Looking for Another Exercise to Add

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Just started working out at the start of June. Me and a friend started a competition on who could
get to 100lb for 10 reps on incline dumbbell bench. So i bought some equipment and have been working out at home.

Just finished my workout yesterday and did 95lb 9/9/9/8/6/5. Rest is between 5 and 8 minutes per set. As of now dumbbell incline bench is the only exercise I have been doing EoD (palms faceing each other). I really struggle with being consistent so I just want to slowly add exercises 1 at a time as my endurance gets better. Because I really donā€™t have the stamina at this time to give a lot of intensity for multiple lifts.

what would be a good exercise to add on my off day? I donā€™t want to do squats or deadlifts until i get into better shape. also I got a gym membership on Monday so I will have access to most standard equipment.

Thinking of adding a Rowing exercise or maybe leg press. Any opinions?

Thank you for your help.

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Can you imagine walking up to someone in the street and asking ā€œwhich way should I travel?ā€ without first telling them where you wanted to go?

What are your goals? How far from your goals are you now?

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I want to do this so bad now

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Is the challenge with 100 lb DBs or a pair of 50s? I find it hard to believe you can hit three sets of nine with 95s while saying youā€™re worried about your stamina.

And why are you resting 5-8 minutes between sets?

You do one exercise for six sets with 5-8 minutes of rest between each set every other day???

I canā€™t help you if youā€™re worried about doing more than two exercises in a session.

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To be honest the only concrete goal I have to far is getting to 100ā€™s in incline dumbbell press. My long term goal would be to work my stamina up do to a 2x per week full body rotation.

Iā€™m not really concerned with how long it takes me. I just want to stay consistent and slowly add more exercises.

I work 12 hour days so when i get off it take a lot of motivation just to show up. So it is just a battle right now. Just trying to make it a habit so I donā€™t think about it so much

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I have been on trt for about 7 months 200mg per week. that has helped me out alot. also I am around 400 pounds so it is not even half my weight.

Yeah man my stamina is not the best and just doing that really drains me. 2 100lb dumbbells

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Just finished my workout yesterday and did 95lb 9/9/9/8/6/5.

Iā€™d be surprised if you couldnā€™t do 100lbs X 10 now.

Iā€™d do 2x5 with 65lbs on Monday, 1x5 with 60lbs on Wednesday then hit your goal on Saturday.

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Unless youā€™re 400 lbs of muscle, thatā€™s still good work. Iā€™ve been training for a long ass time and I canā€™t hit 100s for 10. Iā€™m 6ā€™5" and 225-230.

Youā€™re underestimating yourself. Recover a bit like suggested above, hit 100s x 10, and then move on to some serious training for long term results. Thereā€™s no reason to do one lift, then two, then three and so on. Find a split that fits your schedule and do it. 1-2 minutes rest between sets is plenty. If youā€™re tired and have to decrease weight then do it.

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yeah youā€™re well into medically obese territory you need to forget everything else and get down to ā€œonlyā€ 300lbs like yesterday. Not to mention you get corona youā€™re fucked.

Run through heavy fatloss templates off the site. This a great start(can forget the sprints for nowā€¦) Push through for a few weeks and the ā€˜staminaā€™ will come

Whatever you do, rest no more than 2 mins for main lift and 30 secs/supersets for everything else

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