YngHungSFSD saidYou know for me and many guys I've trained with the key indicator of success is if I have progressed my workout from the last time.You are lucky to be young in this regard. Of course when you get older you cannot progress as fast, are more prone to injury, etc. So when I push myself I have to be careful as even lately I was pushing my bench-press and had shoulder pain it took me a good month to get over. Joint pain, back pain, these are the things I have to watch out for and maybe even fall back in weight/reps. I did find though in the last few years, my body is responding to really eating more (protein mainly) and ok, some supplements.
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This is the key bro, record your workouts, and try to improve some each and every time you go, and I guarantee you, DOMS or no DOMS you will grow as long as you eat right and rest.
ActiveAndFit said[quote][cite]YngHungSFSD said[/cite]You know for me and many guys I've trained with the key indicator of success is if I have progressed my workout from the last time.
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I was a skinny 117 lbs at 20 years old when I started but have pushed as high as 180. But in my 30's, at some point I had to ditch the notebook because my progress was so slow it just discouraged me. That is when I switched to a "how I feel" approach. Had I not been such a slow gainer when I was younger, I probably would have stuck with a notebook. At the gym I go to, which can be very difficult to navigate at peak times, you are forced to improvise which can also hinder a strict plan.
YngHungSFSD saidAnother study last year showed that curcumin, the main ingredient in the spice turmeric is effective in reducing DOMS discomfort, most likely due to anti-inflammatory properties. Good news if like curry.Hah! This nutrition/supplement information is really good news. The stuff I am taking now has some of those things in it. I wonder if fish oil is mentioned anywhere in there since it has anti-inflammatory properties?
anticliche saidThoughts?BTW, your arms and shoulders are looking real good there Mr.
A&FI was a skinny 117 lbs at 20 years old when I started but have pushed as high as 180. But in my 30's, at some point I had to ditch the notebook because my progress was so slow it just discouraged me. That is when I switched to a "how I feel" approach. Had I not been such a slow gainer when I was younger, I probably would have stuck with a notebook. At the gym I go to, which can be very difficult to navigate at peak times, you are forced to improvise which can also hinder a strict plan.
obscenewish saidThis is the thinking behind HST -- that it's not the actual load but progressive loading that increases muscle.Yeah, I saw you post on this before and wanted to give it a try, but never have. I probably should get a book on it.
anticliche saidIn other words, if you don't "feel it" the next day, does that mean you didn't work hard enough?
And I don't mean actual pain, like you've hurt yourself, just general soreness.
Thoughts?
obscenewish said
There is an alternative approach. You establish your maximum lifts and then work up to them incrementally (usually in 5 lb increases) over the course of 10 weeks, typically.
This is the thinking behind HST -- that it's not the actual load but progressive loading that increases muscle.
This program also prevents injury since it doesn't require you to push beyond your maximum until your next 10-week cycle, and then it's a relatively small increase. It maintains effectiveness by building in a period at the end of each 10-week cycle, "strategic deconditioning," where you lay off the weights for 10 days or more. It basically has the effect I'm sure you've noticed when you've had to take a few weeks off. You come back to the gym and find the weight you can lift is less but your workout actually seems more productive.
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