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Looking seriously lean, Poppy! You go girl!
Smart.Poppy said:
I am reluctantly having to comes to grip with this myself. At 225 lbs., I am not a happy camper healthwise (high BP, no wind, sweaty) , but strong as I can be. At 210, I feel great and have much better markers, but am significantly weaker. Striving hard to have 225lb strength at 210 with better health. That’s the new goal for me.
I understand completely. It’s a tough titty for sure.
Imo you’re making the right decision. You have a lot to stick around for…
Maybe change up your training to see if you can recapture some of your strength at a lower bw. That’s what I’m tinkering with.
Imo you’re making the right decision. You have a lot to stick around for…
Maybe change up your training to see if you can recapture some of your strength at a lower bw. That’s what I’m tinkering with.
Ok got a cup of joe and breakfast in me…
Referencing old man training:
Me, what works for me with the least chance of injury and most bang for my buck is a bastardized version of westside conjugate.
Chains and bands to overload the mid/top end of the lift while keeping stress off of joints at the lower end.
Pads, boards, higher box height for the “heavier” training. Again, saves joints when they’re at the most vulnerable.
Different grips/stances/bars to keep from getting bored and not do “repetitive damage”.
Lighter weight speed work. Triples at the most. Dead benches. It’ll help with speed out of the hole by training cns to fire more efficiently. Lightish weight to prevent injuries. (These are my fav)
I’ve been avoiding the “grind” like the plague for a couple of years. I’ve found that dialing in training weight where as the bar moves relatively fast will give me (surprisingly) decent strength at the 6 month mark.
This is what I’ve found that works for me…
Referencing old man training:
Me, what works for me with the least chance of injury and most bang for my buck is a bastardized version of westside conjugate.
Chains and bands to overload the mid/top end of the lift while keeping stress off of joints at the lower end.
Pads, boards, higher box height for the “heavier” training. Again, saves joints when they’re at the most vulnerable.
Different grips/stances/bars to keep from getting bored and not do “repetitive damage”.
Lighter weight speed work. Triples at the most. Dead benches. It’ll help with speed out of the hole by training cns to fire more efficiently. Lightish weight to prevent injuries. (These are my fav)
I’ve been avoiding the “grind” like the plague for a couple of years. I’ve found that dialing in training weight where as the bar moves relatively fast will give me (surprisingly) decent strength at the 6 month mark.
This is what I’ve found that works for me…
Very helpful, Poppy! I am less creative than you, but do mix up my exercises and limit myself to four or five different exercises per workout. And many of those exercises call for different grips, such as regular bench versus parallel close grip bench with a “V” bar or dumbwaiter curls with a dumbbell versus standing wide grip curls with a “W” bar. But I do find that if I don’t do certain fundamental exercises at least twice a week–e.g., incline bench, behind the neck military presses, bent over rows, regular back squats–I go backwards. So no matter what, I do those twice a week. And you’re right: that can be a grind.
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