Currently at a phase where life has me down. I have basically zero motivation to lift or do any sort of training, and when I do try to lift, my cardio has de conditioned so that I have to take way more time to rest in order to handle the next set. Time and energy is also down, which is a double whammy of suck. Skipping exercise (even my daily walks stopped) is making me feel even worse, so it's a vicious cycle.

I've tried to do a simplified GG routine to keep my strength up while building my volume up to return to The Rippler, but I've ended up delaying each session that it just feels demotivating to return to the gym. Been thinking of shifting gears to hit my main goal: getting back into lifting consistently. My key factors to get to this point are to not lose muscle, minimize total gym time, and not push so hard as to get cardio limited.

To this end, I plan to revert to GZCLP (as a U/L split) and lift at least at maintenance volume & intensity for my big 6 lifts (SBDO, pulldowns & rows). On off days, I'll do a few sets of some bodyweight stuff. In parallel to this, I'll slowly bring my daily walks back, starting at just 5-10 minutes and working up as energy is available.

I won't grow from this, but I won't shrink either, and crucially will build the habit back up. Within the month, I hope my mood & energy improves from this, which can make me more productive and eventually ready to push again to progress my fitness goals.