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@vinod367 I can't do that many pullups but going to add at least 1 set of weighted in an attempt to make my regular ones feel easier over time. All my other lifts I do some sort of pyramid/ramping weight so even if my reps are low I might as well do the same for pullups. Think of pullups like...

@piecebypeace He's also short, everyone knows you only have to workout for like a month to get that big 😂

@piecebypeace He's got some size though which is what many people are lacking, once you get that down you can worry about other stuff and RP is probably not your source for info at that point but most people don't make it that far.

@jamierite74 Cycling volume is common with powerlifting since there are times when they need to focus on heavy low volume work which makes other parts of training suffer, they make up for this by doing higher volume parts of the year almost as a conditioning type work. They don't just add...

@jamierite74 Running Also drop the weight a bit and prioritize volume at least for short periods of time, doing a bit MORE volume than your goal is. This will allow you to do slightly reduce volume as you get back to normal weight but still be at the desired volume level you want. Really it...

@ensea12 For indicators you just sort of need to go on personal experience. Don't feel like going and go anyway but have a good workout? Go and it sort of sucks and it feels like a wasted workout? Both are another data point to decide what to do next time you feel like that. The much more...

@florence20 It's the perfect split. I also liked upper/lower and PPL so it allows me to do both with all pros and no cons. Also less program switching since I just keep this split indefinitely although the exercises change occasionally.

@zach2 I'm a little confused here, your title mentions plateaus but then you said "As of now, my lifts are all higher than they've ever been". Sounds like you are doing things right so just continue?

@mmntc PHAT, it's the best mix of both splits.

@davidmann1987 Ego lifting mainly means doing what you think is impressive over what gets the best results. For lifting its not surprisingly too heavy weight 99% of the time but there can also be people who think crazy range of motion is impressive so they always go for that sometimes at the...

@godofreason Where do these programs explicitly include junk volume? Unless they are staying things like "do sets 5 reps short of failure" I don't think your statement is true.

@backnforth I like progressing from the last set because it makes the RIR more manageable, keeping the last set the hardest makes it easier to decide what to do the next week. Also increasing weight in previous sets makes the last set harder so the progression is spread out a bit. For example...

@maxmillianmichieli Ive never tried DDP but it seems like it would look like a reverse pyramid set most of the time but with smaller weight jumps, at least after the first few weeks.

@jdez Personal preference is the biggest factor here

@solokwa 6 sets per muscle is pretty accurate but some muscle groups will go over that easily like triceps, its really hard to do a push day without almost everything hitting triceps. The exercises that hit chest/shoulders would be closer to 6 sets. Pull day is going to hit biceps a lot, Leg...

@txguy92 If in doubt get the smallest weight they have and increase the weight each set if it's too easy

@txguy92 I would not try to equate weight on machines to any actual weight, even 2 different machines with a weight stack labeled with lbs are not going to be equal. Use it only as a progression indicator for that specific machine, using Level 9 and feel like its getting to easy? Increase to...

@paigek91 Fatigue can build slowly over weeks so taking rest days can prevent you from burning out too fast eventually even if the current week feels fine. 6 days a week is already the high end of lifting days so its not like you are going to get better results by 7 days per week, all knowledge...

@spykat19 Has to be Squat for sure, I see the bench one at least once a week at my gym but can't remember the last time I saw 3+ plates for 8 on squats, at best I see a set of 3 with acceptable depth

@bogdanpnw PPLUL currently Beginning of next year switching to 4 day yates split, given what OP mentioned I would consider doing this one.