Thread 76456674

I have weird health issues. Long story short. I can ONLY do exercise in a sitting position with legs up or lying down(for now), and focus on leg strength (for now) and also I have to try not to get a too-high heart rate (for now). On the flip side my diet is really healthy, high protein, and I have really high testosterone.

Before learning this, it was impossible for me to meaningfully exercise. I wasn't always like this. before, I was in decent shape. I hover around 6 foot and 180 pounds.

So my routine for the last couple of months has been very gradually increasing time/distance in the following exercises

>stretches
>planks, and lady bugs
>recumbent biking
>rows
>free weight flies
>free weight bench press

I've been adhering to this for almost 2 months now and notice some gainz already. I'm also more steady on my feet.

My question is idk, if anyone is going through similar things but also I was watching a youtube video and a guy said that unless I'm not pushing my reps to a point of failure (i.e.: you know, trying as hard as I can) I won't really see gainz. But how stupid is that? Even if I'm not getting tired, I'm still gradually increasing pace and resistance. If I'm not pushing myself like crazy to the point I'm getting gassed, I apparently won't see gainz? Which I already have but may just be beginners gains?

lets say if I just do 3x8 reps of bench press, going from 10, to 15, to 20 pounds month over month, but not getting gassed, this wont reflect in my muscle tone? That sounds like bullshit.

I can't realy do that because I can't push my heart rate to say, above 120 bpm or so.

>>76456674 (OP)
OP here, I guess the tl;dr: is that I can't "train to failure", and I'm supposed to believe I won't see gains? I don't believe that.

>>76456674 (OP)
>high protein
Doesn't mean you have a healthy diet.

Anyways, you should be fine as long as the weight you use goes up or the reps increase with equal form. Going to failure is nice, but it's mainly necessary for stuff that is 15+ reps.

>>76456674 (OP)
There's still intense debate over what failure means in this context, let alone whether it's necessary for optimal growth
People in your position should not be striving for failure, there is infinite evidence that exercise without failure still results in strength and size gains and zero evidence to the contrary

>>76457534
i mean healthy and high protein.I saw a registered dietician a few years ago, not that i needed to lose weight, just to give myself the best odds.

and alright thanks. Will continue cozy lifting.

>>76458254
Thanks anon, makes sense. I will continue to do what I'm comfy with.