i have always trained in a gym with other people and have not really seen any gains in muscle or fat loss (mainly due to natttering more than training and it not taking much to stop) i am also a beer drinker. recently ive built a gym in my house and have really stepped up to the mark . i have not lost any weight but loads of inches round my stomach and some noticeable gains in muscle especially since going to a mainly one body part a day(4 days a week) training over the last 4 months . people have started noticing (which i like) that my body shape is proper changing. at first i found it invigorating and seemed to have an excess of energy but the last 2 weeks i feel tired and dont seem to be recovering from my workouts very well. (at all some days)
a typical week for me
monday , chest 4sets x 10 flat bench press
4 setsx10 incline bench
3 sets decline bench
followed by 3x10 sets of cable incline decline and flat cable flys and 3x10 press ups to finish.
next training day
back , 4 sets of wide grip pull ups as many as i can do
same narrow grip pull ups
most days this is around 2-4 pull ups (ime 5ft6 and 92kgs)
forward facing pulldowns 4x10
rear facing pulldowns 4x10
4 sets of reverse press ups holding on smith machine bar and feet on bench
and finish back with bent over rowing
biceps 3x10 of dumbell curls ,hammer curls and concentration curls
next training day
shoulders and triceps
3x10 of forward lift side lift and rear lift
4x10 dumbell press or barbell
4x10 upright rowing
and 3x10 shrugs
3x10 tricep pulldowns
next training day legs is anything i can manage because of knee problems but mostly walking upstairs (across road from me is 119 steps long ones and i might do these twice up and down)
i finish most training sessions breathing fairly heavily and knowing ive done one
most days will finish this with a sauna
cardio at minute is mainly walking dog
i have at least 2 and max 4 protien drinks a day and take vit supplements every day. i eat a good varied diet with plenty of fish veg fruit and quorn products(semi veggie i think they call it) and also drink plenty of fluids.
i get plenty of rest sessions .
i am MORE than happy with gains made in last few months BUT its the tiredness thing thats kicked in after training and sometimes lingering into next day thats getting me down. do i need to be doing something different , alter training ,taking something different to aid recovery . CAN any of you other older chaps help please.
sorry to have gone on but thought it better to put what i do down in full so best help can be offered