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I'm on week 4 of not being the lazy fuck I usually am. I started doing 2 sets of 10 push ups, 10 prone back extensions, 10 reverse sit ups, & 10 leg hang/press every day but Sunday & I added 6 flights of down stairs to my week days & Saturdays. I've read that a rest day is necessary for muscle growth. That & it gets tough to power through by day six.

Is the bare minimum, but I've failed to follow though in the past. If I keep it up & prove to myself that I am willing to keep going I may buy some weights & step it up.

I only hope that you all are doing better at keeping fit than I am. I still smoke & drink too much, but at least I

I'm on week 4 of not being the lazy fuck I usually am. I started doing 2 sets of 10 push ups, 10 prone back extensions, 10 reverse sit ups, & 10 leg hang/press every day but Sunday & I added 6 flights of down stairs to my week days & Saturdays. I've read that a rest day is necessary for muscle growth. That & it gets tough to power through by day six. Is the bare minimum, but I've failed to follow though in the past. If I keep it up & prove to myself that I am willing to keep going I may buy some weights & step it up. I only hope that you all are doing better at keeping fit than I am. I still smoke & drink too much, but at least I

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rest day is required for muscle growth

False. It's only required if you train hard. (I don't mean to insult you, I'm just not sure how to word it in other words) What you're doing is good, but it's not training hard. You're doing body weight everything. You're not going to grow very much relative muscle at all, if any. Your body can handle itself, it's designed to.

Rest days are necessary if you do

That & it gets tough to power through by day six.

Eh. Not really. Ideal # of days is 6. I only do 5 because the gym I go to is packed on weekends. I may start going on Saturday at like 6AM though.

e; The 3 things necessary for muscle growth are; mechanical tension muscle damage metabolic stress

https://ioncardiff.com/the-3-mechanisms-of-hypertrophy/

[–] • 2 pts

I get it. I'm not doing much more than maintaining but it's more than I was doing 4 weeks ago. I have no desire to go to a gym. If I need something more to add to a work out than I have then I'll buy it and do it at home.

Thanks for the graphic. That might become a goal.

[–] • 3 pts

Right. And that's good. I didn't start where I am. I took me a while.