didnt feel all that well,but if you,re gonna be dumb,ya gotta be tough! 45 minutes in gym. all exercises slow cadance.1 working set to failure,except abs and pull ups:pec deck,Reverse fly pec deck,machine chest press,ab machine,lateral raise machine.swiss ball crunches, pull ups set of five,30 sec rest,another set of 5,then staight to wide grip pulldowns,failed at 8. hammer strentgh incline bench.
That,s all I had energy for and felt satisfied enough,considering it was a comeback from disaster workout. Plan to take VelvetElvis advice and really pound the shoulders and triceps. I also plan to drop another inch off my waist. Looking forward to my next workout when i get back home in a few days. Confusion
Good to see you back at it.
[quote]gorillavanilla wrote:
Good to see you back at it.[/quote]
Thanks dude!
And again … No WHEELS!!
Lol
Welcome back man
thanks velvetelvis. gonna get some leg training in. hopefully soon? hehehe
Good to see you back at it.
It is best to work out when you are hung over. It reminds you to not drink so much next time!
Keep fighting the good fight. And do some squats or leg press or something. I like squats/DLs etc. as all the machines are not made for folks our size, but I also haven’t been in a commercial gym since I was in school so maybe things are better now.
thanks corrmhona. i,m gonna take that advice
I am going to take the good advice offered and add some leg work. my calves especially. i shouldnt have any problem including a leg exercise or 2 into my weekly workout (the next couple months will tell the tale).
which isn,t to say that my workout is going to be easy. they never are,and now,well,bring the pain!
You are right, infrequent doesn’t mean easy, you have to “HIT” it hard.
(yes my whole post was just one horrible pun)
Keep us posted
[quote]corrmhona wrote:
You are right, infrequent doesn’t mean easy, you have to “HIT” it hard.
(yes my whole post was just one horrible pun)
Keep us posted[/quote]
you,re making several good points. And, it,s ok. Confusion likes clever people posting on his log
forget about calves, just squat and hit up some DL variations to hit up the hammies and glutes
Pain just lets you know you’re alive.