Strip fat to reveal the muscle, hold every lift on the way down, then build on a lean base. Two gears so you never log a zero week.
Two gears so you never log a zero week again. Ceiling is the good-week plan. Floor is the non-negotiable minimum when life gets loud. Same key lifts live in both, so your tracking never breaks.
Walk 8–12k steps. Keep it genuinely easy, this is where muscle gets preserved. Then one light circuit, 3 rounds, 45s rest.
Walk 8–12k steps. Optional easy cardio. One dynamic circuit, 3 rounds, 45s rest.
Run A / B / C in any order across the week.
Each muscle still gets hit 2–3× a week, which captures the large majority of the growth and strength stimulus. Three of these every week beats five perfect days you only do twice. Hit the protein and 8k steps daily regardless.
Best estimated 1-rep max per lift (Epley). Your muscle-retention scoreboard.