Two years of Mark Wildman's Nerd Math / Tetris of Training

[juancarlos]

@dawn16

never work out same muscle groups 2 days in a row

That's a bodybuilding thing where the aim is to wreck the targetted muscle and then you need time to let it recover. But especially with "less is more" approach, you can train several days in a row. You just need to recover at some point and Wildman's strategy leaves room for that.

 

[harveyboy81]

@benthebeliever Congrats man! What kind of swing volume are you working up to at each weight?

 

[benthebeliever]

@harveyboy81 In his swing video, Wildman suggests using density cycles (adding more reps per set) rather than volume cycles (adding more sets) so I kept adding reps per set till I reached the maximum he recommends (10 sets of 20 reps).

I'm also alternating heavy / light with the 26kg being "heavy" and the 24kg being "light." Not much of a difference, but I've already maxed out the density cycle on 20kg. Maybe I should crank it up to 28kg for my “heavy?”

 

[harveyboy81]

@benthebeliever I thought you might be doing something like this -- in this case, your progress is a lot better than it looks just based on weight. 10 sets of 20 reps is pretty intense!

 

[wakemantk]

@benthebeliever It isn't slow progress, it is safe and consistent training. Very well done!

 

[asaelc]

@benthebeliever It’s very easy to look at YouTube or Reddit and get caught up in the physical feats of others. What’s really important is to focus on progress in your own life. Even Pavel would agree that strength is not a number, but a skill and a mindset. Awesome work. Keep going.

 

[danbranson]

@benthebeliever How did you run it? Did you go by the books training five times per week? How many times did you stall out on the different exercises and build up from 'the bottom'?

 

[benthebeliever]

@danbranson Day 1: Swings and Getups

Day 2: rest

Day 3: Squats and Clean/Presses

Day 4: rest

repeat till strong

 

[danbranson]

@benthebeliever Surely you haven't been following his nerd math squat, right? The swings, getups and cleans I can get behind... But 20 sets of squats is madness!

 

[hariel]

@benthebeliever I have switched to barbell now because i felt like the KB Progress was way to slow. But consistently training for the rest of the life will still be extremly benefitial for you. So keep going. But i still would suggest, that you try to bring this numbers up. If you are able to work with a 32kg bell every aspekt of your life should also get improved.