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  • millennial fulcrumfalcennial@mastodon.social
    Jun 26, 2026, 5:45 AM

    since I reduced my time spent weight training by 96% (21hrs to 50min per week) my rate of muscle gain has increased 600% (2kg per year to 1kg per month).

    I have never seen overtraining put into numbers before, only ever the conceptual principle. this surprises me because I had expected the difference to be only modest. I am calling the experiment a success. I wonder how long this new rate of growth will last. it is a ridiculous difference. but the body seems happy with it and so am I.

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  • millennial fulcrumfalcennial@mastodon.social
    Jun 26, 2026, 5:50 AM

    I thought I would sorely miss those 3 hours of strength training per day, because it was so much fun, feels very good, and provides my main mental healthcare. but no, turns out I am just as happy on the couch eating high calorie foods and playing videogames. I am filled with excitement for the growth days to pass so I can get into my next weights session.

    bizarre how wrong expectations can turn out be. it goes to reinforce the importance of experimenting to test the veracity of them.

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  • millennial fulcrumfalcennial@mastodon.social
    Jun 26, 2026, 5:55 AM

    I am definitely stronger from the change in how I lift weights. but the endurance factor which was very high has been sacrificed, which is fair enough.

    but I can train that back in later. as Mike Mentzer (the person whose training method is the basis of my experiment) said, "why not get 20 inch arms first, and then worry about the details."

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