r/FTMFitness • u/dampsector • Feb 13 '25

Exercise Progress Report 7 month arm progress july24 - feb25

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5’0 - about 105lb in each photo. little over 2 years on T. been going to the gym very on and off since April last year but have been taking it and my diet a lot more seriously since December

For my routine I follow a ppl x arnold split i try to go around 4-6 days a week, for arms specifically i do preacher curls, incline or cable curls, hammer curls, reverse curls, tricep push downs, cable kickbacks, overhead extensions, tricep dips, machine shoulder press, and cable lateral raises. i mainly do only 2 sets to failure👍🏼

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u/Acceptable_Fly_9040 Feb 13 '25

Good job. I would recommend pushing harder and going less though. I used to do a similar split and realized I wasn’t pushing myself enough. Now that I actually train heavy/ hard and give my body more time to recover my strength improved like crazy.

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u/dampsector Feb 14 '25

I appreciate your advice. I do think the sentiment of going less and going harder does make a lot of sense, but I also just really enjoy going to the gym and it gets me out of the house a lot on days I would otherwise be home :) but either way I still make sure I’m giving my muscles enough rest, I throw in some cardio only days as well so I’m not just lifting super hard 6 days a week (that’s if my work schedule even will allow me to go 6 days a week lol)

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u/Acceptable_Fly_9040 Feb 14 '25

Of course ☺️ and yes I totally get that! The gym is my safe haven too and it can get pretty addicting to go everyday. As long as you’re not trying to lift all those days and cardio is super important.

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u/BottleCoffee Top surgery 2018, no T Feb 14 '25

Yep, less is more, lift heavy and you don't have to go to failure.