Message from @wolfwood
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Coming up to the "failure" point
There's a zillion different workout gurus out there. Find someone you believe is worthy, and who has accomplished what you want to do.
For me, Mark Rippetoe was my go to source for info for the first 6 months I was in the gym.
Based on your tip, I will try to do the more vigorous cardio after the resistance, in order to prevent muscle soreness...
Another issue is that my available times to work out are either a] on my two days off, or b] after work. There is no way I can do it before work, I have never been a morning person, and that is a habit I will not be able to break. So that leaves after work...but I usually get home tired and very hungry (especially w/ these salad lunches). Of course, if I eat my normal dinner, I can't work out afterwards. Should I just have a small snack, work out, then go home and have dinner?
That's your call man.
It's your goals, your body and needs to be your motovation.
I'm a wake up 1 hour earlier than necessary to get the gym done kinda guy.
I'm a "hit the snooze button as much as I can" guy
And a night owl. I get a big energy boost a few hours after dinner.
No energy in the morning.
Experiment with your schdule, meal times, etc.
Find what works, and make it a routine.
If you can get yourself into a routine, it is much easier to keep the routine.
That's the rub
Trying to figure out the best schedule.
If I did have a pre-workout snack instead of dinner, any suggestions
I dunno man.
Btw I'm going to try to translate this starting strength routine page into a worksheet that I can check off...
Starting strength is about getting measurably stronger over time... While building experience in the gym. Learning your strengths/weaknesses and your preferences and strategies needed to get there.
I did the starting strength plan for 6 months when I started. I gained 20 lbs, and a solid foundation.
Thank you for the advice
I need to lose 20 lbs, lol
I will probably have to start with just the bar, lol - apparently they are ~41 lbs?
45
If you're only just getting back into lifting, soreness after your first time hitting each muscle group will leave you with DOMS for about 3 days max.
Getting right back in and working those muscles again per a hopefully good routine like SS or SL will help out.
@wolfwood I went ahead and googled an SS spreadsheet for you to either use or use to help make your own. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1y1BILLe7gMbNzQzm00SGlnynb8lJgTC0wDIRORTJ3cY/edit#gid=0
Looks like it has a calculator for your %'s as well as the logbook portion of it,
What pre-workout do yall use
I've been using C4 and it's almost too much
@JohnStrasser I don't take anything. I hate the jittery feeling from caffeine/stimulants.
I used Hyde for a couple of weeks and it didn't make me feel good. Very jittery, hot, itchy, tingly. Sometimes I drink an energy drink before I hit the gym and I feel great. Most pre-workouts don't even provide me with energy boosts.
@BryceB-ND Thank you, I will have to take a look and compare it to what I made
Tonight I tried out the press and deadlift after watching the videos. I wish I had that Rippetoe guy to correct my form. It's tough to keep the same movement every time.
Good job to be talking important stuff like form.
That mindset will profit you more than "Let's see how much I can load on this bar, bro!"
Right now I'm taking things slow, with different exercises, to see how sore I am afterwards which will tell me what muscles to work on more than others.
And not overloading anything 😉
A way I tell if i'm doing something right...
-The next day, are the muscles sore, that are supposed to be?
-Good
-Am I sore where I shouldn't be?
-I need to change something
Good point
Can I get y'alls opinion on early morning training. I've been doing 0630 boxing training with a trainer buddy of mine, and it's been working but I feel my cardio plateauing and my gains are the going through the same.
Are you eating beforehand?
Getting enough sleep?