[penguinz]

Originally Posted by Megatron96

Kind of what I figured. My plan was to use one of the trainers at the gym as a guide/progress monitor, and maybe use one of the programs as a daily/weekly template between trainer sessions, if that makes sense.

My goal this year was to build some muscle, particularly in my back/shoulders, but my primary goal is to increase my functional strength, so I can continue to do things like row driftboats, hike in and out of canyons with 40-lb. packs, do some rock climbing when necessary (the biggest fish/bucks are always the hardest to get to), etc.

So just in one example, I know that being able to do pull-ups greatly increases my capabilities rock-climbing and canyoneering, and my goal is to be able to do 6-8 at a minimum. I can now do 4, most of the time. So I've made some progress, but still a ways to go.

But when I took a guy fishing on the Rim a couple weeks ago getting in and out of the canyon was easier than the time before, and climbing the falls with both of our packs was difficult, but it wasn't a struggle. So I know I'm on the right track.



Just remembered, I'm trying to have kind of a wrestler's physique; not WWE, but traditional wrestler, instead of bodybuilder.

I would look more at strongman workouts then. The basic concept behind strongman is functional strength. Picking shit up off of the floor is basically a deadlift. Getting up out of a chair is a squat.. etc....

Generally fewer reps with extended rest time so easy on the joints unless going for really heavy weight.