training/routines

What do you think about this upper/lower split? Is it too much volume? I have about 8 months experience of lifting. https://ibb.co/SJp0wSQ https://ibb.co/r5qKrLz https://ibb.co/59dMp4x https://ibb.co/zSKCV9M

First off, appreciate Danny and the mod team for letting me post this as we aren’t running the “Self Promotion Sunday” threads anymore. For those who I haven’t interacted with over the years, I’m Dr. James. Retired mod, active competitor, coach, business owner, and doctor of physical therapy...

Have you all seen his TikTok highlighting some “new” exercises that he recommends in his new pure hypertrophy program? Link below: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTLYm8HfY/ To me, it’s a bit wild. I usually think of Jeff as one of the “no-bs” fitness influencers, but I guess you have to continue to...

tl;dr I tried something akin to Mentzer's consolidation program for 6ish weeks, I could see how it could probably work in the appropriate situation given some tweaks. Like most of us, I have been hearing about Mentzer's ideology from the fitness talking heads over the past 6 mos - 1 yr. I read...

After only doing cardio on/off the last few years, I decided to force myself to start lifting instead, not using my schedule as an excuse anymore. I try to, if possible at least do 20-60 mins on the cross trainer a day, 50 ish minutes of e-biking daily to/from. I aim to loose about 20 kgs and...

Is this okay to workout upper lower 3 days in a row? It won't affect recovery or anytbing? I usually see upper/Lower for two days in a row and then rest for one, then upper/lower again for two more days. My schedule would be Lower Upper Lower (Tue-Thur), Off Fri, Upper (Saturday), Off Sunday and...

I post this here because I feel I might receive better responses on balancing these two sports: sorry for the long post! Over the last year, I've been drawn more and more towards running; I don't just want to add running as a form of cardio, I want to improve on it (let's say, 10km @ 43m). That...

I made a post last week about my physique plateau and a lot of people suggested I build my own program, so I built myself a modified PPL program. It's my first time building a program so I wanted to get some feedback. Program Details arm is a focus and trained every other day (2 direct arm...

I have recently come back to doing dumbbell flyes after not having them in my program for like a year and damn, they are MASSACRING my chest. I used to rate it as a C-tier movement, now it makes me sore and pumped like nothing else. What are some lifts you used to dislike, or just not get much...

So I just watched a video from Meno Hanseman where he explains how CNS fatigue/systemic fatigue doesn’t really exist in weight training, it’s more for endurance athletes. So now I’m thinking is it the same for local muscle MRV? Is there a maximum amount of volume you can do for a muscle before...

I recently started to lift again and I'm looking to follow more of a routine. Rarely do I have time to workout on a 12 hour workday, which is: Week 1:M-work T-work W-off T-off F-Work S-work S-work Week 2:M-off T-off W-work T-work F-off S-off S-off I appreciate the help, thanks!

6 day bro split Yes yes, the bro split. I know it’s not optimal. I know i should be doing PPL twice a week. But I hate PPL, makes me feel miserable and hate working out. Something about just getting into the gym and completely obliterating only one muscle makes me smile and excited. Now...

People often say that the number of repetitions doesn't matter as long as you're training to failure or near failure, and any range between 5 and 30 works. However, this isn't the best answer because performing deadlifts or squats at the upper end of that range is not optimal; they are typically...

Hello guys, I currently do close grip bench press and I’m able to do 225 for 4 x 8. If I want to at some point work with 275 for 4 x 8 what exactly is required? I have lifted for 12 years now consistently and I don’t have an advanced bench, while bulking multiple times. I currently weight...

Hello everyone, I always had trouble going very deep on squat. When I go to full range of motion ( eg 90° that’s it ) I tend to feel my ass more and not so much my quads. In this situation would you recommend going heavier with a lesser range of motion or keep working at full range ? Thanks...

Couple days ago, it was my pull day which consisted in: • Close neutral grip lat pulldown, 2 sets, 8-10 reps • Wide grip pronated low cable (gironda) row for upper back, 3 sets, 8-10 reps • Single arm low cable row, narrow trajectory for lats: 2 sets, 8-10 reps, last set to failure • Wide...

I am starting my new program soon. Seriously want to break past this 155-165 bench press that I’ve stalled at for most of the year. I got my sleep as good as it’ll get 5.5-6.5 hours on my scheduled work days and 7-8ish on my days off. Have about a year of experience counting macros, trying keto...

I post this here because I feel I might receive better responses on balancing these two sports: sorry for the long post! Over the last year, I've been drawn more and more towards running; I don't just want to add running as a form of cardio, I want to improve on it (let's say, 10km @ 43m). That...

What do you guys think about ending each workout with some Lateral raise work? Even a few quick drop sets and/or rest-pause. Basically I love bodybuilding bro/pro splits, but I am obsessed with trying to have huge (side) delts. So I came up with this idea. My logic is 3-fold: It's probably...

Hey! I’m curious what people have successfully done to fix muscle imbalances. I’m left handed and have noticed for a few years that my R side muscles are generally smaller. I think this stemmed from an injury about 2.5 years ago to my shoulder which I never had examined and let heal over a few...