Getting back into things
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Hello,
I've recently got back into the gym after about a 4-year break. I lost interest after a shoulder injury playing football/soccer. I used to post here a good while back but I need some advice & I know this place is great for it.
I'm in an awkward position. I've read all of the stickies but I'm not sure where I stand on workout routines coming back into it. I still have a good amount of strength and my focus at the moment is losing fat. I have around 20lbs to lose if I estimate correctly. I have been mostly following my old routines that were centered around a progressive overload with the big lifts in Squats, Deadlifts, Bench Press. I've been at this for around two months now doing 3 full-body workouts every other day with a rest day on Sunday.
I am absolutely exhausted all the time and my recovery has been getting progressively worse. My moods and exhaustion have reached the level of almost falling asleep at work and my legs just aren't recovering between sessions now. This is to be expected when in a calorie deficit but someone suggested I might need to focus more on a split routine but I would like to listen to input on this. I have been in a 500 calorie deficit for the past 2 months.
A lot of the stickies seem to be centered around beginners and I'm not entirely sure I fit into that bracket anymore, or perhaps I do still.
Can you point me in the right direction or perhaps link me to some programs that might be more suited?
Thank you
https://ift.tt/eA8V8J September 29, 2021 at 03:43AM Bodybuilding.com Forums
I've recently got back into the gym after about a 4-year break. I lost interest after a shoulder injury playing football/soccer. I used to post here a good while back but I need some advice & I know this place is great for it.
I'm in an awkward position. I've read all of the stickies but I'm not sure where I stand on workout routines coming back into it. I still have a good amount of strength and my focus at the moment is losing fat. I have around 20lbs to lose if I estimate correctly. I have been mostly following my old routines that were centered around a progressive overload with the big lifts in Squats, Deadlifts, Bench Press. I've been at this for around two months now doing 3 full-body workouts every other day with a rest day on Sunday.
I am absolutely exhausted all the time and my recovery has been getting progressively worse. My moods and exhaustion have reached the level of almost falling asleep at work and my legs just aren't recovering between sessions now. This is to be expected when in a calorie deficit but someone suggested I might need to focus more on a split routine but I would like to listen to input on this. I have been in a 500 calorie deficit for the past 2 months.
A lot of the stickies seem to be centered around beginners and I'm not entirely sure I fit into that bracket anymore, or perhaps I do still.
Can you point me in the right direction or perhaps link me to some programs that might be more suited?
Thank you
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