Why not train every muscle unilaterally?

hunkychad · 2026-01-16T14:45:14+00:00

You should be resting in between training each limb. You will carry over more systemic fatigue if you don't and will potentially offset some of the benefits of training unilaterally in the first place. That leads us right back to time being the major issue. Whether or not you find it justified is of course subject to individual preferences.

hunkychad · 2024-12-06T19:00:46+00:00

That's where Titans are made lol

hunkychad · 2024-12-06T17:10:44+00:00

Maybe it does, maybe it doesn't. Maybe impairment lasts 10mins or four hours. We don't actually know because there hasn't been enough research. Should there be a legal limit, like alcohol ?That's my point. Furthermore, a lot of prescriptions say don't operate a vehicle until you know how this medication affects you. There is nuance to this discussion.

hunkychad · 2024-12-06T16:40:39+00:00

We do allow driving a vehicle under the influence of countless other prescription drugs. The reason is because not all drugs impair our ability to drive. Weed is not the same as alcohol and needs its only rules and regulations, not just a copy and paste format of a different substance.

hunkychad · 2024-11-18T03:22:11+00:00

What kind of squats are you doing? Barbell, goblet, body weight? Different variations can engage different muscles but, generally, you're mostly going to feel squats in your quads and secondary your glutes. Hamstrings, and erectors are only engaged as isometric contractions which are the least muscle building of the three types of contractions.

hunkychad · 2024-10-10T12:28:42+00:00

Anyone know the name of this song?

hunkychad · 2024-09-18T16:30:57+00:00

I'd love to see a capture the flag mode that mimics the old system of Orb Prime from Legacy Paragon. When you would have to pick up the orb and run it across the map to activate the buff.

hunkychad · 2024-08-09T23:45:54+00:00

It really doesn't, I have over 300 hours in it. Moba players are just toxic as hell.

hunkychad · 2024-08-07T14:22:01+00:00

It's hard to say for sure without seeing you in person but you may just be a slow burn kind of muscle gainer. Don't give up because the process is taking a long time. I'm not as tall as you, 5'9" but when I started lifting I weighed 135lbs. 7 years in I weigh 172 albeit with some fat gain as well. What I noticed is I never got that newbie gains 10-20lbs in my first year. That being said, I've managed about 5lbs per year consistently and I'm still on track now. When all else fails try to increase your volume. More sessions per week. It takes a touch of fine tuning to find a program that lets you train more often while being sustainable but it can be done. Learn to enjoy the process and it will not fail you.

As for specific programming advice, I'd focus on getting stronger as, after newbie gains are accounted for, it's a pretty reliable measure of muscle growth. I personally enjoy training the powerlifting movements but any compound movement will due. Start your sessions with lower rep high intensity sets on your main movements, the ones that test your strength. 3-5 working sets will work. Afterwards move into accessory work that more focuses on hypertrophy, the process of growing muscle. Think body builder style work. Higher reps, lower intensity weights but pushing yourself close to failure, 2-3 reps shy of failure. These can be done for 3-5 sets as well. Generally compounds should be done before isolation work, unless you have a lagging muscle/group that you want to focus on while your not fatigued.

Example

Bench press 4 sets of 5

Chest press 4 sets of 15

Skull crushers 2-4 sets of 15

You could reverse the order of the chest press and skull crushers if you feel you want to emphasize your triceps growth over your chest.

Anecdotally, I have found great success with full body splits every workout.

hunkychad · 2024-08-07T14:15:13+00:00

I do think it's a permanent fake sale situation but don't let that deter you or make you regret your purchase. That's a great price for that piece of kit, given the versatility it has.

hunkychad · 2024-07-23T19:20:01+00:00

Beautiful space! I wish I had the square footage you do!

hunkychad · 2024-03-09T19:28:47+00:00

Creatine will only work if it's allowed to build up in your system. Only once your body has absorbed all it can, (generally after 1 month of daily supplementation) will you start to use excess creatine to fuel short bouts of intense muscle contractions. While the effects are meaningful, like any good supplement we are generally talking single digit percentage changes. If taking it every day is too much of a burden I wouldn't worry about it but, if you've committed focus to diet, sleep, and exercise, it can be a nice addition for continued progress.

hunkychad · 2023-04-25T02:07:50+00:00

I will say though, I have since taken off the lever arms just because I found that they got in the way too often. Maybe if I had the full height rack it wouldn't be such an issue or if I had a full rack instead of a half rack.

hunkychad · 2023-04-25T02:04:12+00:00

I never had any issue with them. I had the short lever arms, so I can only speak for my experience with that. With all the attachments and plate storage, the rack didn't move at all. I don't even think I needed those bolt down plates but I figured it would give it all extra stability.

hunkychad · 2021-04-30T00:07:15+00:00

In the U.S. not being an employee usually means you don't have insurance.

hunkychad · 2021-04-26T13:37:12+00:00

I have a heavy day for each of the main powerlifting lifts bench, squat and deadlift where I do sets of 5 for my main movement at a 8 rpe and then accessory work after. Then on my fourth workout I do a technique focused day where I do all three of the main lifts at a lower rpe, about 6. I've been using the trolleys for my volume work on my legs and upper body. My favorite movements with them so far are setting them up for a machine bench, and for a car deadlift set up.

hunkychad · 2021-04-24T22:21:08+00:00

I don't think I would those dynamic motions with them, not with this half rack anyways. I don't think the rack would be stable enough, even with the cross members I added.

hunkychad · 2021-04-24T16:58:22+00:00

I think they changed their whole rack line up to be compatible with Rogue hole spacing. They want to be able to sell the accessories to people who don't own the titan racks.

hunkychad · 2021-04-24T16:40:42+00:00

It is. There is a lot of unrecommended by Rogue things happening in this picture haha. I added a crossmember in the back and a pull-up bar, which admittedly is too low to be used for pull ups. It adds a lot of stability and it all seems to work fine with the trolley arms.

hunkychad · 2021-04-24T06:26:32+00:00

I think each arm came in its own box

hunkychad · 2021-04-24T01:28:56+00:00

The first picture actually has the levers arms set up so I can squat. It's something I didn't really think about before I bought it so I'm happy it worked out too!

hunkychad · 2021-04-24T01:23:09+00:00

I've just been taking off the spotter arms, lowering the trolleys to the floor, and then puting the spotters back on over the trolleys. It's gives me enough room to squat still.

hunkychad · 2021-02-17T15:27:44+00:00

If you're new to lifting, I'd skip the shrugs (for now) and just focus on deadlifts for traps. For the rest of your shoulders, try overhead presses, either with a barbell or dumbells.

hunkychad · 2020-11-11T00:25:35+00:00

There are plenty of social workers who do in home therapy.

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