i feel like bodyweight is enough to be in good shape

lol Nexus just needs a hug. How's your morning, man?

@secrite well, I mean depends on your goals. Weights are just tools.

i just want to be jacked

Good morning fellers.

Sup

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i don't need to compete

@secrite I wouldn't think bodyweight is enough.

But it depends on the movement. I weigh 225.

@secrite Only thing I noticed after 300 on deadlift and squat is the next day got progressively less fun. Going for volume over max now, myself.

lol

@Five, Seven, and Two Have you ever had so much pain it hurt to walk?

Man I've LOOOOOVE high volume.

high volume seems more logical

20-30 sets. Double sets, drop sets. Burn baby burn.

Super sets, triple sets. Zone out.

@secrite I ruptured S2 - L1 a few years back. My pain threshold is not something you should check against for comparison.

Sheesh.

Lifting took that pain away, so it’s all been shades of “is it as bad as that?” ever since. But, generally, I just fucking hated the random bits of muscles giving out the following day. Gives me flashbacks. So I do what @MufflePuff does, but at 18 per set.

Honestly being jacked seems not worth it. Maybe for me since I'm greedy af. I'm good with 10-12% bodyfat.

@Five, Seven, and Two yeah high volume is fun. I like to switch between high and low. 8-5 reps, 10-8, 12-10.

Sup

@MufflePuff Wholly agreed. Hell, 15-20%’s more than fine for most guys, as long as they’re staying moderately active.

I do sets of 18 reps and then work on adding an extra set in multiples of 3; if I can complete 6, I move to 9. Repeat.

@Five, Seven, and Two yeah lately I'm more interested in overall health. Cardiovascular, eating healthy. Longevity.

Once you gain a nice foundation of muscle, that can go a long way.

@MufflePuff I’m turning 35 this year. Starting to get much more interested in functional strength and cardio; go figure.

Aww shit lol nice man. Thought I was older than everyone else. Just turned 31. Yeah man maintaining **long-term** health is key. The nuts and bolts, fine details.

Lateral movement’s my newest hurdle. That’s a serious sticking point for guys after 30 and a recent talk with my doc — who has some fucking *horror stories* about his longer-term athlete patients’ health — has me looking into those nuts and bolts.

I don’t want my peak earning years marred by a declining health above and beyond the usual ravages of aging.

Interesting. Were there any patterns with those athletes declines?

So, many days per week do you go to the gym?

How many’

I swing between 5-6 days. Right now its five.

Damn

I want to go also 5

But i overslep always the day after

Yeah, actually, the one my doc explicitly pointed out: they’d only do the training specific to what they were doing and that’s it. So runners and sprinters that wouldn’t introduce twist-and-turn or high mobility exercises, then trip once at 36 and that’s it. Career over.

Everyone should make it a point. I love to tell people that if you go one hour per day 365 days of the year, that's like less than 4% of your annual time.

Hmm 🤔

Very interesting.

I go around 2 to 2,5 hours each time