Is Full Body Enough For Grow?

[The Caretaker]

@Michael569 Got you. You do now less focus in gym strength and more on functional movement If I get I correctly.

Well, if in short:

Question 1 - After a heavy deadlift set I need to rest 5-6m. I want some form of cardio in days between the strength trainings to built my endurance. Is 30m or running 2 times a week good enough?
Question 2 - I've tried inclined sit-ups and Upper Abdominal Machine. From sit-ups I don't feel any abb activation (feels more like cardio), but from the machine I literally use the maximum load and can't progress much. What else I could try?
Question 3 - At which point I need a belt (if any)? I've used strips for dead lifts and they are a nice assist, but belt seems like a dangerous weight territory.

[Michael569]

2 hours ago, The Caretaker said:

After a heavy deadlift set I need to rest 5-6m.

Not necessarily that much. But depends on your recovery rate. Use your intuition and observe strength levels and fatigue. 

2 hours ago, The Caretaker said:

I want some form of cardio in days between the strength trainings to built my endurance. Is 30m or running 2 times a week good enough?

you can never go wrong with running  

2 hours ago, The Caretaker said:

I've tried inclined sit-ups and Upper Abdominal Machine. From sit-ups I don't feel any abb activation (feels more like cardio), but from the machine I literally use the maximum load and can't progress much. What else I could try?

try standard situps where you are not using any bench but you keep your feet on the ground instead of hooked to a bench. Keep your knees bent and travel backwards as slowly as possible, keeping your feet on the ground, not in the air. You'll usually fail to do more than 8 unless your core is extremely strong. 

3 hours ago, The Caretaker said:

At which point I need a belt (if any)? I've used strips for dead lifts and they are a nice assist, but belt seems like a dangerous weight territory.

I don't know the answer to this. You should be squeezing your abdominal wall quite hard when squatting and deadlifting which should almost be forming a belt around your core region but I'm not sure what the correct way to use belts is for an amateur lifter. Not sure about grip stripes either. Best check what experts on Youtube say 

[The Caretaker]

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try standard situps where you are not using any bench but you keep your feet on the ground instead of hooked to a bench. Keep your knees bent and travel backwards as slowly as possible, keeping your feet on the ground, not in the air. You'll usually fail to do more than 8 unless your core is extremely strong. 

What is that core exercise called? I want to look it up.

 

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I don't know the answer to this. You should be squeezing your abdominal wall quite hard when squatting and deadlifting which should almost be forming a belt around your core region but I'm not sure what the correct way to use belts is for an amateur lifter. Not sure about grip stripes either. Best check what experts on Youtube say

From what I've read I am on the margin where I could use one for deadlifts. But I will soon move more to hypertrophy and might return to pure strength much later.

Stripes are nice tho. For functional movement they are ass, but if your grips are a limit, I found them very useful. Especially with your workout where every exercise is a grip exercise 😂