For the discussion of bodybuilding and lifting for aesthetics.
@Typo-MAGAshiv right, understood. What about you, are you following one of the programs in the sidebar?
@cantkillfaith if you've been doing nothing your entire life, anything that involves getting off your ass and moving some weights is good
The programs in the sidebar are good for beginners who don't necessarily have a strength coach instructing them
If your goal is to look like late-1970s Ah-nuld (which really isn't necessary), that's going to take years, and you still need to start somewhere.
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Hi, are the routines in the sidebar like 5/3/1 and starting strength good for starting bodybuilding? I thought they were more strength focused, targeting large muscle groups
Swapped out DB for barbell and vice versu and started putting on weight no problem.
Did also change up from 5 reps to 8 for everything after my openers too.
My philosophy is:
Anything is better than nothing, and more is better than less as long as you stop short of hurting yourself.
It’s shocking how quickly you lose your edge when you choose “none of the above’”
@lurkerhasarisen I know how it is when traveling my man. I was shocked when the Loews in Philly and a Marriott property in Scottsdale had free weights. I suspect you'll nail that 400.
better than nothing.
I still find myself poisoned by old, bad, all-or-nothing habits.
I have a home gym, but keep neglecting it (and thus myself) because "cAn'T gO hEaVy!"
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I have an Anytime Fitness membership that’s good at over 4000 locations worldwide, but getting to the gym when I’m working is hard, especially since we get two vehicles for our six-man crew.
The hotels we stay in always have fitness centers, but those are definitely hit-or-miss. In all my years doing this job I’ve only encountered one hotel with a squat rack, and none with a trap bar. I usually end up doing goblet squats with a 50-pound dumbbell. Not great, but better than nothing.
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@lurkerhasarisen That is my issue too has been for a long time. Fortunately, the job I have now doesn't involve air travel, just within the state, and the city I go to the most has a gym where there's a code on the door and you can go whenever you want.
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Since my job requires so much travel, it’s all I can do to maintain. I set a PR of 355 in January 2024, and here I am a year later at essentially the same place.
My issue probably won’t be trying to get gains too fast, but being able to be consistent enough to get any at all.
In 2024 I was on the road frequently up until August, at which time I had a break that lasted until November. November was busy, but once my last mission ended I’ll be off until the second week of January. Then it’s balls-to-the-wall for at least six months, which means that my ability to follow my training routine will be significantly compromised. I’ve been thinking about ways to change up my training to compensate for the irregularity that’s coming my way.
When I’m not traveling I’m highly disciplined, but maintaining on the road is hard.
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