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Eureka Moments

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Not a hints and tips thread but basically what little Eureka moments have you had along the way that have had a positive impact on your training? It could be a change in technique, a dieting method or something as simple as a seasoning or sauce you found that turned a bland meal into a la carte dining!

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Training:
- Doing all of one muscle group exercises in a row. For example I used to do back and biceps on the same day. I would do a back exercise (3-4 sets of 8), then a bicep exercise, back to working back, etc. No matter how hard or heavy I worked, I wouldn't feel it in the biceps the next day or 'insert muscle group here'. After some research, I read that pros recommended doing all the exercises of one muscle group, then move onto the next. The theory is that you don't want to work a muscle group, giving it small breaks between sets, then you give it a giant break. You want to keep the blood in the muscle with short breaks. After changing up my workouts to adapt this style, I would get a much better pump and serious DOMS the next day.

Nutrition:
- Adding in an extra shake immediately before going to bed. It only makes sense your body needs protein on tap while sleeping and recovering.
- A daily Joe Rogan kale shake. I went from barely eating vegetables to having double what the average person consumes.
 
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steveP said:
Training:
- Doing all of one muscle group exercises in a row. For example I used to do back and biceps on the same day. I would do a back exercise (3-4 sets of 8), then a bicep exercise, back to working back, etc. No matter how hard or heavy I worked, I wouldn't feel it in the biceps the next day or 'insert muscle group here'. After some research, I read that pros recommended doing all the exercises of one muscle group, then move onto the next. The theory is that you don't want to work a muscle group, giving it small breaks between sets, then you give it a giant break. You want to keep the blood in the muscle with short breaks. After changing up my workouts to adapt this style, I would get a much better pump and serious DOMS the next day.
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I am doing a good routine now (probably the best I've seen) which does the exact opposite. Bench/chins/overheadpress/rows/flyes is one day. Mind you it takes 2 hours per session, and you definitely feel the DOMS.

My Eureaka moment? I was pretty happy when I benched 100kg. I was also glad to hit 140kg.

Now my Eureka moments are adding 2.5kg to my bench, overhead press, chins, main lifts, etc. 5kg is also really awesome.
 
My Eureka moment was being told that the absolute key to any kind of weight training is consistently adding more sets/reps/weight, and being disciplined enough to keep doing the same things, week in week out.
 
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