Damn I feelwhen I go a week without lifting
I've mostly done running/bodyweight exercises for the most part. And I don't eat a lot of Fast Food anymore, which always seems to make me feel

Damn I feelwhen I go a week without lifting
With 25s of bodyweight exercises much can be doneI've mostly done running/bodyweight exercises for the most part. And I don't eat a lot of Fast Food anymore, which always seems to make me feel![]()
Agree, I concentrate a lot more on:
Bench
Deads
Squats
Pressing
Hardly any machines nowadays, no dedicated arm day either, not done flys in ages, lots of various moves I used to do to "hit the muscle at another angle" I have cut out.
With reverse pyramid on the above focus my strength has gone up weekly and I feel fresher for ever gym session, I also have cut down from 5 times a week to 3 times a week this is helping me big time, I am fully refreshed thus being able to lift heavier and better.
"Quality over quantity"
Gone are days for spending 2 hours in the gym 5-6 days week
I just got back from Anytime Fitness down the street after signing up for their two-week free trial. It's the first time in four years I've worked out anywhere other than my university gym (not counting those two weeks in August when I went to a Crossfit gym to take a Ninja Warrior class).
I didn't have any problems with them honoring the whole two weeks, which I've heard was a problem at some locations. The doors are always locked, so I have to ring the doorbell to get in, which means I can only go during staffed hours (Monday-Thursday 10-7, Fri-Sun 10-4) or pay $25 for a key pass, which I might go ahead and do since my works hours are crazy the next two weeks.
It's a much smaller and different gym than I'm used to, but they have a decent amount of equipment. I went around 10:30, and it wasn't too busy, so I didn't have any problems waiting for anything (they say their peak hours are 5-9 AM, as opposed to 5-9 PM at my university gym). They have little spaces for machines for each body part, a small free weight area, a classroom, and upstairs deck with cardio equipment. What's weird is that they don't have any dedicated deadlift platforms, benches, or squat racks, and instead just have a "functional fitness zone," which is a big rack with four spots to rack weight for bench and squats, and some open area to do deadlifts. I guess this makes sense given the size of the gym, but it's kind of awkward if you're trying to max out. There weren't a lot of plates there either, so it was kind of a pain to add weight because I didn't want to take too many of the 45's.
Also, they're right next to a nail salon, so they say don't drop the weights too hard or the stuff will fall off the walls in the salon and they'll get mad, so that's a pain if you try to max out on deads, or try to do a lot of drop sets.
All that being said, I still got a decent workout in. It was leg day, and like I said it wasn't too busy at all, so I didn't have to wait for anything. And they're cool about moving stuff around, so if there's no benches in the "functional fitness area," I could just grab one from the free weight area, or take one of the rowers from the classroom and move it outside.
I've been getting back into chest and back workouts after about a year and a half off.
This week, I was bench pressing 135 lbs for 10 reps. Sad numbers and humbling.![]()
Well, I had surgery on my shoulder and took a lot of time off weight resistance exercises.I'm pretty much with you, maybe worse off.
What would be a good starting weight for an incline newbie? I doubt I'll be able to get 135lbs up for 4 sets of 10. My upper body strength is beyond terrible because I really haven't dedicated any time (ever) to building chest or back muscles.