Hey, thanks for advice again.
I have done a lot of fairly minimalist in terms of exercise selection routines in the past (and possibly struggled to maintain focus) but there are reasons for the greater number of exercises.
1) I'm not training with a particular strength goal in mind currently.
2) I've been cutting for a few months now and i know from this cut and previous ones that after a while 3xweek linear progression leaves me feeling worn out even at mild deficits. I want to avoid quitting and if my routine isn't strictly optimal because of that but I can stick to it then fair enough.
3) I don't feel that a few accessories cause any harm unless they are interferring with your compounds.
4)I was lifting a lot more weight a few months ago but that was with poor form, I dropped the weights massively to fix that form. I could for instance go in tomorrow and add at least 40kg to my squat and do it albeit with poor form. My progression is almost deliberately slow but, referring back to point 3 for a sec; my legs could lift the heavier weight, it's my tight hip flexors and poor glute activation that are holding me back. Currently I still feel I have more in the tank after my compounds. Doing the fluff exercises keeps me interested, taxes me a little more without having a negative effect on my major lifts. As soon as I feel like I'm struggling on my squats for instance and it's actually the load rather than imperfections in form becoming exagerrated I will more than happily drop accessories.
5) I'm in no rush for anything optimal at the moment. I'm just enjoying eating fairly healthily, going to the gym a few times a week and working up a sweat, fitting into clothes a bit better etc.
I do appreciate your advice and I do think it's good advice. Leg curls for instance are something I'd never have considered on previous routines. I pretty much never did any direct arm work etc. This time however I'm just finding I don't mind it, it adds a bit of variety and tbh things like the arm work must take me 5 minutes tops.
I have done a lot of fairly minimalist in terms of exercise selection routines in the past (and possibly struggled to maintain focus) but there are reasons for the greater number of exercises.
1) I'm not training with a particular strength goal in mind currently.
2) I've been cutting for a few months now and i know from this cut and previous ones that after a while 3xweek linear progression leaves me feeling worn out even at mild deficits. I want to avoid quitting and if my routine isn't strictly optimal because of that but I can stick to it then fair enough.
3) I don't feel that a few accessories cause any harm unless they are interferring with your compounds.
4)I was lifting a lot more weight a few months ago but that was with poor form, I dropped the weights massively to fix that form. I could for instance go in tomorrow and add at least 40kg to my squat and do it albeit with poor form. My progression is almost deliberately slow but, referring back to point 3 for a sec; my legs could lift the heavier weight, it's my tight hip flexors and poor glute activation that are holding me back. Currently I still feel I have more in the tank after my compounds. Doing the fluff exercises keeps me interested, taxes me a little more without having a negative effect on my major lifts. As soon as I feel like I'm struggling on my squats for instance and it's actually the load rather than imperfections in form becoming exagerrated I will more than happily drop accessories.
5) I'm in no rush for anything optimal at the moment. I'm just enjoying eating fairly healthily, going to the gym a few times a week and working up a sweat, fitting into clothes a bit better etc.
I do appreciate your advice and I do think it's good advice. Leg curls for instance are something I'd never have considered on previous routines. I pretty much never did any direct arm work etc. This time however I'm just finding I don't mind it, it adds a bit of variety and tbh things like the arm work must take me 5 minutes tops.
