For me "back in the days" I had the experience that for as long as I was just playing, enjoying the feeling that specific movements created in my body and frequently testing "if I am there yet" and just did before thinking to much lead to incredible results. All went wrong when I had serious goals and tried to force it using "knowledge". I didn't knew enough and swapped this with good intuition and all became a struggle. Two decades later I have recognized my first "intuitive playful go hand in hand with your body towards progressive joy"-approach so many times in the newest science. This can work really well and you become more likely to fill the gaps which you can't even discover with a too rigid overthinked plan although a well thought through plan can help a lot. I find when your body and heart leads aka joy and you also know a lot of what you're doing this becomes a perfect balanced synergy. There is a reason for why the nervous system goes from your head into your body and then back up again. When your head tells your body what to do, your body tells your head how to do it. If your head tells your body how to do something, your body tells your head what to do precisely. 🤙🍀
Personally, I find a DIY home training programme to be ideal for me, at least at present. I just add to and subtract from it as I try out new exercises and see what fits best for me and what doesn't, while never abandoning the basics yet progressing them with more difficult variations as I grow in strength. This leads to an ever-evolving and very loose workout plan that can accommodate most time-slots I have available, including very large ones where all I do is train most of the day or night. It's also very fun, at least for me.
For the past 11 weeks I've been training at home (previously 7 months at the gym). While I still have some exercises I like to regularly do (push up variations, bodyweight rows, squats, calf raises, hollow body holds, grip training), the entire process is about discovering what I can do at home with the tools I have at my disposal. As such, much of what I do is off the cuff, often inspired by the content I consume (including yours! 👍) or the new tools I slowly purchase for myself (recently purchased an adjustable bench and a weight vest before that) and then I integrate what feels right and provides a useful long-term benefit into my frequently used exercises. It's sort of a slowly evolving DIY programme. I've had some good results with this approach and due to being at home, I was able to ramp up my training frequency significantly. Granted, I've overdone it a few times (8 days in a row, for example, or 6 hours of training in one night) and had to then take a few days off to rest before continuing - I'm still learning how to balance exercise enthusiasm with my body and mind's need for r&r. At this point, a rigid workout schedule would feel stifling to me and I much prefer this method.
I have not had a workout routine in a while - I just do what i enjoy doing 1-3 times a week which is a decent amount of Pull Ups, Dips + Football/Swimming/Cycling/Walking - and I have a better physique now than when I was a beginner going to the gym 5 times a week. The gym routine got boring for me, and I realized that just being consistent with a decent amount of any resistance exercise is going to help you build muscle and have a nice physique. And you can do that at the beach which is way more fun :D
I do a fair amount of self-directed training myself, with the caveat I've been training over a decade. By now it's engrained and easy to continue without formal programming.
I haven’t been to the channel in a while but I have learned so much from Matt in the past. I use his principles and I have made all of the diy trainers that he instructed us to build. But let’s talk about the thumbnail! THE HULK without the green skin.
If I see a pullup bar at a park, I will stop and bust out a few chins and pulls, but I have a bar at home that I'll hit on Sundays alongside my mega-workout on Sundays usually. It will be running 3 to 4 miles and pullups at the park off of a playground bar not made for pullups so I have to bend my legs to keep from hitting the crap in the way. If it's too cold I'll shut myself in and jump rope and/or shadowbox (heavily intertwining it within lifting/pullups/chinups). The Sunday flexible "routine" usually lasts 2 to 3 hours, before I take an online language class. I have Jiu Jitsu always on Monday, but I could go 2 to 3 more days if I want but I work a lot. So, other components of my Sunday workout include much kettlebell exercises, so, the swings, Turkish getups, and Armor building workout AND these are not done in any specific order but the number of reps generally stays the same. I find that Feeling like doing one or the other is totally off-the-cuff and I didn't used to be that way - I used to do TGUs, then Swings, then Cleans or whatever with the smallest weight, then I'd increase the weight 5 lbs and do it again exactly, then increase the bell to 10 lbs more. Now, like today, I'll switch between 5 lbs more and 10 lbs more, but never going back to the lightest at 35 lbs (for warming up). I also dance in-between but as if I'm boxing or jumproping without a rope, but I will In the Beginning jump rope barefooted or shoed it doesn't matter though barefooted lets you feel the ground more and strengthens feet muscles not accessed by shoes.
routines are helpful for adapting to a specific thing, im pleased to say after months of rehab from a rotator cuff tear I'm finally able to do pushups (its been over 10 months) and im doing a little routine every 3 days, it'ss the best feeling to have a consitent routine. I know if I can manage it one day, then I can manage it the next and so on forever as long as I dont get greedy
Grease the groove has gotten me super resilient and strong AF. One day pushups next day pullups throughout the day and squats here and there. I can manhandle most at 49.
I believe anyone that's been training for a Good while , instinctive training should automatically come into play. I remember at the very beginning of my weight lifting career many years ago a veteran bodybuilder that used to compete in local shows said to me that he wishes he could explain when instinctive training starts to kick in. He went on to tell me that I will know when it happens. I think with every individual it happens at different times. I say it's almost like your body tells you what it wants on that particular day. There are many times I'm on my way to train with a rough sketch of an idea and my instincts just take over. Yes we all have our particular exercises that work for us , but that don't mean changes can't happen from the onset. As an example I have been doing dips with body weight recently, but on this particular day I just felt the need to do military press instead. It was a spur of the moment decision that my body just completely took control of. Needless to say I got an unbelievable pressing workout. Being old ( 62) and having exercised for many years this happens a lot to me. Just my two cents.
I believe that Arnold called it: "the instinctive principle" were he would sometimes do what he felt like doing, even ignoring the program. And he was Germanic in his approach to order and planning, so there is a lot in what you say. Cheers
I have personally stopped using programs as they weren't 100% in line with my current physical condition or conditions plus nobody should give nutritional advice especially when they aren't directly familiar with any health conditions.
I agree hammer doesn't build house, carpenters do. But carpenters can't build house with a fork. How do you know if you progress? Do you still have training log for those trainings?
@@Nunak91 lighter compared the last workout, the body don't understand for reps or sets, at the moment you feel any exercise more lighter than last workout is because you are more strong..if you want to track your workout its right but nots necessary, only feel and follow your body and push hard to failure
@@Nunak91 when you feel strong in an exercise, try a harder progression and try to do 6 to 10 reps per set, you can play with multiple variables... tempo, time under tension, better form, less rest time, weighted vest or belt, add reps sometime its not necessary progress, you can do 10 reps of pullups and failure or 10 reps of pullups and work cardio.
You realise at least through reps. Doesn't matter when or how many sets you are doing of pull ups but surely you would realise when you start doing more reps.
For me "back in the days" I had the experience that for as long as I was just playing, enjoying the feeling that specific movements created in my body and frequently testing "if I am there yet" and just did before thinking to much lead to incredible results.
All went wrong when I had serious goals and tried to force it using "knowledge". I didn't knew enough and swapped this with good intuition and all became a struggle.
Two decades later I have recognized my first "intuitive playful go hand in hand with your body towards progressive joy"-approach so many times in the newest science.
This can work really well and you become more likely to fill the gaps which you can't even discover with a too rigid overthinked plan although a well thought through plan can help a lot.
I find when your body and heart leads aka joy and you also know a lot of what you're doing this becomes a perfect balanced synergy.
There is a reason for why the nervous system goes from your head into your body and then back up again.
When your head tells your body what to do, your body tells your head how to do it.
If your head tells your body how to do something, your body tells your head what to do precisely.
🤙🍀
Personally, I find a DIY home training programme to be ideal for me, at least at present. I just add to and subtract from it as I try out new exercises and see what fits best for me and what doesn't, while never abandoning the basics yet progressing them with more difficult variations as I grow in strength. This leads to an ever-evolving and very loose workout plan that can accommodate most time-slots I have available, including very large ones where all I do is train most of the day or night.
It's also very fun, at least for me.
For the past 11 weeks I've been training at home (previously 7 months at the gym). While I still have some exercises I like to regularly do (push up variations, bodyweight rows, squats, calf raises, hollow body holds, grip training), the entire process is about discovering what I can do at home with the tools I have at my disposal. As such, much of what I do is off the cuff, often inspired by the content I consume (including yours! 👍) or the new tools I slowly purchase for myself (recently purchased an adjustable bench and a weight vest before that) and then I integrate what feels right and provides a useful long-term benefit into my frequently used exercises.
It's sort of a slowly evolving DIY programme. I've had some good results with this approach and due to being at home, I was able to ramp up my training frequency significantly. Granted, I've overdone it a few times (8 days in a row, for example, or 6 hours of training in one night) and had to then take a few days off to rest before continuing - I'm still learning how to balance exercise enthusiasm with my body and mind's need for r&r.
At this point, a rigid workout schedule would feel stifling to me and I much prefer this method.
I have not had a workout routine in a while - I just do what i enjoy doing 1-3 times a week which is a decent amount of Pull Ups, Dips + Football/Swimming/Cycling/Walking - and I have a better physique now than when I was a beginner going to the gym 5 times a week.
The gym routine got boring for me, and I realized that just being consistent with a decent amount of any resistance exercise is going to help you build muscle and have a nice physique. And you can do that at the beach which is way more fun :D
I do a fair amount of self-directed training myself, with the caveat I've been training over a decade. By now it's engrained and easy to continue without formal programming.
I haven’t been to the channel in a while but I have learned so much from Matt in the past. I use his principles and I have made all of the diy trainers that he instructed us to build. But let’s talk about the thumbnail! THE HULK without the green skin.
If I see a pullup bar at a park, I will stop and bust out a few chins and pulls, but I have a bar at home that I'll hit on Sundays alongside my mega-workout on Sundays usually. It will be running 3 to 4 miles and pullups at the park off of a playground bar not made for pullups so I have to bend my legs to keep from hitting the crap in the way. If it's too cold I'll shut myself in and jump rope and/or shadowbox (heavily intertwining it within lifting/pullups/chinups). The Sunday flexible "routine" usually lasts 2 to 3 hours, before I take an online language class. I have Jiu Jitsu always on Monday, but I could go 2 to 3 more days if I want but I work a lot. So, other components of my Sunday workout include much kettlebell exercises, so, the swings, Turkish getups, and Armor building workout AND these are not done in any specific order but the number of reps generally stays the same. I find that Feeling like doing one or the other is totally off-the-cuff and I didn't used to be that way - I used to do TGUs, then Swings, then Cleans or whatever with the smallest weight, then I'd increase the weight 5 lbs and do it again exactly, then increase the bell to 10 lbs more. Now, like today, I'll switch between 5 lbs more and 10 lbs more, but never going back to the lightest at 35 lbs (for warming up). I also dance in-between but as if I'm boxing or jumproping without a rope, but I will In the Beginning jump rope barefooted or shoed it doesn't matter though barefooted lets you feel the ground more and strengthens feet muscles not accessed by shoes.
routines are helpful for adapting to a specific thing, im pleased to say after months of rehab from a rotator cuff tear I'm finally able to do pushups (its been over 10 months) and im doing a little routine every 3 days, it'ss the best feeling to have a consitent routine. I know if I can manage it one day, then I can manage it the next and so on forever as long as I dont get greedy
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Grease the groove has gotten me super resilient and strong AF. One day pushups next day pullups throughout the day and squats here and there. I can manhandle most at 49.
I believe anyone that's been training for a Good while , instinctive training should automatically come into play. I remember at the very beginning of my weight lifting career many years ago a veteran bodybuilder that used to compete in local shows said to me that he wishes he could explain when instinctive training starts to kick in. He went on to tell me that I will know when it happens. I think with every individual it happens at different times. I say it's almost like your body tells you what it wants on that particular day. There are many times I'm on my way to train with a rough sketch of an idea and my instincts just take over. Yes we all have our particular exercises that work for us , but that don't mean changes can't happen from the onset. As an example I have been doing dips with body weight recently, but on this particular day I just felt the need to do military press instead. It was a spur of the moment decision that my body just completely took control of. Needless to say I got an unbelievable pressing workout. Being old ( 62) and having exercised for many years this happens a lot to me. Just my two cents.
This video and insight is excellent. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and simplifying things.
I believe that Arnold called it: "the instinctive principle" were he would sometimes do what he felt like doing, even ignoring the program. And he was Germanic in his approach to order and planning, so there is a lot in what you say. Cheers
You're one of the few trainers that cut through the BS.
Exactly
Totally agree....and there's a lot of BS on TH-cam.
adding this to favorites
movement play, live the movement, be the movement.
Been really leaning towards this. Guess I just needed coach’s permission to go rogue 😅
Hey Matt, interested to hear your thoughts about variable resistance training, in particular the X3 system by Dr Jacquish. Just another fad?
Well said!
Metzer trained less frequently to allow for recovery.
I have personally stopped using programs as they weren't 100% in line with my current physical condition or conditions plus nobody should give nutritional advice especially when they aren't directly familiar with any health conditions.
I agree hammer doesn't build house, carpenters do. But carpenters can't build house with a fork.
How do you know if you progress? Do you still have training log for those trainings?
You progress if you feel the exercise lighter, choose hard variation and adapt..
@@lacasitokoreano2802lighter compared to what? You don't track it so you don't know what you did last time or for how many reps.
@@Nunak91 lighter compared the last workout, the body don't understand for reps or sets, at the moment you feel any exercise more lighter than last workout is because you are more strong..if you want to track your workout its right but nots necessary, only feel and follow your body and push hard to failure
@@lacasitokoreano2802 how can you know it feels lighter? Maybe last time you did 12 reps and now you did 10 and that's why it feels lighter.
@@Nunak91 when you feel strong in an exercise, try a harder progression and try to do 6 to 10 reps per set, you can play with multiple variables... tempo, time under tension, better form, less rest time, weighted vest or belt, add reps sometime its not necessary progress, you can do 10 reps of pullups and failure or 10 reps of pullups and work cardio.
You realise at least through reps. Doesn't matter when or how many sets you are doing of pull ups but surely you would realise when you start doing more reps.
so much counteryoutube fitness truth spoken here