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Arms Like Garth - a weight-training wire

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EarlyRiser 18 Jan 11:40am, 18 Jan 2025 1,573 posts	Quote Pin EarlyRiser No Garmin for me, sorry folks. I've done a couple of sessions with bench press since last comment on being stuck* at 60kg and tactically how to move forward. Thanks @Gooner and others for advice and ideas. My linear progression routine is for 3 sets of 5 reps. So here's how I intend to do it. Stick with target weight across all sets, and if (when) can't make 5 reps, add additional sets to make up total volume. Even if I end up doing singles. Then I get used to heavier weight and have done planned volume. It's much like switching from 3 sets of 5 to 5 sets of 3 on a heavy day in a heavy/medium/light programme. * got to say I'm only relatively stuck and in no way discouraged. At my age progress is bound to be slow, but I'm seeing it in both lifting and in running. Temporary sticking points are inevitable. So no complaints here.
HappyG(rrr) 18 Jan 7:57pm, 18 Jan 2025 51,784 posts	Quote Pin HappyG(rrr) I'm sooooo sore after doing first Body Pump for a couple of years on Thu night, and cross country today did not go well, with tired legs and a sore back! I guess even with super light weights, doing moves that I haven't done for a while too its toll! G
quimby 19 Jan 1:31pm, 19 Jan 2025 6,782 posts	Quote Pin quimby I don't understand why nearly every time I have some sort of DOMS it causes me issues sitting down on the toilet. Is there science behind this, I wonder?
Nellers 20 Jan 4:28pm, 20 Jan 2025 44,562 posts	Quote Pin Nellers It's because it's funnier that way, Quimby. A slightly more successful session today with the preset workout set up on the watch with rest where they were supposed to be. I then got the option to edit the sets during the rest, which is a much better plan. Unfortunately I missed the bit about pressing stop to confirm the edit (pressing stop during an activity has always been a big no-no previously!) so I still had to do it again afterwards but now I know and I'll be better again tomorrow.
Gooner 21 Jan 11:44am, 21 Jan 2025 23,113 posts	Quote Pin Gooner It is a bit counter intuitive coming from cardio activities but you get used to it. I've had about a week off from weights due to water rescue training last week into night shifts and having some form of germs colonise me since then. Hoping to go for a run tomorrow and get back on it by the end of the week though so doms doesn't have the chance to creep back in...
Gobi 21 Jan 12:50pm, 21 Jan 2025 81,997 posts	Quote Pin Gobi I don't use the watch beyond timing my session Legs week 2. More misery for an endurance athlete
Nellers 21 Jan 1:45pm, 21 Jan 2025 44,567 posts	Quote Pin Nellers Well that was almost perfect. I was able to edit the reps in the rests and I even upped the weight on push press and was able to edit that "live" too after the first couple of sets. I find that I get lost counting to 4 sets when I'm not concentrating so the watch with a preset session is ideal for keeping me on track @Gobi. It might be just a novelty as I've only had this option on the new watch since last Thursday!
Gobi 21 Jan 3:57pm, 21 Jan 2025 81,998 posts	Quote Pin Gobi @Nellers I write my entire session from memory after I finish it and my 20/30 mins of YOGA I have been training for a lot of years(1990 was my first time in a proper gym)
Nellers 21 Jan 5:04pm, 21 Jan 2025 44,568 posts	Quote Pin Nellers You've got a better brain than me, @Gobi. I'm the same in the pool. Even with a workout set up on the watch I'll have to keep checking how many lengths I've actually done!
EvilPixie 21 Jan 5:13pm, 21 Jan 2025 61,482 posts	Quote Pin EvilPixie When swimming I get my garmin to bleep every 100m so I know roughly where I am I never properly managed a swim workout 🤷‍♀️ I’ve not tried a programmed strength workout