Exercise Number Considerations for MUSCLE GROWTH

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This was exactly the information I needed. I have a pretty simplistic plan and I have been progressing really well with minimal variations but I was starting to feel a bit beat up. Started varying my reps/load between sessions (heavy lower rep/lighter higher rep), which helped for a while longer, but feeling beat up again. Will swap a couple of exercises in the coming weeks to manage my fatigue. I probably need more recovery as well to be honest. Haven’t deloaded in a long time.

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Great stuff. Im now training at home, and realize all i need for my back workouts twice a week is 5-6 sets of dumbbell seal rows, and 5 sets of pull downs. All i do is change hand positions. There’s something to be said about getting into a groove when doing 5-6 sets of an exercise instead of switching exercises too frequently. You wind up doing 4-5 different exercises because you think every angle needs to be hit because someone on youtube told you so. My back workouts have never felt this good.

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​@@IWantToStayAtYourHouse same for me. I wasn't even doing more than sets of 6-8 cause I didn't have the strength for months but still built a Vtaper.

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This dudes knowledge is pretty incredible. I don't even lift weights. But I do Calisthenics and apply it on that. Horses for courses!

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Yes. Everyone of his videos is amazing. As I listen to all this information I'm trying to assimilate it. Would be nice to hear all of this specific to Calisthenics as that is all I do, on rings. I think I'm doing okay for me. 2 pull, 2 push, 2 core+legs with 1 each day so a total of 6 days/week. It's about a 1 hour workout plus a warmup with 10 exercises, 2 sets, around 8-10 reps per session for a 60 minute workout. 60 different exercises in total for the week but with overlap of muscle groups though no single workout has the same exercises. I'm thinking this prevents undo fatigue and injury as it gets some slightly different muscles involved with the overlapping variations. All of this is very individual of course. How about you?

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@@stevencologne3974 that's not a bad way to go. But it has it's pitfalls due to tracking. I personally do the same simple workout each week of push/pull/legs. Each consisting of 4 or 5 exercises. It's very easy to track your progress this way. Periodization is very important though. Just make sure you have your volume Hypertrophy and strength phases in place. You literally can't go wrong. 👊🏽

[@stevencologne3974]

​@@ninjasrose1653 It's all been a great experiment with all the exercises. Admittedly I knew I was doing something different as I wanted to try everything. Ha. I have some form of tracking with my customized Strong App but it's more of a general sense of improvement. And I agree I can benefit from fewer exercises for this purpose. And as Dr. Mike says, keep the other exercises in your back pocket to mix things up and not get stale as you go to a new mesocycle. With this in mind I won't feel deprived knowing I'll get to other exercises at least later and enjoy them then. I'll give some thought to the periodization of it all. Appreciate your feedback! 👊🏽

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@@stevencologne3974 Israetel did a podcast on calisthenics programming with frinks. Search it here on youtube!

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Just crashed at the end of week 3 of a meso I designed. Couldn't make it through my leg workout and feeling beat up from push day. This answers a lot of questions and gives me new ideas. Thanks

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Thanks Dr. Mike. I move from free weight movements to machine movements from heavy sets to lighter isolation but continued intense sets. At times I will stick with one exercise such as a Zercher squat for at least 5 sets and then move to something like leg ext. In other workouts, I might use leg press for 4 sets, cam'ed leg press for two sets, and then finish with goblet squats for 2 sets, adding as I feel needed. I might start with light leg press working up in weight then going to the back squat, for lower reps. Always intense, always breathing, with pulls and blows to clear the co2 and into my next set. I normally run around 16-18 sets in 40 min and 25- 27 sets in an hour. But at 62 I have to be careful not to overdo. Most of my training is full-body but broken up over thigh /chest day 1 and back /hams day 2. I will mix in shoulders, arms, calves, abs and sometimes take one day for those. Much of the time I will hit say, the leg press and then go to Hammer Chest press, then back to leg work, then back to chest work. I document each workout, sets / reps, seat heights and so forth.

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never in my life have I seen a breakdown of exercises like this...gonna try it even though Im scared I wont benefit from it...but the point of the sfr and mind body connection is on point....

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I literally am a beginner and have been so overwhelmed because I want to start strong and this took so much of the stress off of me. I had friends and teammates suggesting all kinds of things and I'll go from one exercise feeling torn to pieces and others totally fine and having no clue how to find a happy medium because I don't feel knowledgeable. Thank you.

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To make it simple, find an exercise that allows you to push weight and an exercise that gives you a good pump for every muscle.

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I had the problem for a while of stalling in progression. Moved away from the "weighted vest assisted" bodyweight exercises to a dumbbell routine that has 3 different routine days and growth started again. Little lighter weight but I think my body was just crapping out doing the same stuff for months. I did some bodyweight monday and had actually gotten stronger after using the lighter dumbbell exercises for a few months.

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My exercises for legs are : 1. Barbell Back Squat. 2. Barbell Romanian Deadlift. 3. Barbell Sumo Deadlift. 4. Barbell Hip Thrust. 5. Leg Extensions. 6. Seated Leg Press. 7. Hamstring Curls. 8. Machine Standing Calf Raises.

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I enjoy working out so I do 3 to five exercises per body part. 4 sets of each. So anywhere from 12 sets 20. My traps are weak point so I do three exercises for that I know it's Overkill but I am on gear so I don't run out of steam or worry about converting over to cortisol. I make sure I get really good hypertrophy and I like to be sore after workout.