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I've been going to the gym for a few months, still feel like a noob tho.

I track what exercises I do, weight & reps, etc, and try to rotate between the different exercises I enjoy.

However I don't do leg-centric days or anything like that, I just try and do a variety each week and not go too long without exercising specific areas. Is that bad?

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[–] zcd@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (9 children)

It really depends on what type of program / split you go with. Are you following a program or just winging it? Generally speaking You are much better off with an established program that sorts this all out for you.

[–] NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 1 points 2 years ago (8 children)

Not a dedicated program, but not quite ‘winging’ it cause I am tracking the exercises to ensure each area gets targeted

I’ve looked at specific programs online but, find it confusing when there are exercises they recommend that I either don’t feel comfortable/confident doing, or my gym just doesn’t have the right equipment

Check out AthleanX. The exercises are basically straight out of the physical therapy handbook. It actually made my shoulder labrum tear better for like 3 years (then I moved to AX-2 before I was ready).

They also have a calisthenics program that uses 0 weight, but pull muscle groups obviously aren't targeted super well.

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