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Which weights you recommend?

WasBuddhaMaybe 2mo ago 💬 1

My workout is a bit extreme. I’m there 2 hours typically. I want to feel bruised everywhere or I don’t go hard enough.

Sunday - legs

Monday - shoulders

Tuesday - Back

Wednesday - Chest

Thursday - legs

Friday - arms

Saturday - Around the world

Abs every other day.. days off depend on how the body feels, but I don’t go 7 days every week.

Lift til failure. If the muscle doesn’t fail, you are wasting your time. Either through lighter weight, high rep to failure or heavy weight, low rep failure. I’d recommend light weight super high reps, 30-50 range to start and as you build the base you can move to heavier.

Stretch always. Think of every muscle in a 360 degree way, train all parts as well as the ligaments and tendons underneath. And you will stay injury free.

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𝕞𝕪𝕡𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕥𝕠𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖 2mo ago

Thanks man, great workout plan. Goggins is a huge stretching fan. Stretching really saved my back too.

vinney...axkl 2mo ago 💬 2

i still am not sure what "failure" means. like my veins are busting out of my head and the dumbbell just will not go any higher?

if i get to failure on the first set, should i expect to get there sooner on the second and then third?

Comte de Sats Germain 2mo ago

It just means you can't do another lift. I guess it probably also means the glycogen in the muscle is depleted.

WasBuddhaMaybe 2mo ago

Technically if you get to failure on the first set. You don’t need to do much else. But most people need to warm up and then go harder until failure. And yes.. when you have a weight that you can no longer move up or down, that’s failure.

I’d also recommend not letting the veins burst. I work on remaining extremely calm during failure. I don’t want any emotion on my face or in my breath. To me, showing every emotion when you push or grunt is weakness. Learning to remain calm while the muscles are extremely stressed is also a valuable skill. It’s very challenging at first, but you get used to it.

vinney...axkl 2mo ago 💬 1

no i dig that, thanks. the vein thing was just for illustration of effort.

i find that if "my neck" is straining, then i'm also not properly isolating the intended muscle.

tomorrow i shall go for failure

WasBuddhaMaybe 2mo ago

2 ways to achieve it. Heavy weight (more injury risk).. light weight 30-50 reps.. way less injury risk.

If you are going to failure make sure you stretch and are warmed up. Don’t get injured trying to stress your muscle. 🫡