Our Physical Fitness

[Scribe]

Is a day between those two leg days sufficient rest for you? I also notice (in the second scheme), that you have a day of "heavy legs" followed by a day of deadlifts and squats, followed by "heavy legs," followed by another day of deads and squats. That seems like a lot to me, assuming I'm not missing something.

Yeah, surprisingly for me. When I say heavy its heavy to me, with bad knees. My leg press is only at 540 for example.

Honestly I have a hard time getting my legs sore, because my knees/back will give up before I can push the muscle.

 

[darjr]

Yesterday. Still taking it easy on legs. Am I the gym bro?!

 

[Scribe]

Back was the order of the day. Decent enough, I had to cut back on my last Pulldown sets, I'm going to schedule a Physio and Acupuncture tomorrow.

I also, as I have made the claim and so now must, will go to the gym tomorrow at 5am for my first 2-a-day.

 

[darjr]

Row

 

[AlexofBarbaria]

2-a-day?

Mon - Cardio/Dead/Squat/Core - Chest
Tue - Cardio/Arms - Heavy Legs
Wed - Cardio/Dead/Squat/Core - Back
Thur - Cardio/Arms - Heavy Legs
Friday - Cardio/Dead/Squat/Core - Shoulder/Chest
Sat - Outside Hike/Walk/Sauna
Sun - Core/Total Body/Stretch (Yoga?)

Yeah? Thoughts?

Are you trying to make your thighs big enough regular pants don't fit anymore?

That's a lot of leg work!

What's your plan for deads and squats in the mornings? I assume since you have heavy leg days separately, these would be light sessions? More like technique work or circuit training or something? If so, seems doable (with pain and adaptation).

If squats and deads are heavy or close to failure, this would destroy me.

Back was the order of the day. Decent enough, I had to cut back on my last Pulldown sets, I'm going to schedule a Physio and Acupuncture tomorrow.

I also, as I have made the claim and so now must, will go to the gym tomorrow at 5am for my first 2-a-day.

Good luck!

 

[Scribe]

Are you trying to make your thighs big enough regular pants don't fit anymore?

Its already getting to a point where I'm going to need to buy new clothes lol

The point of the morning leg work is mostly to just activate that testosterone boosting effect (assuming that is still an accepted benefit...) but yes its going to be light work, aimed at slowly increasing joint strength because I've got bad knees.

Just finishing my energy drink and off I go.

 

[Scribe]

Yeesh, this is going to suck for a bit.

1. I'm not a morning guy.
2. I start work pretty early.
3. Uhh, I'm not a morning guy.

Workout was fine, body didnt want to respond so its going to be a bit of a ramp up. I'm going to have to go earlier as well. Gym was empty till about 6am, then all the chipper 'I love the morning!' people showed up and I wanted to die.

Loading up supplements and food now before work starts in 20 min, yeah this is an adjustment.

Legs this afternoon.

 

[Scribe]

The shadow of Tuesday's leg press is still felt. I need to get some serious stretching in.

Tomorrow, big stretch in the morning, then chest and shoulder in the afternoon.

 

[AlexofBarbaria]

Home workout yesterday. I call this my backup workout but it seems as effective (if not more) for upper body than my gym workouts. Weighted pushups feel better than any chest press/machine in my gym.

Still adding a rep or two most exercises most sessions. Only one I'm really stuck on is chin ups. Took me a moment to realize it's because I'm gaining weight, duh.

Home Workout:
Dumbbell Reverse Lunge - 75lb x 12, 12
Single-Leg Dumbbell Stiff-Leg Deadlift - 75lb x 12, 12
Chin Up - b.w. x 12, 5+4+3
Handle Pushup - 20lb x 15, b.w. x 10+5
Dumbbell Floor Fly - 55lb x 11, 8+3
Lying Dumbbell Triceps Extension - 55lb x 11, 9+2
Dumbbell Concentration Curl - 27.5lb x 16, 12+4
Lying Lateral Raise - 17.4lb x 14, 11+3
Single-Leg Dumbbell Calf Raise - 37.5lb x 22, 18+4

post workout selfie!

 

[darjr]

Proof of Gym. Well after in the parking lot.