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@dszumera Well if you're getting 2 hours of walking each day and you're lifting 3-4x a week then you're just overeating.

@4eyedfenix Seems like your intensity is low so higher volume works. I say this because if your intensity was high you wouldn't be able to do the same weight for the same reps so many times in your workout. If you start to increase your intensity then I would look to lower the volume. As for...

@dszumera How much daily activity do you get outside of the gym? From what I understand, truck driving involves very long hours of sitting and driving. If that's the case for you, I'd be more strict with my diet. Atm, it seems as if you're eating 3 big meals, 2 snacks, and a shake a day. I'd...

@bogdanpnw Upper, Lower, Rest, Upper, Lower, Upper, Rest. The last upper day is a bit more arms-focused.

@jmcali The hypertrophy range is anywhere between 5-30 reps. The 6-12 rep range is probably the most commonly used and is what Eric Helms recommends. I enjoy pairing that with the 10-15 rep range, especially if I've already hit that specific muscle group in the 6-12 rep range at least once in...

@perciville If you enjoy it and are progressing, then keep doing your thing.

@bobwhite Yeah, gonna depend on the individual for sure.

@bobwhite Just personal experience. I've ran some minimalist programs in the past with higher frequency and volume and ended up getting some elbow pain from constantly doing barbell bench press and shoulder pain from pull ups. But when I add more variation to my workout, those pains don't occur...

@tp243 This is true too. I've definietly hit a wall or a plateau much sooner when I do minimalist workouts.

@revbillw You can get overuse injuries by doing the same exercises repeatedly for a long period. In terms of bodybuilding, it's unlikely that 6 exercises will build a full physique. But seeing that you're a beginner, you can build a good base with 6 exercises for now, depending on what they are.

@theodor98 Upper/Lower splits always ended up taking too long for me. The best solution I found was either spreading the back volume out by including upper back work with leg day or starting leg day with arms.

@kashiek Sure, I'll dm it to you but it's a program that I made up for my specific goals and the exercises are the ones that work well for me and my joints. However, the principal movement patterns are there so you can substitute the exercises for the ones you enjoy.

@unity14 I run the same split as you. My upper day one is 2 back movements (pull and row), 2 chest movements (press and fly), 1 side delt, 1 tricep, 1 bicep and 1 ab movement. All are 3 sets with varying rep ranges. Upper day 2 is 3 back movements (2 rows and a pullover. My goal is to add size...