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vinceftw t1_j5jhge6 wrote

Reply to comment by TheDismal_Scientist in LPT: To get the most muscle/sculpting for your buck at the gym, focus on compound lifts—the exercises that recruit multiple muscle groups. You only really need overhead press, bench press, squat, deadlift, rows, dips, and maybe pull-ups. These will give you most workout for the energy you put forth. by [deleted]

If you're reaching cardiovascular failure before muscle failure on compounds you're either fat af, 80 year old or extremely unfit which all mean you'd need the extra cardio.

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TheDismal_Scientist t1_j5jh7cq wrote

Reply to comment by vinceftw in LPT: To get the most muscle/sculpting for your buck at the gym, focus on compound lifts—the exercises that recruit multiple muscle groups. You only really need overhead press, bench press, squat, deadlift, rows, dips, and maybe pull-ups. These will give you most workout for the energy you put forth. by [deleted]

For hypertrophy? Of course isolation/machines are better. Stability + isolation means less fatigue, means muscular failure comes before cardiovascular failure (which tends to be the opposite with big compounds)

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GuardianMike t1_j5jgeqz wrote

Reply to LPT: To get the most muscle/sculpting for your buck at the gym, focus on compound lifts—the exercises that recruit multiple muscle groups. You only really need overhead press, bench press, squat, deadlift, rows, dips, and maybe pull-ups. These will give you most workout for the energy you put forth. by [deleted]

This isn't great advice. Bench press is one of the poorest exercises you can do for building muscle as it provides almost zero range of motion in the chest. Deadlifts are great time savers, but zero top-level professional athletes use them & you'll never see them recommended by any physio because of how much they contribute to lower back issues - which are now everywhere.

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vinceftw t1_j5jgcty wrote

Reply to comment by TheDismal_Scientist in LPT: To get the most muscle/sculpting for your buck at the gym, focus on compound lifts—the exercises that recruit multiple muscle groups. You only really need overhead press, bench press, squat, deadlift, rows, dips, and maybe pull-ups. These will give you most workout for the energy you put forth. by [deleted]

You gave solid advice at first and then you said isolation and machine exercises trump compounds. What?

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SandMan3914 t1_j5jfzo3 wrote

Reply to LPT: To get the most muscle/sculpting for your buck at the gym, focus on compound lifts—the exercises that recruit multiple muscle groups. You only really need overhead press, bench press, squat, deadlift, rows, dips, and maybe pull-ups. These will give you most workout for the energy you put forth. by [deleted]

Get some training on how to do compound lifts properly. A beginner with poor form is asking to get hurt

Compound lifts will get you your most bang for

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justanotherdude68 t1_j5jfta8 wrote

Reply to LPT: To get the most muscle/sculpting for your buck at the gym, focus on compound lifts—the exercises that recruit multiple muscle groups. You only really need overhead press, bench press, squat, deadlift, rows, dips, and maybe pull-ups. These will give you most workout for the energy you put forth. by [deleted]

There’s…there’s actually people that don’t know to stick to compound lifts to maximize gains and minimize time?🤯

I’d argue you could cut out the rows and dips, but pull ups are an absolute necessity. It’s the upper body version of the squat.

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CoolInvestigator t1_j5jfotu wrote

Reply to comment by humvee911 in LPT: A good financial habit to get into is treating money as hours of work. Ask yourself how many hours of work something would take if you buy it. The awareness of the amount of time you put into purchases helps reduce compulsive spending. by humvee911

Struggling with loneliness I'd rather spend money eating at a restaurant even with strangers than alone. I am guilty of the lifestyle creep. I got ski lessons this year for the first time in my life. I can barely afford them but I justify it that I will be able to socialize doing something exciting.

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vinceftw t1_j5jfhj6 wrote

Reply to comment by dfreinc in LPT: To get the most muscle/sculpting for your buck at the gym, focus on compound lifts—the exercises that recruit multiple muscle groups. You only really need overhead press, bench press, squat, deadlift, rows, dips, and maybe pull-ups. These will give you most workout for the energy you put forth. by [deleted]

What is very slow? It helps building muscle for sure but lifting faster has benefits for strength, explosiveness and athleticism.

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roquentin92 t1_j5jfdlv wrote

Reply to comment by GimmeAMalt in LPT: To get the most muscle/sculpting for your buck at the gym, focus on compound lifts—the exercises that recruit multiple muscle groups. You only really need overhead press, bench press, squat, deadlift, rows, dips, and maybe pull-ups. These will give you most workout for the energy you put forth. by [deleted]

Semi-factual information that is only relevant if you prioritize body building aesthetics almost exclusively and above all else. Essentially.

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Dwindling_Odds t1_j5jexw7 wrote

Reply to LPT: A good financial habit to get into is treating money as hours of work. Ask yourself how many hours of work something would take if you buy it. The awareness of the amount of time you put into purchases helps reduce compulsive spending. by humvee911

And use your after-tax income to do the calculation. You might earn $30/hr, but after Social Security, State, and Federal taxes you really only get to spend around $20.

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Callec254 t1_j5jeqst wrote

Reply to LPT: A good financial habit to get into is treating money as hours of work. Ask yourself how many hours of work something would take if you buy it. The awareness of the amount of time you put into purchases helps reduce compulsive spending. by humvee911

Another good tip from Dave Ramsey: Pay cash for things. You're far less likely to hand over a physical 10$ bill at a restaurant for some worthless appetizer than you would be to just put it on the card.

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Afferbeck_ t1_j5jejli wrote

Reply to comment by GimmeAMalt in LPT: To get the most muscle/sculpting for your buck at the gym, focus on compound lifts—the exercises that recruit multiple muscle groups. You only really need overhead press, bench press, squat, deadlift, rows, dips, and maybe pull-ups. These will give you most workout for the energy you put forth. by [deleted]

To me, it's average joe gymgoers trying to train with hyper specific bodybuilding methods that are really only relevant to professional bodybuilders on lots of drugs and who are able to train multiple times as long and often as it's their job. And who've trained for a decade plus and have generally built a solid base of strength and skill in compound lifts. It's some skinny or fat kid who can't do a pushup talking about how you gotta do shoulder raises with your pinky out to really use the muscle etc.

The same but opposite in the weightlifting world was the trend for people to want train like the Bulgarians did. ie max attempts in the competition lifts and squats multiple times per day 6 days a week and doing literally no other exercises. Conveniently forgetting the drugs and the fact that it was their full time job.

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TheDismal_Scientist t1_j5je7wr wrote

Reply to comment by Afferbeck_ in LPT: To get the most muscle/sculpting for your buck at the gym, focus on compound lifts—the exercises that recruit multiple muscle groups. You only really need overhead press, bench press, squat, deadlift, rows, dips, and maybe pull-ups. These will give you most workout for the energy you put forth. by [deleted]

As I say, it's like training for a marathon with sprints, it's easier to program doing the same three compounds 3x a week. But doing even a half decent isolation split with adequate intensity is always going to see more results.

E.g. doing one shoulder, one chest, and one tricep exercise is going to look a lot better than doing one bench press after a month or two

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JR-90 t1_j5jdzgb wrote

Reply to LPT: A good financial habit to get into is treating money as hours of work. Ask yourself how many hours of work something would take if you buy it. The awareness of the amount of time you put into purchases helps reduce compulsive spending. by humvee911

I like to break down the price on usage. Let's say I spend 1000 euros in a good quality bed made to my liking and is expected for it to last ~10 years, so price is ~0.27€/day. Can I afford that to sleep comfortable and get a good rest every day? Yes.

On the other hand, let's say I spend 600 euros in a waterproof jacket but I live in a place where it only rains heavy enough to use it twice per year. Even if it lasts me 10 years, why pay 25 euros per usage?

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LogiHiminn t1_j5jdkv8 wrote

Reply to comment by dfreinc in LPT: To get the most muscle/sculpting for your buck at the gym, focus on compound lifts—the exercises that recruit multiple muscle groups. You only really need overhead press, bench press, squat, deadlift, rows, dips, and maybe pull-ups. These will give you most workout for the energy you put forth. by [deleted]

Also control the eccentric portion (the “down” movement). Like curls, or bench, don’t just drop the weight. Control it, keeping tension in the muscles throughout the entire range of motion.

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Afferbeck_ t1_j5jd4kb wrote

Reply to comment by TheDismal_Scientist in LPT: To get the most muscle/sculpting for your buck at the gym, focus on compound lifts—the exercises that recruit multiple muscle groups. You only really need overhead press, bench press, squat, deadlift, rows, dips, and maybe pull-ups. These will give you most workout for the energy you put forth. by [deleted]

Why do you think you can't look good with compound lifts? An untrained person has a far greater chance of causing a significant change to their physique by focusing on say dips and pullups than they do trying to hyperspecialise on bodybuilding isolations. The guy that goes from zero to 15 pullups (or ideally added weight) has a much better change than the guy who adds a few notches on the cable curl.

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Next-Age-9925 t1_j5jczg9 wrote

Reply to comment by Afferbeck_ in LPT: To get the most muscle/sculpting for your buck at the gym, focus on compound lifts—the exercises that recruit multiple muscle groups. You only really need overhead press, bench press, squat, deadlift, rows, dips, and maybe pull-ups. These will give you most workout for the energy you put forth. by [deleted]

I hear what you are saying, but time under tension absolutely matters. Going more slowly would be beneficial for someone new to that concept.

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Wd91 t1_j5jcv9c wrote

Reply to comment by moonunit99 in LPT: To get the most muscle/sculpting for your buck at the gym, focus on compound lifts—the exercises that recruit multiple muscle groups. You only really need overhead press, bench press, squat, deadlift, rows, dips, and maybe pull-ups. These will give you most workout for the energy you put forth. by [deleted]

I do tend to agree about the "sculpting muscle" phrasing tbh. For most people "sculpting muscle" is just cutting down on snacks and cola.

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