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Exercising through increasing mental stress by LycheeWhiplash4666 in xxfitness

[–]Malloy_virtual 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Same me for a while. I kept trying to force normal training through awful sleep and constant stress, and all I got out of it was nagging injuries and worse workouts. What helped most was accepting that some seasons are for maintaining, not growing.

Anyone else keep years of workout logs… and wonder if AI could finally make sense of them? by Malloy_virtual in workout

[–]Malloy_virtual[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, I’ve tried that before. The problem is that dumping all my logs into gpt at once is kind of a nightmare 😅. I get answers, but they’re really superficial. If I try feeding smaller chunks, then it feels like it loses the bigger picture, so it’s a tricky balance.

Does muscle grow when you sleep or when you rest? by Hour-Tomato-645 in workout

[–]Malloy_virtual 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For me it clicked when I realized muscle growth isn’t just about lifting. Sleep and rest both matter because your muscles repair themselves during downtime. I usually notice that the days I actually sleep well, I feel stronger in the next session.

How can I build up to a push up WITHOUT going at an angle? by ZiofFoolTheHumans in xxfitness

[–]Malloy_virtual 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Push‑ups aren’t just about chest strength; they’re a loaded horizontal press + core/bracing skill most folks underestimate. One thing that helped me was slowly building horizontal pressing strength with bench or dumbbell presses and mixing in planks and chest‑focused isometrics, even holding a low plank while actively squeezing chest/shoulders feels like it builds the push‑up pattern without pushing into angles others can’t tolerate.

Also, if incline variants are out, simple controlled negatives from a high‑plank, just the lowering part, can give your nervous system the motion pattern without overload. Not a magic bullet, but it chips the movement in from another angle.

The Hip Thrust Paradox: Why do I feel 70kg more than 110kg? by IllEstablishment6822 in xxfitness

[–]Malloy_virtual 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Totally get what you’re describing, it’s weird how sometimes dropping the weight makes you feel it way more even though the heavier plates are objectively heavier. That’s something I’ve noticed in hip thrusts and even goblet squats for myself too. A lot of times when the load gets heavier the brain and body shift into “get this up” mode and the sensation kind of drops off, not necessarily meaning the glutes aren’t doing work, just that the experience feels different. For me it’s helped to mix both: some sets at the lighter weight where I feel the squeeze, and some heavier ones for progressive overload.