(1)At some point, you've got to stop running your head into a wall to get stronger
I have to keep coming back to this over and over. Fuck, it is written on the first page on my journal. It is so easy to get enamored with fitness pages and cool exercises that you either cant or won't do. I know I am truly lost when I am spending copious amounts of time weekly negotiating exercises sets and reps. You know what happens when you dont train methodically? Nothing. You gain close to nothing out of your work.
This also applies to training around injuries. My right shoulder hurts and I can't contracr my abs. What is a better use of my time?
- pressing light weights with my left arm indefinitely
- trying to press baby weights with my bad right arm and nurse the pain
- work on mobility - often - and build up both shoulders while reserving my gas tank for body parts that dont suck
CHOOSE
(2)You cant volume your way to great strength
Short term this is half true. Long term this is VERY true. Ive found that pushing rep goals, rest pause, lifting to failure etc absolutely builds strength and it builds it quickly. It also builds muscle quickly which is very very nice. For me, what this type of training also does is increase the risk of injury and makes me feel TIRED all the time.
Taking a more moderate approach via density as opposed to increasing weight or proximity to failure takes longer to realize changes, but it sticks around longer.
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