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Gyms finally opening here on the 26th! I wonder how heavy (or light) to start back up? I usually start with 60% of my previous cycles heaviest weight, but that is with a week off in between, not 2 months. I know I haven't been doing enough as I have only done pushups, bodyweight squats and pullups a couple times since the gyms closed. I have also lost about 6 pounds of muscle.
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While I have lost a decent amount of muscle too and only doing cardio, I would rather hold out for a month and see how the dust settles first before I go into a closed room with sweat and heavy breathing where air is circulated in a HVAC system.
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If you have lifted for a while and are in "lifting" shape no reason it shouldn't be 90%, even after 2 months. If you are coming back from a true "injury" (surgery or the likes) then yes you should probably dial it back. Get the sand out of your ****** You are in OH....take a trip to Westside....that will cure you.
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We have been back ever since the reopening but it's a small town and there aren't very many people. If I still lived in ATL I may have chosen a different path.
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Monique wears a vest and has been prepping. She’s done pull-ups and pushups throughout this week (no need for air squats) and Thursday she ran a mile with the vest on in 6:19. Her PR is 39 and change.
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Our hall for its occasionally opens. You just need to start and everything will be fine. At first, everything will hurt, but in a different way. I do not advise you to get involved in proteins |
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I've highlighted what I think your major "problem" is. Google law of accommodation weightlifting and read. I am NOT a know it all...I do know a lot though....through lifting for many years like you (this year makes 33), lifting with people much stronger than me, trial and error, reading, etc. A conversion to a conventional WS program may serve you well. There are 2 max effort days (one for a squatting movement, one for a pressing movement) and 2 dynamic days (lighter weight days). A change would for sure do you good if you've been doing the same thing for year. But in addition it may let you be more focused. I am assuming you don't work 7 days a week, and most likely 5. If that is the case you can put your 2 heavy days on your off days, the 2 dynamic days some other time throughout the week, and have a few "extra" short workouts in between. Chuck Vogelpohl about 20 years told me to do this and it has served me well. Up until I tore my pec a couple of years ago I was still setting PR's.
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58:52 murph, chipper-style, no vest. 5:12 slower than last year.
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05-25-2020, 06:35 PM | #2618 |
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Man just finishing is an accomplishment! Good job.
I misspoke earlier....Monique’s pr was 48 and change doing it all the way through (with a vest). Her pr doing it chipper style is 39 and change. Today she did it all the way through and pr’d by 2 mins...46:18. She’s going to do it again either Thursday or Friday chipper style to see if she can beat that 39 and change. Her hand afterwards...
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