trap101-ETHout-Allegri-In
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One body part a day per coloured block?My log sheet is getting out of hand. Going to clean it up this weekend.
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trap101-ETHout-Allegri-In
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Gotta set the standards in place before the wedding.When you gotta turn down an AM smash because you got deadlift training
... she needs to know where she is on the Gainz Train... 
trap101-ETHout-Allegri-In
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Talk to all three. Act like it's normal and gaslight them when they try to pull your card.... "We agreed that we are just hanging out and having fun. That doesn't state exclusivity."..What am I viewing
Go from benching 235 to 200 because you wore her back out overnigt and now you’re drained brehs
And ole girl works out at the same gym as me…I lowkey cock blocked myself because there are two other joints at this gym that I’d rather be talking to, it’s just the timing of when I met ole girl. It was an opportune moment..
MustafaSTL
Achievement In Every Field of Human Endeavor
My log sheet is getting out of hand. Going to clean it up this weekend.
Spent 36 hours at or around work but got a shortened night in.
Super light leg press to kill time and let the rush around the prime power racks wind dow. My "Batman" superset (295 x8/325 x7-6-7/295 x10) without a belt to let this bruise on my side breathe. Incline bench and hip abduction machine before a treadmill mile.
Gotta specifically work on grip strength but also think I may have cubital tunnel syndrome.
The lab is truly my 3rd place and tings been tinging but I always remember they're not what I'm on this planet for and continue summoning the demons to battle.
Super light leg press to kill time and let the rush around the prime power racks wind dow. My "Batman" superset (295 x8/325 x7-6-7/295 x10) without a belt to let this bruise on my side breathe. Incline bench and hip abduction machine before a treadmill mile.
Gotta specifically work on grip strength but also think I may have cubital tunnel syndrome.
The lab is truly my 3rd place and tings been tinging but I always remember they're not what I'm on this planet for and continue summoning the demons to battle.
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My entire exercise catalog I've collected over the years. Every mesocycle I choose a handful of exercises from each column and create a training plan for that meso. I have a separate sheet for tracking lift progressions for each exercise.
This is actually a downsized version of what I used to have.
I got OCD man, everything is written down. But it works for me. 
Correct. 6 day split. 3 on, 1 off. Each column is a training day (except abs which I fit in sporadically at the end of workouts).
But it's not true bro split. I modified it a bit. I don't like to wait a full week to hit body parts, so I do a few sets a day on a minor body part, (the body part in parenthesis) in the first row. Example - Monday - Chest (main), Legs (minor), Tuesday - Back (main), Triceps (minor), etc...
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xXMASHERXx
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And you also get folks who talk about said exercise is bad for you cause it leads to injury. Ignoring the fact that they have no idea on how to do it properly which is why they got hurt.
Deadlifts are dangerous but let be but weight over my throat and neck with no spotter
Sure…..
xXMASHERXx
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What's funny, I hear more stories of people getting hurt from benching (shoulders) than any other lift.
That’s another theory I read and but can’t remember where I read it. All the shoulder mobility people do might play into it. It’s anecdotal but at my gym it’s mostly casuals and you can tell if they are warming up to bench or pitch 7 innings.
Question - when you guys bench or do any chest pressing movements, do you retract AND depress your shoulders? Or do you just depress your shoulders and allow your shoulders to move freely upward on the concentric? I was doing the former for the longest (powerlifting influence), amd would constantly have shoulder issues. Switching to just depressing the scapula and allowing natural movement upward has helped me relieve shoulder pain and also get a better chest activation on bench/db presses, etc.
xXMASHERXx
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Former and haven't experienced any shoulder problems. That said, flat bench is my weakest and least favorite lift of all the major lifts so as I keep moving up I might be forced to switch. Just curious how tall are you and do you have long arms?Question - when you guys bench or do any chest pressing movements, do you retract AND depress your shoulders? Or do you just depress your shoulders and allow your shoulders to move freely upward on the concentric? I was doing the former for the longest (powerlifting influence), amd would constantly have shoulder issues. Switching to just depressing the scapula and allowing natural movement upward has helped me relieve shoulder pain and also get a better chest activation on bench/db presses, etc.
i'm 6'2, my arms are pretty long.
My opinion is pinning the shoulders together (retraction) is fine for powerlifters who are trying to move as much weight as possible in the shortest distance for a single rep. But if you're a regular lifter doing 6+ reps for hypertrophy, then keeping the shoulders pinned while moving weight upward is a completely unnatural position for your body and could lead to issues. Just sitting at my desk as I'm typing this, I'm trying to mimic pressing my arms forward while keeping my scapula retracted/pinned, and it just feels totally unnatural and weird.
But this is a change I just recently adopted. I did the same as you for the longest, until I got above 245 lbs and started having issues.
N1 guys did a good breakdown on this topic