I’ve been lifting consistently for about 18 months. In that time, I did 5/3/1 for Beginners and GCZLP.
I can squat 200 5x3, bench 145 5x3. I do lower weight deadlifts because I hurt my lower back last year doing them. I avoid overhead pressing because of right shoulder impingement.
I do accessory exercises as well.
I find myself getting bored doing these exercises. I want to continue to build muscle and strength, but I am not sure what to do.
I like to run but I am working through an injury so I am progressing slowly to get back to where I was a year ago.
What do you suggest I do?
With your injuries, maybe check out additional physical therapy exercises you could do. It won’t build aesthetic muscle but it will build a sturdier platform for you to experiment with. Not to mention improved mobility, flexibility, etc.
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Crossfit, mixture of weights, cardio, gym etc. For me by far the best sport as it combines everything, there’s a lot of weight movements in it though mostly bars, squats, bench press, snatches, deadlifts etc and you certainly won’t get bored
+1 for CrossFit. I’m a competitive powerlifter but do CrossFit once a week for conditioning and can confirm it’s a lot of fun.
I bought different equipment. This year I acquired: set of rings, 30lb slam ball, Thai skipping rope. I will watch a couple videos every couple of weeks and pick up new workouts, though the main ones still remain, but it helps to keep workouts fresh
Maybe try out calisthenics? Never been too into it outside of the basics, but its a good way to build strength and muscle without lifting weights. You should be good at long at you’re still training hard and applying progressive overload.
I guess you’re still lifting weights, but the weight you’re lifting is your own body weight.