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I ate something I shouldn't've on Friday and had to delay a very fun exercise session to today which was: (mastodon.social)
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I ate something I shouldn't've on Friday and had to delay a very fun exercise session to today which was:pushup: 21 to failurepontoon pushup: 6 reps to failure eachpushup: 6 to failurepushup: 3 to failurepushup: 2 to failurechest flies: 25 to failure eachtotal volume: 4,765kgit's so simple and short yet intense and (for me) effective. the rep counts and volume don't matter, only the rules do:1. do all sets to true failure2. maximum six sets total3. maximum three breaths between sets

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[–] [S] 1 point 1 day ago (4 children)

since I switched from training high volume I have gained 8.5kg of muscle over 6 months which I haven't seen since the first year I began. weights or calisthenics, the progress rate is the same; all I need do is keep to my 3 rules, and take 3 days of rest between training days. it's been a game changer for me. I am going to make a video about it tomorrow, because cutting my exercise by 90% and getting 8.5kg of surprise gains was very cool and there might be people interested to hear about it.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 day ago (1 child)

    I got laughed at when I talked about aiming to get these kinds of gains 5 years ago. by my boss at the time, a bodybuilder who competed in those kinds of pageants. I asked him why he was laughing and he had the manners to apologise and explain that he just didn't think it would necessarily be possible. I suppose he thought my +15kg goal unrealistic but since back then I've reached and exceeded it which is nice for me.the bigorexia is relentless but crikey you learn a lot.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 day ago* (1 child)

    not every weightlifter will be in a similar position where they are addicted to the rack and massively overtraining. but for those who are, they might be able to try what I'm doing and get similar results.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 day ago

    what a terrific hobby. I just wish my guts would came down fully, damn.all I ate was several sticks of fresh and delicious celery with peanut butter, to give myself some fibre and macros without my typical carbohydrates. but that mannitol in it I supposed messes me up. it was not worth it. I will cook with the rest instead, tastes better anyway.

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