As a sprinter you raise an excellent point, but what about building your client up to have more resilient connective tissue and joints? This could be achieved by box drop jumps where they absorb the force from gravitational potential energy. If the goal is to remain fit and able, then the ability to absorb force should be worked on
@localboys7449 True Exercises like that or plyometrics have a place for sure. A lot of women I work with have had torn ligaments, cartilage issues, or even knee replacements, so for most of them, these wouldn't work. But they could could work for people who have built a strong enough base to then incorporate these pain-free IF it's related to their goal.
I am so glad you addressed this Elan. I was with a PT and doing those exercises were so difficult on one side on my hip and knee. I had to give up on it.
unfortunately scientific literature on muscle hypertrophy doesn't agree with your opinion. This is factually incorrect. Workout with high intensity and adjust volume accordingly
Train to failure on the last set of each exercise is a good guideline 💪🏼 all you need brother. Some people enjoy that extra grind and push, just make sure you manage your nervous system and don’t pass out lol
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I mean, macros are important, but the overwhelming majority of issues stem from most people not even being able to track their caloric intake, which is always going to be the number one predictor for weight gain and loss. For most omni-adjacent diets (and these days, vegan ones easily as well, considering how almost all trace elements and macros are readily available in lots of varied foods), you can pretty much just eat and forget. Yes, knowing about cravings and caloric densities is important, but that just ties back into knowing your kcals. Paired with a generally ridiculous overestimation of daily protein intake for amateur athletes going for lots of noob gains, kcal in vs. kcal out is still such an underrated, simple, and plain accurate mantra, it's wild that nobody is Optimizing macros is for the 10 or so percent who are really, really far ahead in their fitness journey, which can be said about such a sizeable amount of general advice these communities get stunlocked by on the regular. People have some intuitions, of course, but it all goes out the window right quick: we're aware of fresh fruit being mostly pretty healthy, tasty, and filling. Same for vegetables; if there ever was something that magically allowed you to eat massive portions at very little cost for waistline, it's those things. Now ask people how they feel about diet soda versus fruit juices. Or just compare them to regular, say, coke, which has such a bad reputation while still being much better than apple juice, despite the latter being associated with its healthy source. Turns out it's just enriched sugar water. Have people do daily logs so they can see and evaluate progress. Not a one-size-fits-all sort of solution either, some people get heavily discouraged by the prospect of doing glorified tax returns "just" to stay in shape... but most of us would be better off if we just taught our kids to read and absorb nutrition facts. Concerning yourself with macros is already such a high-effort endeavor for all those who can't even be bothered to look up their meals' calories on the packaging, let alone count up individual ingredients during cooking.
It really depends on your body. What I recommend would depend on current or past injuries, pain, mobility and current strength level. For that reason I can't recommend any exercises specifically for you. I do this with my clients. However, in general for Hamstrings doing a hip hinge movement like a deadlift and a knee flexion movement like a hamstring curl would allow for full development of the Hamstrings.
🤣🤣🤣 I don't want you to either. For example, if your max deadlift is 200kg training at 70% would be 3-5 sets of 140kg for 3-5 reps. That's going to be a challenging workout if you're consistently training every week.
I pushed too hard many times and got discouraged or just gave up several times over the years. This was because I had this notion of where I used to be in high school and felt like if I couldn't get close to that then it wasn't even worth doing. But then I'd push so hard that going to the gym was a big deal and something I had to work up the willpower to do. More intensity is how you really build but consistently going to the gym is the most important part. Doing a 7/10 five days a week will net way more gains than a 10/10 2-3 times a week. Take it slow and build intensity as you get more consistent. And don't push yourself too hard until you know your limits or you will injure yourself and never want to go back.
Exactly! If you train consistently 2-3x per week for 1-5 years you will make amazing progress and not get burnt out. I have been training consistently for 11 years now but got 90% of my gains in the first 5 years.
I would disagree. So far, I have worked with over 400 personal training clients over the last 7 years, and a large percentage of them have got injured from being pushed beyond their capabilities by other coaches who were inexperienced or didnt perform a proper screening with the client. How many people have you trained?
I came here to talk smack because the click bait title, but your video was good content! I would comfortably say that The average gym goer who is already achieved a little consistency does not train hard enough. But someone yet to achieve consistency, often does train too hard, so with this I agree with you!
That 3-4 week burnout has happened to me several times. I push myself really hard for several weeks only to get sick for a week. Then I start up again when I feel better only to get sick a week later. So now I work out 3-4 days a week and I break it up into a couple sessions per day if I have the time. Otherwise, it's just one 7/10 session in the morning 3-4 days a week, which hasn't gotten me sick yet!
Sounds good, Curtis. Training to hard causes a lot of fatigue, and that can directly impact our immune system. I have had the same issue in the past. If I trained too much over a 6-8 week period and was also working full time, I would get a cold or a flu.
I assume, the reason for having endometriosis. It's because my mother gave me lots of cortisol during her pregnancy. Now I am planning to take off my Mirena Coil, to start the treatment. Thank you guys for your time and wisdom to help us.
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