Am I the only one who's passionately about lifting but consistently makes bad decisions? My training bouts over the years usually go as follows:>train moderately hard, make modest progress>get impatient or cocky, lift way too hard, try stupid shit>get injured or have life get in my way>take everything down a notch, start doing calisthenics or try another form of activity for a while>eventually slowly slip back into lifting>the cycle repeatsand this is how I'm kinda stuck with a somewhat developed physique & strength but never reach truly impressive levels.It feels like you either need to have a perfect life / roid / be a genetic outlier to go above a certain threshold of mediocrity.
>>76713118>am I the only one that's a retard and can't properly commit to lifting like a sane adult so I need to make excuses for why I have the mentality of a whining pre teen who thinks lifting is a 24 hour jobftfyand yes
>>76713118>get impatient or cocky, lift way too hard, try stupid shit>get injured or have life get in my wayThat is the problem of most amateur lifters, yes. Get a trainer or coach, they exist for a reason. You NEED to do this if you always fall in the same pits alone.Your problem is you don't know how shit is supposed to be done as in volume, intensity, exercise selection. So you will always overdo it because you listen to trolls on the net or manga authors. You need much less training than you think you do and you absoutely need to learn how to program a routine.Research how athletes do this and keep in mind they are alll doping.
>>76713202I spent many years pursuing this hobby, tried many things and basically learned directly from my mistakes (or rather found out what can fuck you up) and here are my general takes:>low-moderate frequency is quite adequate for natties (say 2.5 workouts a week)>don't go heavy too often, you should pick weight that allows you to do at least 10 decent reps in the first set>moderate and well distributed volume, best no more than 3 sets per exercise>spine loading exercises like conventional dl, squats, heavy OHP are not worth it past some basic competency in your novice phase>if you introduce a completely new exercise, build up intensity/weights very slow, even if you feel like you could do more>bulking too hard will not only make you fat but also enable you to lift way heavier which will significantly increase the chance for injury>gains past mid-intermediate stage will be slow af and you need to account for that>if you stay really consistent, take a week off every two months or so>high intensity and post failure techniques work quite well but will wreck you long term, don't go to failure too often>occasional deload won't hurt anything but your ego>your ego is usually your biggest enemyIt's nothing groundbreaking, but you'd find a huge influencer with an opposing view for each of these points, so some things need to be learnt the hard way. Armies of dyels with heavy duning-kruger and high on noob gains spouting radical bullshit don't help either.
All of this shit like volume is trivial to figure out, the only real problem I ever had was how to actually do the exercise with proper form.Some exercises I straight up cannot do without having joint pain the next day.
>>76713118I am the same wayI am repeating starting strength for the unknown time right now and making good gains though
