I recently lost all interest in lifting weights and getting bigger and it's been making me super depressed because even though I don't enjoy lifting anymore, I still want to be happy with my physique (put on about 14lbs of muscle and fat over the year I enjoyed lifting but it made a pretty huge difference), and these, of course, are two opposing wants, so I was wondering if anyone knows any sports that would be good for holding onto upper body muscle?
If not, then assuming I never trained legs or abs in the year I was enjoying lifting (which I didn't), if I did as many chin-ups, push-ups/dips, lateral raises and inverted wide-grip rows as possible at a time for three sets, every day (or if that would just result in over-training then 3-4 times a week), would I be able to maintain my physique? And if that wouldn't work, then how about: bench press 3x5, shoulder press 3x5, lateral raises 3x16, chinups 3x8, inverted wide-grip rows 3x12 twice a week? Or better yet: bench 3x5, shoulder press 3x5, lateral raises 3x16 once a week, and chinups 3x5, rows 3x5 and inverted wide-grip rows 3x12 once a week too? On top of that, I already intend to keep my nutrition good, and I know I only need to eat at maintenance, but do I need to eat as much protein as I did before?
I know it sounds like a bit of a cop out me trying to go to the gym as little as possible but if I don't enjoy it anymore but wanna still be happy with the way I look then I've got to do some form of training but honestly I just wanna do as little of it as possible - better than quitting altogether!
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02-17-2020, 04:16 PM #1
Lost interest in lifting but want to maintain my physique.
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02-17-2020, 04:50 PM #2
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02-17-2020, 05:19 PM #3
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02-17-2020, 05:41 PM #4
Doing as many chinups, push-ups/dips, lateral raises and inverted wide-grip rows as possible at a time for three sets, every day sounds as grueling as lifting.
Hard to comment on your exact workout ideas since have no idea what your physique is like or what it took you to get there. Why not just experiment with your current lifting routine at similar weights but less volume and less frequency and see how you maintain your physique and then adjust accordingly?
You should still try to get enough protein, whether you need to eat as much as before depends on how much you were eating.
Seems silly to take up a sport like rockclimbing or select gymnastics just to maintain only upper body mass.
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02-17-2020, 07:36 PM #5
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02-17-2020, 08:04 PM #6
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02-17-2020, 11:20 PM #7
I agree with this comment.
OP, not to be harsh but this sounds like a load of BS to me. If you want progress, you need to progressively work harder. If you want to lose gains, work less hard (and less intelligently). If you want to stay right where you are, work as hard as you did to get there.
You can't say 'how can I work less hard than I have to achieve this physique, but still achieve this physique". Think about it, if that were possible, then you wouldn't have had to work hard in the first place to get to where you are.
td;lr - Two options here:
1) If maintenance is the goal, train just as hard and intelligently as you are currently with your current level of maintenance calories and protein intake ,but without worrying about progressive overload as much.
2) If training as lazily as possible is the goal, realize that the objective becomes damage control rather than maintenance.Some regular lifting posts (IG) - @rsid_97
My Growth Stimulus Training journal - https://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?t=175699161
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02-17-2020, 11:25 PM #8
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02-18-2020, 03:30 AM #9
It sounds like you have a bigger problem than workout choice.
Phrak's variant of Greyskull LP (Google it) is possibly the most minimal workout that exists, combined with some kind of sports activity/jogging and sensible diet you should still maintain looking fit/healthy. But I urge you to see what you can do about your bigger life-issue, because it sounds like you are having a tough time of it currently.
If you need to seek help, then there's help out there and it's way easier if you get help early.
Otherwise take the other suggestions to find a sport you enjoy, you need to find your mojo again!
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02-18-2020, 03:31 AM #10
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02-18-2020, 04:08 AM #11
I have to say gymnastics (for both upper and lower body) ... but that's not a sport just anyone could take up, as an adult, and reap all the benefits it has to offer. They do offer beginner classes for adults in many local training facilities, but you still need strong mobile joints, among other strengths, for example. And most have to start this sport very young in order to receive all it's benefits. So, for these reasons, I'd say boxing or some discipline of mixed martial arts would be the logical option It's obvious I have a bias for this sport!
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