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Yeah beer is pretty much the mortal enemy of lifting weights! It has too many calories, farks with your hormone levels/blood pressure/cholesterol etc and isn't the greatest motivator to lift heavy things.

 

One thing that can be applied to lifting weights is planning. If you have a plan with a goal and clear steps to get there then it is easy to be consistent.

 

I use this website to generate a program and I found using 90% of my 1rm with the minimum progression on the lifts seems to work ok for me.

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Yeah, definitely need to dial back the beers. I never used to drink much at home, unless I had friends over etc. I think it was the retic saga that broke me and pushed me towards alcoholism haha.

 

I have a workout plan, the physio on site set me up with a decent one with lots of variety...but I guess I've never really set myself a lifting goal per se. More so how I look, as opposed to how much I want to be able to lift. Hmm...

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well, any goals are good. try to pick something measureable, like say "bicep/waist/quad/calf measurements" etc

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I think it's important to have goals to work toward, rather than just go to the gym and do a bunch of exercises. It'll keep you focused and provide you with a reason to be there when you don't feel like going. Here's a thought; what's the point of going to the gym if you don't have a reason to be there?

 

1 hour ago, .Stripes. said:

More so how I look, as opposed to how much I want to be able to lift. Hmm...

 

Diet has more effect on body composition than lifting weights does. Myfitnesspal is a great tool for tracking macros and calories. If you don't have a set of kitchen scales then get some on your next grocery day. You don't wanna be lifting all these weights and not get the most gainz out of it. :)

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To weigh food? Stuff that. The only scales you need for fitness is the one to weigh you, not your food :stirthepot:

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Yeah, I'm not keen on going to that extreme. Food's always been such a struggle for me that I really want to get to a point where it's easy/simple and I'm not on and off crash diets.

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There are three parts to making gainz.

 

Training,

Diet,

Recovery.

 

If any of these are neglected then the results will be sub par.

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