Let me preface this by saying I appreciate that you care enough to say something.
That being said, there’s a reason why I’m doing things this way. I’m training this frequently because if I don’t, I’ll stop training. If I miss one day, one day will turn into three days, will turn into a week, into a month, etc. This is the ONLY way I’ve found to keep myself training regularly and consistently. If you ask just about anyone, it’s not ideal, I realize that. But it’s the only thing that works for me.
Likewise, if I don’t keep myself actively thinking about this, I’ll think about something else, put my focus there, and quite frankly forget about training. So I keep myself thinking about this. Does that mean I overthink things way way way beyond anything reasonable? Yeah. It also means I’ve been able to keep training.
However, if you actually look through my log, you’ll see that for as much rambling thoughts I have, my actual training has been consistent, the lifts have been consistent, the training methodology has been consistent. That, believe it or not, is a huge step for me. I can barely do that anywhere else in my life.
Clinically, these are textbook Adult ADHD symptoms. Yes, I’ve been diagnosed, yes, it’s a real psychiatric issue, and no, I haven’t been responsive to any treatment. So I find ways to live with it.
Given that… I’m not starting from a “what’s ideal”, I’m starting from a “I need something simple enough that I can do it every day but still make progress”. That’s where training every day, and borrowing ideas from Olympic weightlifters has fit in well.
The most rapid progress I’ve ever made on my squat 1RM, my mobility and flexibility, and my leg size has been in the past couple weeks. Moreso than 5x5 or 20-rep squats ever did. Again, is this ideal? I don’t know. But it’s working for me.
And It works for Nick Horton’s gyms (unassisted). It worked for Broz’ gym (some/all were assisted). It worked for the American weightlifting team back when we were winning golds at the Olympics and before drugs really came onto the scene. It worked for the Bulgarians after drugs came on the scene. I’m not sure what we think we know about recovery is actually right.
Likewise, is drinking roughly a gallon of milk a day a good or ideal thing? Probably not. But that’s been the ONLY way I’ve been able to get down enough calories to keep my weight from not going down. I have constant sinus drainage and nausea, and after 4 surgeries/procedures to address those, as well as several trials of medications, nothing has worked to make those things go away. So I learn to work around it, and drinking high volumes of milk helps. If I had a normal appetite, and didn’t wake up coughing and feeling like throwing up every single morning, it might be a different story. But that’s my burden.
So that’s where I’m coming from. If you have solutions that work for my unique circumstances, I’m all ears.