What I'm experiencing isn't a moving of goalposts, it's more so an anxiety about maintaining the level of strength I've already achieved.
I've struggled with this a bit, being relatively new to the gymming lifestyle. I've tried to re-frame it a bit and think: if this is something I want to do in the long long term (which it is), then how much effect is missing one workout actually going to matter?
Can you be sure they're not?
Unless you are on PEDS you most likely are overworking your ability to recover. Taking a week off or missing the occasional workout will actually help you lift more due to the increased recovery period. Of course there are diminishing returns as your body slowly atrophies back to baseline, but a week off isn't going to kill you and may even help. Its a marathon not a sprint.
I went through something similar the past year or so because I was so locked in my work-out routine for so many years that when I realized I had to take a long break (wrist/shoulder pain that I should have addressed way earlier until it got unbearable) it felt scary which is retarded in retrospect. I have learned to take breaks way more frequently and I feel much better and I got back to where I was within a few weeks. Every athlete takes time off to recover it's not 365 a year.
You won't lose any muscle if you take a bit of time off, the maintenance level keeps getting lower and lower with each new study, now being just about 2 sets a week, so objectively nothing will happen, and muscle memory exists so even if you lost muscle it comes back much faster, so losing strenght is not gonna happen unless you do something such as taking 2 months off
It's true. I had some wrist pain so I took a couple weeks off and just did some light stuff. Since I did I feel much better, and I was even able to throw some more weight on even though I'm cutting.
Yes, all of my forearm exercises are isometrics, isometrics work very well and they are very good when it comes to generating adaptations at that particular part of the movement (if you want to get strong at holding things, holding things makes you stronger at that than doing a wrist curl), the way you do it is by time, either count the seconds in your head, or use your wrist watch to note the start and finish time, and progress via adding more seconds (which count as reps) or add more weight.
Thanks!
Farmers walks yeah
Foreskin deadlifts, obviously
Hollow body holds are great. You can make them more intense by lifting and dropping your legs slightly, just make sure to keep your lower back straight to the ground.
Not really
Sounds like the perfect exercise for KiwiFARMERS, maybe I should start doing them too. Unironically. I really should.
Hanging out in KF ERP DMs until failure
What kind of room height do you need for rings? You're making me really curious and I might be able to fit some. Do you just install them hanging from the ceiling or what? I'll have to look into this later.
Normally I setup on the swing set at the park, but I've used them in tight spots. If you have enough height to drop into a kneeling hang, it's enough for pull ups and levers. It's no different than a bar except add 2 feet for the rings and some slack. Keep in mind if you keep your straps super short the rings become more stable, cheating the balance part of the movement.
I have about 10 feet of height where I'd want to set them up, should be good I reckon. However, I'll have to look into attaching anchors on the ceiling. I have some other DIY stuff to take care of next week, but I'll look into it and see what kind of anchors I need to buy.
