Plenty Of good info here. Maybe get out of the gym for a week, do some runs or some stuff at home, push-ups, burpees, prison squats etc. Or as @Grunta ; suggested, book in to see a PT or BB coach who may inspire you to lift that bit extra and train harder than you already are
Yes, some great info.
If anyone does know any bodybuilding coaches around my area, let me know please!!
Pugsley, a rhetorical question if I may.........
What the frig takes 2.5 hours in the gym
Da volume man.
I usually combine one part of the leg and train it for one hour.
Then do an upper body part for another hour. Then stretching, abs and a warm down.
Agreed. If I am still in the gym at the 1 hour mark, I have either gotten distracted talking to someone, or I am training 2 body parts. Most workouts are sub 45 mins.
Agreed. If I am still in the gym at the 1 hour mark, I have either gotten distracted talking to someone, or I am training 2 body parts. Most workouts are sub 45 mins.
I train high volume and low rest between sets, and yes for 2 and half hours straight. I do not stop.
I spend 45 minutes just training my calves!!!!
What would a workout look like of 45 mins of calves/that is non-stop?
Leg Press Calve Raises
x 50 x 50 x 50 x 50
Seated Calve Raises
x 20 x 20 x 20 x 20
Leg Press Calve Raises
90 rep dropsets x 4 sets
Seated Calve Raises
70 rep dropsets x 4 sets
BW Standing Calve Raises
x 15 x 4 sets
10s Rest Burner Sets
x 10 sets
Recovery between sets/stretching and warm down is your 45 minutes right there.
I do that twice a week.
When you say you tend to train higher volume sets @Davepuppies ;, what does 'high volume' generally consist of?
I would typically do 3 or 4 different exersizes per body part.
each exersize would be 6-8 sets.
first set would be 15-20 reps, then with each set i increase weight and decrease reps, but typically never drop below 8-10 reps on last set. Eg incline press. First set 40kgs, second 60, third 80, 4-5 100, sometimes the last maybe 120kgs for slightly less than 10 reps.
rest time between sets no more than 45-60 seconds.
high volume by my mind is high reps, not high weight. Focus is on the pump and contraction.
hope this explanation explains my definition/ thoughts.
Could you post a pic of your calves?
Yeah mate, always curious about other peoples strategies. At the outer limit there that is a fair few sets per body part/muscle group, but as mentioned you manage to keep your workouts fairly brief. Are you generally doing one group per session but training 6-7- days per week? I reckon I'd struggle to get two groups at similar volume done in under 90 nmins +...
I tend to be a lower volume advocate in theory but in practice tend to blow out over time. Then I'll reassess my routine, cut back and things creep out over time lol. An extra exercise here, extra set there... That being said I'm only training 4 days at the moment (for the most part).
Yeah mate, always curious about other peoples strategies. At the outer limit there that is a fair few sets per body part/muscle group, but as mentioned you manage to keep your workouts fairly brief. Are you generally doing one group per session but training 6-7- days per week? I reckon I'd struggle to get two groups at similar volume done in under 90 nmins +...
I tend to be a lower volume advocate in theory but in practice tend to blow out over time. Then I'll reassess my routine, cut back and things creep out over time lol. An extra exercise here, extra set there... That being said I'm only training 4 days at the moment (for the most part).
Yes, typically one body part per session, but sometimes 2. If I do two, it is the assisting arm muscle that has already been worked in the primary workout, I am just taking it further to fatigue, eg triceps after chest, or biceps after back.
its a 5 day split, sometimes 4. Not scared to miss a body part here and there.
my wife and I just had our first child 10 days ago, and I haven't trained in 2 weeks, but will go to 3 sessions a week on my return,mbutmdoingmwo bodyparts and longer sessions.
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