Thanks mate. Really appreciate this video. Ive been lackluster for too long, always wanting to get bigger and stronger but always feeling daunted by it. I reached the conclusion a couple of years ago to do whatever I can do thats manageable and something I can do consistently. This video just cemented my beliefs, thank you! Ive beent rying to tell my brother for a while now to keep it simple. The micro workouts are a great idea and ive been doing them without realising it's a 'thing'. 2 minutes, pullups, pushups, curls, anything that doesnt take long and i go on with the rest of my day and forget ive even had a workout. Im gaining muscle, i can feel it. I'll subscirbe and checkout your guide sometime, sounds really promising. You explain things well and put things simply. My kind of information. Thanks again brother and keep it up! (We're all tired of these tik tokers and influencers with their steroids and claiming natty)
Amazing bro I'm so glad you found value in my message. It means a lot for you to respond! I know it's not super easy so if you ever get stuck, feel free to reach out to me here or on insta @anthonyminimal. I'll be more than happy to help 💪
@@anthminimal thanks a lot mate. I might hit you up soon for some training tips, although I'm stuck with workouts at home as there's no gym nearby and I have body dysmorphia, so I get a lot of anxiety about places like that. That's nice of you to reply man, you've inspired me to get into it again!! Much love.
i Go to the gym 3 times a week. 3 Full Body workouts, 7-9 sets per workout, It take 18-24 minutes to complete the workout. From january to June i Lost 17 lbs and gained 5 lbs of Muscle, using Body massuruments and a eletronic scale.
@@anthminimalNow it's mainly bodyweight, but with very slow repetitions... to the point that I reach failure at the 6th rep. In the past I also used weights and resistance bands
@@anthminimal Thank you very much! I'd like to show you a picture of my physique more... Because I don't think there's something wrong with the technique. Also, my idea is that failure is easy to recognize: it's when you cannot do any more reps. I used to have more body fat and so I went through cutting calories with intermittent fasting. Even though I tried to keep protein intake normal in the low-calorie days, I feel like I've lost some muscle in the process. But, anyway, I have never had big muscles. You'll see that my pecs, for example, have a shape that makes you understand they are trained... but you would never think they have been training for more than a decade! I have the kind of body that, under certain lighting, seems trained, and, under others, untrained. There are some possible mistakes I'd like to share with you: 1) It's possible that I don't sleep enough; 2) I probably don't rest enough between sets; 3) I don't really follow progressive overload. Let's focus on 3: basically, I don't increase the load simply because my body continues to reach failure at the same rep (for example, if 6 years ago my pecs used to reach failure at the 6th rep, they still reach failure at the 6th rep now). I don't know, probably I should still try to increase the load...
You seem very genuine, there is lots of good advice here. I do full body once a week. 1 set to failure. Works like a charm. In the spirit of minimalism, I think we can exclude micro-workouts. Why do we need them again? Entry level: Just do 3(bare minimum) compound exercises per week: squats, dips and push-ups for 1 set to failure, once per week. Consider adding in isolation exercises like lateral raises. Intermediate: 5-9 compounds. Core workout. Isolations, 1 set once per week. Fast gains: Complete your program twice per week. You could do an exercise per day, or micro-workouts, perhaps you could avoid breaking a sweat. No showers, no washing, minimal indeed. But I believe that having a set day to workout per week is better for most people. So that you can really put in the work. If you do a little every day it's gonna feel like a chore. It's gonna be too complicated, unless all you do is push ups or pull ups.
Micro workouts are great for those who are time short. What if you have kids and you need to get them ready in the morning? Short and effective workouts would probably suit and then micro workouts in the evening to add volume and boost gains I workout under 15 minutes a day and then do micro workouts in the evening. It doesn't feel like a chore. In fact, it helps kick start my day by getting the blood flowing. Downside to not working out every day (ie. Having set days to workout each week) is that you run the risk of feeling lazy, you're not getting the blood flowing to the brain, you might struggle to concentrate on whatever it is you're doing. At least that's how I've felt in the past but if it works for you then there's no arguing with that 🙂
Thanks mate. Really appreciate this video. Ive been lackluster for too long, always wanting to get bigger and stronger but always feeling daunted by it. I reached the conclusion a couple of years ago to do whatever I can do thats manageable and something I can do consistently.
This video just cemented my beliefs, thank you! Ive beent rying to tell my brother for a while now to keep it simple. The micro workouts are a great idea and ive been doing them without realising it's a 'thing'. 2 minutes, pullups, pushups, curls, anything that doesnt take long and i go on with the rest of my day and forget ive even had a workout.
Im gaining muscle, i can feel it. I'll subscirbe and checkout your guide sometime, sounds really promising. You explain things well and put things simply. My kind of information. Thanks again brother and keep it up! (We're all tired of these tik tokers and influencers with their steroids and claiming natty)
Amazing bro I'm so glad you found value in my message. It means a lot for you to respond!
I know it's not super easy so if you ever get stuck, feel free to reach out to me here or on insta @anthonyminimal. I'll be more than happy to help 💪
@@anthminimal thanks a lot mate. I might hit you up soon for some training tips, although I'm stuck with workouts at home as there's no gym nearby and I have body dysmorphia, so I get a lot of anxiety about places like that. That's nice of you to reply man, you've inspired me to get into it again!! Much love.
@@shhea of course brother! 💪 Speak soon
i Go to the gym 3 times a week. 3 Full Body workouts, 7-9 sets per workout, It take 18-24 minutes to complete the workout.
From january to June i Lost 17 lbs and gained 5 lbs of Muscle, using Body massuruments and a eletronic scale.
Amazing bro! The power of less 💪💪
I have been training for more than a decade at home, consistently, to failure, and I still struggle to make my muscles bigger: it's a mystery...
Are you doing bodyweight?
@@anthminimalNow it's mainly bodyweight, but with very slow repetitions... to the point that I reach failure at the 6th rep. In the past I also used weights and resistance bands
@@alehnduvas if you send through a video of you doing a set to failure via insta @anthonyminimal, I'd be happy to critique it 💪
@@anthminimal Thank you very much! I'd like to show you a picture of my physique more... Because I don't think there's something wrong with the technique. Also, my idea is that failure is easy to recognize: it's when you cannot do any more reps. I used to have more body fat and so I went through cutting calories with intermittent fasting. Even though I tried to keep protein intake normal in the low-calorie days, I feel like I've lost some muscle in the process. But, anyway, I have never had big muscles. You'll see that my pecs, for example, have a shape that makes you understand they are trained... but you would never think they have been training for more than a decade! I have the kind of body that, under certain lighting, seems trained, and, under others, untrained. There are some possible mistakes I'd like to share with you: 1) It's possible that I don't sleep enough; 2) I probably don't rest enough between sets; 3) I don't really follow progressive overload. Let's focus on 3: basically, I don't increase the load simply because my body continues to reach failure at the same rep (for example, if 6 years ago my pecs used to reach failure at the 6th rep, they still reach failure at the 6th rep now). I don't know, probably I should still try to increase the load...
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You seem very genuine, there is lots of good advice here. I do full body once a week. 1 set to failure. Works like a charm.
In the spirit of minimalism, I think we can exclude micro-workouts. Why do we need them again?
Entry level: Just do 3(bare minimum) compound exercises per week: squats, dips and push-ups for 1 set to failure, once per week. Consider adding in isolation exercises like lateral raises.
Intermediate: 5-9 compounds. Core workout. Isolations, 1 set once per week.
Fast gains: Complete your program twice per week.
You could do an exercise per day, or micro-workouts, perhaps you could avoid breaking a sweat. No showers, no washing, minimal indeed. But I believe that having a set day to workout per week is better for most people. So that you can really put in the work. If you do a little every day it's gonna feel like a chore. It's gonna be too complicated, unless all you do is push ups or pull ups.
Micro workouts are great for those who are time short. What if you have kids and you need to get them ready in the morning? Short and effective workouts would probably suit and then micro workouts in the evening to add volume and boost gains
I workout under 15 minutes a day and then do micro workouts in the evening. It doesn't feel like a chore. In fact, it helps kick start my day by getting the blood flowing.
Downside to not working out every day (ie. Having set days to workout each week) is that you run the risk of feeling lazy, you're not getting the blood flowing to the brain, you might struggle to concentrate on whatever it is you're doing. At least that's how I've felt in the past but if it works for you then there's no arguing with that 🙂