So it’s been about a year since I’ve been in the gym and I wanna get back in. I already know I’m going to have to lower my weight, but I was using the gyms training coach sessions and I was about halfway through learning all the machines before I hurt my ankle and knee trying to hit my PRs too quickly. Now I want to get back in and strength those joints again and get back into the rhythm.
My trainer had me doing powerlifting. He said this set pattern was a “pyramid” setup. I was missing doing 4 days, 2 upper 2 lower with the option to add 2 more days if my body was up to it. I mainly took out that third lower body.
Are there any machines or free weights that I should add or swap out? Is there a better set pattern that I should change to? Should I even have each corresponding day be the same workouts for upper and lower? Do I even need to change anything??
And advice would be great!
P.S. I’m not super gym savvy, so I honestly don’t know too much other than what their coach had shown me!
Edit: forgot to mention, I’m 5’8 and was about 150 lbs last time I worked out. I haven’t weighed myself recently though.