EP 193 - Maturing in the gym and more w/Everett Justin and Dave

Bacon Bibles Barbells Podcast

What does maturing in the gym mean to you? How have you changed as you've gone from noob to advanced?

• That the biggest dudes typically aren’t the scariest or most intimidating. For the most part they’re the biggest of homies

• No pain no gain is only good to an extent...knowing your body and how far to push is more important than keeping up with someone else.In my youth I pushed too hard, injured myself, lost most gains, went back and said "congrats, you're stronger"

• Keeping it at 90% consistently is way better than 110% and needing a break or dealing with pain. Been there done that. Spend good amount of time on flexibility, mobility and warming up now.

• That you don’t need to go all the way to muscular failure on every set to get great results. What I mean is that you stop 1-2 RIR instead of going all the way to the max on every set. I think you should go all the way to failure on the last set of whatever exercise you’re doing

Do you prefer training in a group or alone? Do you feel like you get the same workout when you are chatting it up between sets? Have you ever trained with a partner who kept you on track during the workout where you weren’t resting too much between sets? Do you prefer training alone in a gym setting vs alone in a garage gym setting (Big Z, “I train alone because it is harder”)

Recovery - let's rank each modality

• Get A Massage.
• Eat Dark-Colored Fruits.
• Eat Leafy Greens & Cruciferous Veggies
• Foam Rolling
• Do Hot/Cold Therapy
• Get Extra Zinc
• Take Post-Workout Protein
• Eat High-Quality Protein At Every Meal.
• Active recovery - Non-strenuous aerobic or physical activity, such as walking, swimming, or yoga
• Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
• Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
• Compression garments
• Electromyostimulation
• Red-light therapy
• Sleep
• Eating enough
• Hydration
• BCAAs or Electrolytes
• Mobility/stretching