posted Sun, 09/24/2023 - 17:29
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Lack of gym time and wanting to start a cycle
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For the next 5 months I will only be able to hit up the gym twice (Tue/Thu) a week and I can only do suspension training at home in the am. I have been doing two traditional full body routines with about 35 sets or so. I have about two hours on these days. I do vary up tempo and reps/exercises but I know I am probably leaving gains on the table.
I was thinking of starting a cycle but I don’t know if it is possible to get enough of a workout to make it worth it. Should I hold off until I can do I higher volume program?
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If it were 5 weeks then I would say hold off, but 5 months is along time and you can do a simple 10 week cycle with pct and be ready for another after the 5 months. If I had a specific goal in mind, lets say to gain the most size I can, I would certainly run a cycle to maximize my results. Me personally when im on cycle it changes my mentality and I always want to work out, its like motivation overload and my workouts are usually always better, more focused, determined etc. I have an inexpensive set of dumbells at home ive had forever that ill do workouts with for arms and shoulders, standing, sitting on a kitchen chair. I do my ab workouts at home watching tv. And cant forget about pushups, close grip, wide grip, feet on the couch. Since youre asking the question and seem to want to I say why not and try it, see what works for you. I would keep it simple, test and d-bol, or test and anavar, or even just test.
Thanks, this is what I am thinking as well. I just posted my planned cycle which is test and var.
DamikeIf you get a set of adjustable dumbells and a bench you could do your shoulders, bi's/tri's at home. Then do the bigger body parts like back, legs and chest at the gym if that helps taking out the gym commute time one or two days a week.
This is something I was also considering. I think waking up at 4:30 is going to be the right answer. I don’t think I would wake up fully if I don’t leave the house and get myself pumped up on the way there.
I have a friend that ran a test only cycle and used the P90X videos. He got fuckin shredded. If you can stay disciplined, I promise you that system really works, but that shit ain’t easy. My ass is too lazy for that shit though.
Damn, I remember bootlegging dvds of that back in the day.
I agree with everyone here. Wait until you can get a proper workout routine for the week. Not saying to spend 3 hours at the gym. But i dont see much benefit doing a cycle to just do some at home workouts. Definitely do the home workouts and stay active. Just dont see benefits in running gear for that style of training.
People sometimes have the illusion that you need to be in the gym like 3 hours a day to get a good workout in. You can get a good workout in an hour if you go hard in the gym. And say an hour a day like 5 days a week would probably.be sufficient for a decent cycle. But yeah just hold off until you can get more time. I know work schedules and whatever else is going on in your life can be crazy but you might be able to find an hour a day for 5 days if you really try.
I can get an hour in the morning but it would mean 5-6 hours of sleep a day. Not sure if that would be worth the trade off.
In my opinion, anything more than an hour is overtraining.. I think some people rest too long or socialize too much in between sets. I get 7-8 exercises for 3 sets in under an hour, six days per week.
Yeah I feel your struggle. Honestly I don't know what is the best advice to give you.
5hrs of sleep is a good night for me.
Same here, and I’m at the gym at 5am every morning. It sucked at first, but second nature now
I could never do it. Fasted cardio early in the am when prepping and I still hate it. Can't do the weights that early
Mornings suck for me but not going daily sucks more. Two days a week has been miserable. I feel like I haven’t worked out for weeks when I have 4 days off.
After seeing all the replies I think I need to just suck it up. I am going to try to fit in an hour at 5 am every day and see how it goes. At least I shouldn’t have to wait for a rack.
I know I have nights like that, do you feel you are recovering enough long term? If I do just an hour every morning for an hour and then my tue/thur 2 hours, should I even bother with a rest day?
I'm still getting bigger so I must be recovering enough. Absolutely no reason to be in the gym for 2hrs. Actual workout should take around an hour give or take a bit. Rest day? Never heard of it.
I think everybody should have at least 1 rest day a week to let your muscles recover.
When it starts to feel like I have been hit by a bus and really start dragging ass, then I take an active recovery day
Often times I can go 2-3 wks straight until I hit a wall, then I need a little R&R. It is the CNS that really needs to recover. Muscles always seem ready to go, especially with GH/IGF in the mix.
Wait until you can schedule in a decent workout routine. No way you can incorporate any type of progressive overload into a routine lifting only 2-3 days/wk.
Thanks, I guess I already knew it but hoping it wasn’t the case. I guess I will focus on my lagging muscles until my time frees up.
stolenbases_sdI personally would hold off. You wanna consider how costly a full cycle can be and you also wanna consider how much time and preparation it takes to do it correctly. Assuming you want to get the most out of it of course. Why are you unable to workout more than twice a week?
Unfortunately I am limited by others schedules, some family commitments, and a new large project at work. I possibly could add a third day early in the morning on Saturdays but I am not sure that would be consistent.
I don’t like the idea of losing 5 months of potential. Does anyone on here manage to see good gains on a biweekly routine? If I free up a third morning once a week would that provide enough volume assuming full body routines running 2-3 hours?