In the old days...pre-internet I got my information from magazines. I remember an article in the old Ironman or maybe it was Hardgainer which laid out a basic routine. Then it told you to stick to it until the next issue of the magazine came out in 2 months. 8 weeks of consistency.
Now we do not get new information every 2 months....it comes everyday, every hour as the RSS feeds pump out new stuff. We are distracted. Try this, try that.
What we need is not just habit but consistency. Stick to some basics for a while. Sleep. Eat well. Walk. Train some basics Don't swap from programme to programme, diet to diet, approach to approach. Just keep going...
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Personally I used to take on an off vitamin d/c/k2/fish oil/probiotics and b12 once in blue moon. Kinda interesting that now that I barely take anything and it seems like my skin is better, i sleep better,less dull headaches and I don't seem to get heartburn as much. I really wish they could figure out if we really need to supplement at all if you are basically eating a healthy diet.
Im sure you don't worry about the k2/fish oil that much because of butter and real fish?
Amazing how vitamins fade out if you are just eating real food!
I am in agreement with you that patience and consistency is what matters. After that genetics will let the chips fall where they may. Too many get distracted, and then end up on a vain search for the "magic bullet" either in the next big routine, diet, or worse still, supplement. I can speak from experience, because that was me. As tempting as the "latest" training technique may be, I now give it a passing glance. I'm convinced that most of the "new" stuff hawked on the internet or in the muscle media, is merely produced in order to keep people employed, rather than produce anything that offers results above and beyond. In my opinion, the material by Bill DeSimone is the only innovative stuff that has been produced in recent years.
If I may close by asking a question. You say that you only resistance train once a week. Could I possibly ask you what your current routine looks like in terms of exercises, sets, reps and time it takes to perform? Keep up the good work.
My routine is heavily influenced by Bill. This week was:
Dumbell split squat
Dumbbell row
Push-up
Side raise
Lying tricep extension
Hammer curls
Planks
I sometimes do timed static contractions as a pre exhaust.
One set for each move, to failure.
I also walk about 4-5 miles a day and usually more on a weekend
Did you ever do twice a week HIT? I now consider it for improved conditioning and maybe hypertrophy.