max1993
Level 4 Valued Member
Hello there,
my name is Max, I'm from Austria and I'm 26 years old.
Short backstory:
I've been lifting for about 10 years, during my last year of lifting, my perspective on my body, movement, and general fitness changed fundamentally. I was a professional canoeist for about 8 years, from 12-20 years of age, and my training was almost exclusively focused on maximizing my performance. But due to my age, and a rather unprofessional coach, I've lost interest in pursuing a real training goal, and rather focused solely on the development of my physique. I began program hopping, trying everything for 2-,3-,4-day bodybuilding split routines, HIT, and numerous other programs. Always searching for the "perfect" program, to maximize my gains in lean muscle. Over a few years I suffered several injuries, mainly in my lower back are, and scapula/shoulder. Looking back at that time, I never was truly satisfied with the way I looked, and as Pavel said, trying to hunt a physique goal will never make you happy, it's just too subjective.
Therefore after discovering Strongfirst, and having a few years on training on my back, I thought I want to switch things up. Simplify my training, don't chase too many rabbits at once, come to peace with my physique, and rather start working on my strength, flexibility, and endurance.
I've got several goals in mind, such as:
Current stats;
Further interests:
I really love long-distance running, namely ultra-marathons, although I'm not yet sure how or if I want to include it in my future journey. There are several drawbacks to long-distance running, and I'm not sure if it's interfering too much with my current training. Well, let's see where my journey leads.
Current training:
3x/week
Upper body push
Upper body pull
Lower body movement
Carry
All movements, except the carry, follow the principle of 10. So 10 total reps per movement, I personally enjoy 2,3,5 the most but I'll switch it up from time to time.
2x/week
Timeless Simple&Sinister
Currently working with 28kg
my name is Max, I'm from Austria and I'm 26 years old.
Short backstory:
I've been lifting for about 10 years, during my last year of lifting, my perspective on my body, movement, and general fitness changed fundamentally. I was a professional canoeist for about 8 years, from 12-20 years of age, and my training was almost exclusively focused on maximizing my performance. But due to my age, and a rather unprofessional coach, I've lost interest in pursuing a real training goal, and rather focused solely on the development of my physique. I began program hopping, trying everything for 2-,3-,4-day bodybuilding split routines, HIT, and numerous other programs. Always searching for the "perfect" program, to maximize my gains in lean muscle. Over a few years I suffered several injuries, mainly in my lower back are, and scapula/shoulder. Looking back at that time, I never was truly satisfied with the way I looked, and as Pavel said, trying to hunt a physique goal will never make you happy, it's just too subjective.
Therefore after discovering Strongfirst, and having a few years on training on my back, I thought I want to switch things up. Simplify my training, don't chase too many rabbits at once, come to peace with my physique, and rather start working on my strength, flexibility, and endurance.
I've got several goals in mind, such as:
- tame the Beast
- Sinister
- 3m broad jump
- a split (both ways)
- and most importantly, treat my training as practice, meditation, and start enjoying the journey again
- not focusing on my physique anymore, it's fine anyway
Current stats;
- height: 185cm
- weight: 87kg
- Deadlift: 220kg
- Squat: 170kg
- Bench Press: 130kg
- KB Press: 40kg
- Pullup: 36kg
- owning simple goals
Further interests:
I really love long-distance running, namely ultra-marathons, although I'm not yet sure how or if I want to include it in my future journey. There are several drawbacks to long-distance running, and I'm not sure if it's interfering too much with my current training. Well, let's see where my journey leads.
Current training:
3x/week
Upper body push
Upper body pull
Lower body movement
Carry
All movements, except the carry, follow the principle of 10. So 10 total reps per movement, I personally enjoy 2,3,5 the most but I'll switch it up from time to time.
2x/week
Timeless Simple&Sinister
Currently working with 28kg