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build muscle without counting reps

Anonymous Thu 07 Nov 2024 15:22:55 No.1498445 View View Reply Original Report

Quoted By: >>1498470 >>1498537 >>1498548 >>1498622

I'm recovering from an eating disorder and I want to regain the muscle mass I lost from starving myself. Thing is, my dumb eating disorder brain is going to tweak out about counting reps/sets and I'll get obsessive about it and drive myself nuts.
What're some workouts/exercise plans I can do that will build muscle without counting shit?

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 07 Nov 2024 19:32:51 No.1498470 Report

Quoted By: >>1498622

>>1498445
According to some studies I heard a while ago, the number of reps doesn't matter as long as you're exercising to failure. So literally just don't count and use reasonable weights :p

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 07 Nov 2024 21:43:39 No.1498493 Report

Quoted By: >>1498527

Just use a timer on your phone or fitbit.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Nov 2024 01:27:15 No.1498527 Report

Quoted By: >>1498553

>>1498493
How would that work with weightlifting though? Just lift for 90 seconds then rest for a minute?

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Nov 2024 02:53:47 No.1498537 Report

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>>1498445
Listen to one song, when finished, stop. There's your rep

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Nov 2024 04:15:36 No.1498548 Report

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>>1498445
>I'm recovering from an eating disorder and I want to regain the muscle mass I lost from starving myself.
First of all you need to make sure you're eating enough. Your post is focusing on exercising which burns calories. Please make sure before you do any exercise that you're eating at least maintenance calories.
Once you start strength training you'll need to eat more than your maintenance calories as the body needs extra energy during training and also after training to repair and build muscle. If you're not eating enough calories your body won't be able to do that and your training will have almost no effect other than exhaust you.
I wish you all the best, anon. What you're going through isn't easy.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Nov 2024 05:14:18 No.1498553 Report

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>>1498527
If you can usually do x many reps per minute, then you should be able to figure something out.

Anonymous

Anonymous Fri 08 Nov 2024 23:24:35 No.1498622 Report

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>>1498445
Start off with weight you're confident about lifting, and like this anon said >>1498470 , lift until it starts feeling difficult. Rest a minute, do the same with some extra weight. You'll naturally do less reps.

There are no particular exercises for your situation, any ol' weight lifting plan will work, but please make sure you are fit to work out. You can find simple conditioning plans all over the internet, but make sure to do them, even if you were a gym goer before your eating problem. You're not as strong as you were before.

Anonymous

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