I'm getting back to the strength levels I was at a year ago, thinking it's time to start focusing more on hypertrophy. What's the optimal balance between rep volume and weight on working sets?
I put on a little weight moving back in with my folks, my mother liking to bake. I'm very active generally, hiking, snowshoeing or x-country skiing pretty much daily. Sprinting periodically on hikes. I cut my caloric intake in about half. I started doing pushups, sit-ups and reverse sit-ups a couple of weeks ago, now up to 75 pushups and 35 regular sit-ups, in three quick reps. That and I am more regularly dancing with wooden swords and deer horns. I will be busy building an orchard and big garden this spring and summer. I expect to lose 20lbs of fat and maybe gain 10 of muscle. Turning 50 this summer. I fully intend to have a healthy, fit, 30 more years at least.
I like this algorithmic approach to creating a customized training program based on personal goals and lifestyle. Thanks for not obnoxiously calling things you happen to personally prefer "healthy" like so many fitness contributors out there. Please correct me on this if you think it's important to do so, but I've fairly recently come into thinking that the term health is dependent upon what a given individual is optimizing for. I recently watched the show Chernobyl on HBO (recommend to anyone who happens upon this comment) and watched a dying man who had been exposed to extreme levels of radiation smoke a cigarette as his flesh melted off his face and he embraced the end. I thought, "Man, that's a healthy choice."
I also appreciated the point on how people use literature to convince themselves of priors. It's always refreshing reading material from someone who is keen to avoid this trap themselves.
The tidbit on SV was news to me, among a couple of other points. But I'm going to tell myself I'm making my left ventricle "heuge...the most beautiful left ventricle of our time, larger and more perfect than all the others, even if the fake news refuses to report on it" next time I brave the assault bike. I anticipate this will be highly motivating. Thanks!
"Another set, another couple reps, more weight, increased duration, increased intensity. Just a little bit harder than last time and you’re moving in the right direction."
I'm getting back to the strength levels I was at a year ago, thinking it's time to start focusing more on hypertrophy. What's the optimal balance between rep volume and weight on working sets?
I put on a little weight moving back in with my folks, my mother liking to bake. I'm very active generally, hiking, snowshoeing or x-country skiing pretty much daily. Sprinting periodically on hikes. I cut my caloric intake in about half. I started doing pushups, sit-ups and reverse sit-ups a couple of weeks ago, now up to 75 pushups and 35 regular sit-ups, in three quick reps. That and I am more regularly dancing with wooden swords and deer horns. I will be busy building an orchard and big garden this spring and summer. I expect to lose 20lbs of fat and maybe gain 10 of muscle. Turning 50 this summer. I fully intend to have a healthy, fit, 30 more years at least.
I like this algorithmic approach to creating a customized training program based on personal goals and lifestyle. Thanks for not obnoxiously calling things you happen to personally prefer "healthy" like so many fitness contributors out there. Please correct me on this if you think it's important to do so, but I've fairly recently come into thinking that the term health is dependent upon what a given individual is optimizing for. I recently watched the show Chernobyl on HBO (recommend to anyone who happens upon this comment) and watched a dying man who had been exposed to extreme levels of radiation smoke a cigarette as his flesh melted off his face and he embraced the end. I thought, "Man, that's a healthy choice."
I also appreciated the point on how people use literature to convince themselves of priors. It's always refreshing reading material from someone who is keen to avoid this trap themselves.
The tidbit on SV was news to me, among a couple of other points. But I'm going to tell myself I'm making my left ventricle "heuge...the most beautiful left ventricle of our time, larger and more perfect than all the others, even if the fake news refuses to report on it" next time I brave the assault bike. I anticipate this will be highly motivating. Thanks!
Really like this:
"Another set, another couple reps, more weight, increased duration, increased intensity. Just a little bit harder than last time and you’re moving in the right direction."