Poseidon and staple seem to go hand in hand. Glad to hear it's helping you out on the new workout regimen. What phase are you doing?
Phase is probably a loose term but what it means to me is a period of 6-8 weeks in which I follow my diet, training and supplementation very closely for a desired result. In this particular case I am going for lean mass gains.
Mentally I find I have to break my training up into these little phases to help me focus toward my long term goals. I then relax a little for 2 weeks or so between phases. I still train and use my staple supplements but I am a little looser with my diet and lay off all other supplements and don't kill myself quite so hard in the gym or worry if I miss a day or two for those 2 weeks.
I find this little bit of down time allows me to maintain my gains but gives my mind and body enough of a rest to go and prepare for the next onslaught.
I am now 37 and took many, many years off from lifting. Other priorities took over in my life and in those years I kept some of my muscle shape but lost quite a bit of the mass I had spent so many years before than trying to add.
I started back in November of 2006. Muscle memory or newbie gains kicked in and I made some great progress in 6-8 weeks time. Exercise poundage was increasing at a dramatic rate and a few weeks ago I tore a muscle in my forearm with 365lbs in shrugs (used to be easy weight for me). Nothing major, and it is healed now so all is well. But that injury and another injury non-training related forced me to recently take a few weeks off.
While I was not happy about it at the time, in hindsight I am glad it happened. It taught me that I am no longer 17, or even 27. I need to relearn how my body responds to things at my current age and in the future. I need to be more cognisant of my joints, tendons, and muscles and make sure I train in such a way that allows me to stay in the game till I am 87.
So a little lean mass phase to answer the question in a little shorter answer. Just another small step to maybe getting back in shape by age 40. 40 puts me in the Masters class right? I figure 3 years should give me plenty of time to get back into the kind of shape needed to step on-stage. Heck if I come up just a bit short of my goal then I will at least look good along the way

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Probably more info then you needed, not sure why I got so long winded. I must be bored tonight. :toilet:
ltyson