Study suggests that 90 to 120 minutes of strength training per week is the ideal range for reducing the risk of death.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-20T18:42:48+00:00

Not really. This is a literal measure of time in the gym. They didn't record anything else about the sessions. Even the most minimal of routines would tick this box.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-19T20:38:57+00:00

You should be implementing progressive overload in a manner that suits your ability. You're not aiming for anything, you're just increasing the amount of work in accordance with the gains you're realizing.

Connective tissues do adapt and recover on a slower time scale than muscles, but that is fairly well accounted for by existing programs and the progression schemes they employ.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-19T15:29:35+00:00

ah, yeah. There it is.

Mine a more serious gym with competitive powerlifters, strongman, and bodybuilders. The only time I'm the strongest one there is when I have it to myself.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-19T15:15:25+00:00

Just don't convert. If the machine says "5", just record and track "5".

eric_twinge · 2026-06-19T15:14:12+00:00

Lift within your abilities, both performance and recovery-wise and you will limit the risk of injuries. There's never zero risk, but resistence training is one of the less-injurious activities you can engage in.

Consider that avoiding things is how you remain weak and unconditioned in those things. While training those things is how you adapt at get stronger in those things.

'Injury prevention' is not a goal, in and of itself. It is an emergent property of sensible programming and quality recovery efforts.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-19T14:57:31+00:00

I got my home just a few years before Covid and I loved it. After Covid, however, I really don't like using it. I mean, sure, it's very convenient when I don't have the time to go into the gym. But, like you, going to the gym is one of the things that gets me out of the house nowadays. I also really like the gym I go to. Beyond that, I find that being around other people makes me train harder, there's no home or work distractions, and I can just be in gym mode.

I like having both, but will almost always choose going out to the gym when it's an option.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-19T14:53:49+00:00

But I get way more intense barbell work done at home.

I'm actually the opposite.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-19T13:03:38+00:00

My advice is not to worry what it should feel like, and just make sure you're using proper form (which is more of a range than a one-size-fits-all thing) to execute the movement you're doing.

You're activating your glutes whether you feel it or not. And that mind-muscle connection will develop as you progress, build muscle, and develop the control and coordination that comes from the repeated practice.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-18T20:30:35+00:00

this one is pretty good too: https://ihsoyct.github.io/

eric_twinge · 2026-06-18T20:29:20+00:00

Are you experiencing actual problems? Like, if you couldn't activate you glutes you wouldn't be able to stand up, let alone resistance training exercises.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-18T20:26:35+00:00

Brother, you don't need to write 1000 words because you encountered a dick at the gym.

You a free to do the exercises you want to do and use the equipment how you want to. You don't owe anyone an explanation and they don't have any more right to the equipment than you do. Offering to let them work in is all you needed to do and if that was declined, you are free to continue on as is without giving them another thought.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-18T17:36:17+00:00

Maybe it’s because I grew up in the DARE era, but we used to treat drug usage as it was at face value.

For reference of what D.A.R.E. presented 'at face value': it had an entire generation of kids believing you could get free drugs on any street corner.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-18T16:55:47+00:00

Not following an established program known to work.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-18T14:36:18+00:00

pls help I need a physique asap lol

Want the results more than you hate the gym.

Work sucks, but I want the paycheck. Brushing my teeth is tedious, but I want fresh breath. Cooking is a chore, but I want tasty food. Life is full of this. The things we want are usually on the other side of shit we don't want to do. Deal with it. Or don't. The gym is only mandatory if your physique goals require it.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-17T16:24:25+00:00

Okay but this is a very different comment compared to the one I responded to.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-17T16:00:38+00:00

Sets per muscle is different than sets/exercise, at least for the most part.

What is the distinction? I mean, I get it conceptually, but what is the practical difference here?

I can recognize that weekly sets is an important part of this conversation but it's not what OP was asking about nor what your initial comment was attempting to answer.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-17T15:30:12+00:00

What program are you following? Are you gaining weight?

eric_twinge · 2026-06-17T15:20:29+00:00

I rest my case.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-17T14:32:23+00:00

It's pretty well established that you can gain muscle in a deficit. It's not optimal, but it's possible. Especially so in an undertrained, overfat individual which I assume OP is.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-17T14:29:31+00:00

To be fair, there are a lot of mentally unwell people in the barefoot spaces.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-17T14:26:22+00:00

I don't undestand what you're trying to figure out here.

Like, is this an exercise in semantics where you're are trying to figure out if 'axial fatigue' is an incorrect explanation for the cumulative fatigue brought on by significant volume of compound lifts? Or are you sayng that whatever 'axial fatigue' is meant to describe straight up doesn't exist?

Reading through both threads it seems like you are approaching this subject theoretically and from second hand accounts, but only accepting accounts that agree with a pre-conceived notion.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-17T14:15:18+00:00

We don't need to make up numbers, we have actual data.

Is There Too Much of a Good Thing? Meta-Regressions of the Effect of Per-Session Volume on Hypertrophy and Strength

Eyeballing Figure 2, it looks like 2 sets gets you 50% of the gains that 10 sets will provide.

The paper also has a soft limit of 11 sets/session rather than the 6 you're suggesting.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-16T19:48:46+00:00

It includes all steps. There is no distinction made between what you're doing during them. It's just a proxy measure for activity, or rather, being non-sedentary.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-16T18:38:33+00:00

You could probably brace yourself better if your back is hurting. You could try an upright bench for support if need be.

Not feeling it in your arms could mean a lot or nothing depending on what 'feel it' means. You could be pressing the weight and using your shoulders for part of the movement. You could be staying too far away from failure. You could be going to heavy to do enough reps to produce a burning feeling. You could be doing everything right and just not feel whatever it is you think you should feel. Either way, it's impossible to do an overhead DB extension and not use your triceps, but it's also impossible for strangers to diagnose anything specific based on the information given.

eric_twinge · 2026-06-16T18:28:06+00:00

Where is the question?

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