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Overthinking is my middle name Bryce š thanks for your answer to my essays! Have a great week much appreciated
Brilliant thanks Bryce. Yeah for my cut during the last 6 weeks I removed all things I couldnāt recover from such as drop sets and no way was I doing finishers. Just bread and butter. But then strength took a little dive in the last weeks as my weight randomly dipped as calories increased. Just took a deload as I went on quite an aggressive hiking trip in Canada that even though it was time off hypertrophy for almost a week (bodyweight only) I know my body as a whole needs aid in recovery so Iām training just one set per exercise for a few more days until I feel fresh to start with a accumulation phase if needed to ace mechanics of new movements for a few weeks before pushing to failure sets for phases 2 and 3. So I will do as suggested and ease it slow especially in the next few weeks and see how I respond. Just nervous to loose anymore as I figure out my maintenance/small surplus to take me into my bulking phase. Thanks Bryce
So just one more Q. Would you taper bulking with phases such as smaller increments in initial mechanical dialing phase and phase 2 and then bump up a larger amount to aid phase 3 to include drop sets or more volume? Or are they 2 separate entities? Should your bulking be anyway related to the volume of training you are doing? Intensity I always aim to fail but phase 2 with less volume so intensity is always there if you know what I mean
Sorry also should add I am already in what the app considers surplus calories for my weight and height but thinking if for a few weeks aim a little higher until we are somewhere a little ‘less scaryā itās a few KG but I donāt like being this lean at all. And Iām not lean lean. Just not where I want to be. And I feel like I lost too much muscle as my performance started to dip at the end even when I was eating more but weight going down still.
No need to apologize Joe and I appreciate your answer š to be honest itās not a huge problem. Iām not aesthetically driven and Iām more performance focused so whilst it doesnāt hinder my performance leg vs leg I think itās just going to be one of my quirks. Thanks joe š
Just actually searched for ACL on here and found a bunch of other wonky doers like me with muscle imbalances from ACL reconstructionš„²
Question I have: your replies focused a lot about matching reps with strong leg but I donāt want my strong leg to come down to balence with the weaker leg, but I would like (of course I would lol but probably not viable) to bring my weak leg up. Itās only on this one exercise pattern that is slightly weaker but not on RDL. So is doing more volume by 2 sets on weaker leg on curls not the best method of attack? To be honest Iām greatful I can workout and I did put in the work for rehab. Mostly visible difference more then strength.
Thanks so much Bryce. To be honest all my loads are still increasing although Iām in a cutting phase. So Iāll probably stick here for a while until things taper. I think for me Iāll stick with the 2 sets on hack just out of personal preference. I seem to go into 2 sets with more motivation and perform better at 2 sets then if I were it I did 3, I think itās half mental, half Iām just wiped out, so Iāll keep that as thatās good for my progression. Cheers Bryce
Donāt know where you are in the world but with the birds I can hear in that answer it sounds beautiful!
Thanks Bryce, so in terms of your answer, I will have a look at the set up for my next leg session to see what type of split variation I can use to get that knee as far from the hip. My ankle mobility is a limiting factor without the use of wedges to hit the quads so Iām thinking Bulgarians wouldnāt be suitable if I am correct in thinking. Iāll have a look back at my set up. Once again Thankyou Bryce for answering this especially on a weekend. Really appreciated.Havnt listened to Joes or Bryceās response yet but just wanted to say heart goes out to you Tom. Itās understandable your heart isnāt in it at this exact moment as your heart has been shattered by something quite traumatic. Just wanted to say keep going man. You are obviously aware of some really great positive steps like reducing your time on social media and spending time with the kids. Gym will always be there to focus on when your ready. Your head matters as much as your heart. Also your kicking ass especially as a cancer survivor. Iām a stroke survivor (in my 30s š„²) keep going man. Your Mojo will come back in time as you heal. Your stronger then you think
