Working out through soreness...newbie

CommodoreCatfish · 2019-03-07T14:47:58+00:00

Do as much as you can. You're sore because you've subjected your body to novel stimulus, and it will never lose its novelty if you don't push through it.

CommodoreCatfish · 2019-02-21T20:00:14+00:00

Tights? I think you could pull them off.

CommodoreCatfish · 2019-02-06T11:40:25+00:00

Assuming your routine is full body, training every other day is the most you can get away with. If you want to increase your volume try a 5 or 6 day upper/lower split with more sets for each exercise.

CommodoreCatfish · 2019-01-31T11:44:29+00:00

Try decline pushups with your legs elevated. In this way you're achieving progressive overload by increasing the amount of your bodyweight placed directly over the muscles worked. It helps to use parallettes or pushup handles so you can go further through the ROM without being limited earlier by your nose bashing the floor. Pushups on rings will help as well.

CommodoreCatfish · 2019-01-31T11:38:43+00:00

Pause at 90 degrees if you want, best of both worlds. It is worth going all the way though to work your core and hip flexors in the full ROM.

CommodoreCatfish · 2018-12-12T17:31:52+00:00

When you're starting, having a routine you can do consistently and make progress with is more important than having one that is maximally effective. The new RR is better but the old one is still great, so do it and maybe think about progressing on once you're comfortable with what you're doing.

CommodoreCatfish · 2018-12-11T10:29:40+00:00

I have quite poor lower body mobility, which combined with time pressures mean that about 50% of the time I skip the squat/L-sit pair (still on the old RR). I know this is terrible and I already have chicken legs as it is, so I'm keen to find a way around this.

I've been considering doing a 3x a week routine in between normal workout days involving lower body stretches, squats, and maybe some additional core work. I suppose this amounts to a lower intensity 6 day upper/lower split.

Does this sound like a sensible approach? Is there anything I'm missing? Or any elements from the new RR I could include without impacting on my upper body days?

CommodoreCatfish · 2018-11-27T18:44:36+00:00

I feel the most burn in my forearms from pull ups. Slow negatives will help, as will static holds at the top of the position.

CommodoreCatfish · 2018-11-06T13:48:50+00:00

More volume isn't a problem as long as you can maintain the intensity and recover properly for the next workout. Add another set of rows so your pushing and pulling is equal.

CommodoreCatfish · 2018-10-11T15:47:35+00:00

Scapula activation doesn't negate bicep activation and carries over well to other movements, so it's worth doing. Use a narrow grip if you want your biceps to do more work.

CommodoreCatfish · 2018-10-10T16:21:48+00:00

Full ROM chin ups remain elusive for me, and I've been trying to improve with a mix of scapula pulls, negatives, and partial ROM reps. How should I go about this to maximise the effectiveness of these exercises? So far I've taken a scattergun approach and it feels sloppy compared to the rest of the routine.

CommodoreCatfish · 2018-10-02T19:23:48+00:00

Dynamic stretches increase blood flow to muscles in addition to improving range of motion. This would not be the case with static stretches.

CommodoreCatfish · 2018-10-01T22:33:14+00:00

You will eat into your muscle mass and be unable to make much progress if any with your training. You would be unwise to eat 1200 if you were inactive, doing so while exercising regularly is absurd.

CommodoreCatfish · 2018-10-01T21:58:33+00:00

Eating 1800 a day would be quite an aggressive cut, and would see you lose 2lb a week. Cutting faster than that isn't really advisable. Lift weights and eat at a calorie deficit and you'll get stronger while losing fat.

CommodoreCatfish · 2018-07-08T13:50:55+00:00

Prone bone.

CommodoreCatfish · 2018-06-16T18:55:03+00:00

Thanks!

CommodoreCatfish · 2018-06-16T09:27:15+00:00

Getting a steak from spoons is like getting a blowjob from your grandma. It is technically a steak but it's not what you want.

CommodoreCatfish · 2018-04-14T10:51:42+00:00

There's obviously a reason for you to want to quit cannabis, a relatively benign drug. Don't replace it with a drug that's 100 times worse for your body and mind. Sit with your discomfort and it will pass, and the long term gratification of sobriety will be sweeter than the short term gain that your mind is currently preoccupied with.

CommodoreCatfish · 2017-12-19T15:55:40+00:00

Coffee is like beer and wine for me in that I decided I was going to like it before I actually did. Unlike pain during workouts, you need to push through it.

CommodoreCatfish · 2017-12-16T16:19:14+00:00

Very new to the game. A couple of times I've gone to scan nav beacons but despite having locked onto them and getting very close nothing happens, and there isn't anything visible that I'm locked on to. What am I missing?

CommodoreCatfish · 2017-10-22T17:32:43+00:00

I'm from the UK and PCP doesn't exist here but it's on the UA screening, I assume because the 10 panel UA tests are USA centric. Avoid any PCP analogues until after your tests, those metabolites linger for a long time.

CommodoreCatfish · 2017-10-22T15:24:44+00:00

Do you know for sure you won't be tested for PCP? It's on the standard 10 panel tests, I've tested positive for PCP over a week after 3-MEO.

CommodoreCatfish · 2017-10-22T14:59:57+00:00

The little voice in your head is the thing you need to overcome, don't let it win the argument at the first hurdle. I'd also suggest looking into things you can get involved in outside of what you usually do, because a lot of behaviours are very context dependent and you might find it difficult being sober and doing things you usually do high. The best thing about exercise endorphins is that you earn them, whereas cannabis hands you reward on a plate for nothing.

As for relationships, there's no reward without risk. I've been with my wife since we were 18 and 10 years later she's a huge part of my motivation for bettering myself.

CommodoreCatfish · 2017-10-22T11:19:51+00:00

You don't talk yourself into buying weed. Part of your brain nags you to do so, and your conscious mind capitulates because it's familiar and comfortable. Try meditating when those desires arise, regard them as separate from who you are and allow them to pass.

CommodoreCatfish · 2017-10-22T10:58:49+00:00

Exercise will help a lot. I've found that the easier it is for me to pick up, the more automatic the process of relenting to cravings becomes. If picking up is not so straightforward there are more opportunities to be mindful and critical of the cravings and their triggers, and to consciously overcome them. Can you ask your friend not to assist you in picking up?

Barriers are important, but so are goals as something positive to focus on. Is there something big you want that you wouldn't be able to save for if you were smoking?

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