Pragmatic Bodybuilding - Ep. 1 

I love this, thank you for sharing. It sounds like you’re getting a much needed break where fatigue has been toned down and now you’re able to express performance in the gym and more importantly out of the gym that much more. You are now mastering what I refer to as Supply/Demand 🔄. Again, love hearing about this and thanks for sharing.

Have you gained muscle from this, are youre gainz better than before? And what have you done before?

Isnt it more of, you’re pushing yourself more more than the low volume? If you adapted your current mentality but increased the number of sets to 9-15 then you’re in your sweet spot?

@@apeinto5637why would 9-15 be better and based off of what context? Not saying it’s not better, but there does need to be reason for an approach and individual trial and error.

@@apeinto5637 It's not a pushing myself more thing, in the past when I was doing 15-20 sets for back day it was really common to have my forearms cramping the rest of the day due to how much I had pushed myself, I really did go all out, (I've always prioritized form/cadence > weight, still not light weights though). It made it really difficult to have any sort of progressive overload, low volume has allowed me to make sure that progressive overload is on the forefront of it all + it ensures I'm really honed in whenever I'm doing the few sets of the targetted muscle group, which is just really hard to maintain with quality on a higher number of sets workout. Also recovery has been awesome, and the pumps which I originally assumed wouldn't be that big since less sets, are actually massive, better and more intense, just 10/10 experience.

We dads have to stick together and keep priorities in order 🤝

@@jeffalberts7968 that’s right! Family first! And also strong relationships = less stress which only helps our physical progress

@@wesrobinson7506100! When the gym gets more important than real life we have issues and that’s not as transparent as it needs to be on social media. Real talk. We keep spreading the knowledge 👊🏻

Thanks my friend. I think I need more work on my RU-vid skills than my physique, but like training, slow and steady progression 👍

Thank you sir!

Thanks, I really appreciate this and I look forward to paying my experiences forward.

It’s going to be an awesome experience for us all and thank you for the support!

You’re in great hands as Berto has helped me immensely over the years. The rating system for each session is a nice tool for sure. Personally, I keep physical and mental notes as to how each exercise went in regards to load, reps and the overall quality. Those notes help guide myself session to session. I’m sure you’ll get more in my head in future episodes as I take a deeper dive.

@@jeffalberts7968 thanks Jeff!

Thanks on all levels. Do my best to keep up the consistency 👍

Thanks so much and I look forward to sharing more 👍

Thanks for watching and welcome to the series and the channel. I can relate man, I'm just like most people, a regular guy trying to lift and live life. Just keep in mind, optimal is never truly static and doing something particular rarely applies to all the masses. Optimal is what we can do in the moment at our best and that can look very different person to person.

@@jeffalberts7968 thanks for the words of wisdom. There’s so many different ways to train ,some one says one thing then another top athlete says the complete opposite. I just aim to do enough so I can recover from it….

At some point I’ll be touching on my daily flow with nutrition. Unlike you, I don’t require a ton of calories (I gain really easily), so my issue is more restraint than eating more. As far as busy, most of us are just that as we all have lives to live and we have our constraints. With that said, protein shakes don’t take that long to get down to ensure you’re covered there, fruit juice can come in handy (if digestion allows) for quick carbs, and nuts (if you’re not allergic) are a healthy fat source that pack quite a punch calorie wise. Just a quick example how you can get in fairly quick and easy calories. Again, I’ll share my flow in a future video. Have a great weekend!

@@jeffalberts7968 Thanks, Jeff!

@@passthebutter3🤝

Thanks, it's good to be back!

Thanks and let’s go!

You’re more than welcome. Hv a great weekend!

Yes sir! Giving back as much as I can!

@@jeffalberts7968 here for it as always 🤝

Thanks. It’s possible I’m sure as long as there is plenty of overload. Tbh, I see all training methods/styles as its own baseline and from there the goal is always to progress. Where many get stuck on is trying to debate which is best period and imho it’s more about which is best under the current circumstances. Yes, I do enjoy full ROM and do utilize lengthened partials on some movements at the end of some sets. J-Reps, another term/system for partials and I’m sure have utility dependent on the context.

For sure!

All noted and I’ll aim to touch on those aspects a bit for sure. I have a flow in mind with these videos in the coming weeks. Thanks for the ideas, it’s appreciated.

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Sorry to hear about the breakup, not easy at all and I know those feels going through divorce back in '11. For me anyways, training was my outlet, something positive in my life that gave me purpose in a dark time, so I held on to that tightly. Didn't matter if I was progressing or not...just getting outside of the house and moving weight felt therapeutic. Keep lifting to keep yourself moving :)

Yes, it’s going to hit more upper back (including the traps) along with the rear Delts as well. The lats to a lesser degree as they’re assisting in the movement. It’s a solid exercise where you can really eliminate momentum, leveraging and saving the lower back/legs for leg days 👍

@@jeffalberts7968 Thank you Mr. Jeff! I'm definitely going to try it on my next pull session!

You got it! Hope it goes well

@@jeffalberts7968 Thank you so much!!!

Thanks E ❤️ ‘25 is going to be the teams best year hands down, I’m excited! Let’s go 🚀🤝