Oct 10 2023 95 mins 1
What does maturing in the gym mean to you? How have you changed as you've gone from noob to advanced?
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That the biggest dudes typically aren’t the scariest or most intimidating. For the most part they’re the biggest of homies
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No pain no gain is only good to an extent...knowing your body and how far to push is more important than keeping up with someone else.In my youth I pushed too hard, injured myself, lost most gains, went back and said "congrats, you're stronger"
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Keeping it at 90% consistently is way better than 110% and needing a break or dealing with pain. Been there done that. Spend good amount of time on flexibility, mobility and warming up now.
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That you don’t need to go all the way to muscular failure on every set to get great results. What I mean is that you stop 1-2 RIR instead of going all the way to the max on every set. I think you should go all the way to failure on the last set of whatever exercise you’re doing
Do you prefer training in a group or alone? Do you feel like you get the same workout when you are chatting it up between sets? Have you ever trained with a partner who kept you on track during the workout where you weren’t resting too much between sets? Do you prefer training alone in a gym setting vs alone in a garage gym setting (Big Z, “I train alone because it is harder”)
Recovery - let's rank each modality
- Get A Massage.
- Eat Dark-Colored Fruits.
- Eat Leafy Greens & Cruciferous Veggies
- Foam Rolling
- Do Hot/Cold Therapy
- Get Extra Zinc
- Take Post-Workout Protein
- Eat High-Quality Protein At Every Meal.
- Active recovery - Non-strenuous aerobic or physical activity, such as walking, swimming, or yoga
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
- Compression garments
- Electromyostimulation
- Red-light therapy
- Sleep
- Eating enough
- Hydration
- BCAAs or Electrolytes
- Mobility/stretching
