[Rich Ellis]

Legs today. Most of it was pretty good but I’m going to have to go with the change of gyms for my weekend lower session

I’ve been very patient, I’ve tried many treatments, and unfortunately any loading at all on the press variations just isn’t happening with my knees.

The trip to UF earlier this week confirmed that there are pieces which will allow loading, so I’ll need to make that change.

Just going to sort my last meal, then I’ll sleep ready for upper tomorrow

[Rich Ellis]

I’m not sure that’s the case mate, plenty do directly train glutes through an abductor movement.

[Rich Ellis]

Rest day today.

Sadly my blood let didn’t go to plan, not a full let taken, unsure why, but this is a few times now

Legs tomorrow, toying with venturing to another gym for legs. There’s one not too far away that looks like it might hit the mark

Beef mince and rice meal about to go in, then sleep. Very tired this evening so it will be very welcome!

[Rich Ellis]

Carbs are typically inexpensive mate, as the gang have said, rice, pasta, potatoes, bread…. There’s not a lot of cost in there

Proteins you will get good value from eggs, cottage cheese, chicken thighs, mince, frying steak etc….

[Rich Ellis]

Pull session done this evening, another good one, hapoy with how it’s gone this week, just need to keep repeating it now.

Rest day tomorrow, meals are sorted, blood let in the afternoon and with it an early finish from work

Just sorting my final meal, then it’s sleep.

[Rich Ellis]

Absolutely with the gang here

Don’t get caught up on something because you feel you should.

The prime and strive pieces bring an opportunity to shift the resistance profile, that can be advantageous, but a really nice piece that you connect well with, lets you get really strong over time on, and doesn’t create any niggles is a win.

Pick what feels best for you.

[Rich Ellis]

Very nice push session this evening.

Gym was nice and quiet, everything moved very well, successful session all in all.

Just getting my last meal and then it’s sleep time.

Pull session tomorrow, then resting Friday with my blood let in the afternoon

[Rich Ellis]

Hi Tyler

If there’s a moveable bench available, setting that up to make it a supported movement with a fixed torso position might make it easier to get along with, and more similar to the pec deck/fly machine.

I do think there’s real merit in Sas’s suggestions. Learning to manipulate your body, rep tempo, range of motion, arm path etc… will serve you well.

[Rich Ellis]

Very nicely described by Clare – very different, shouldn’t be substituted as like for like movements

[Rich Ellis]

Mega session over at UF Derby today. Really nice range of high end leg kit.

Such a long time since I’ve had legitimately no discomfort to consider, and that was with naked knees.

Going to initially try to get across once per week for one of my leg sessions, then see how feasible upper is as well before maybe making a full swing.

Two meals left tonight. Back to work tomorrow so early night ready for an early start. Only two days then a 3 day weekend with my last blood let of the initial series on Friday.

Push tomorrow, it’s going to be a good one

[Rich Ellis]

Rest day today. Been a very busy day, lots of things done around the house and some errands run

One meal left before bed and then it’s sleep.

Leg day tomorrow and trying another gym to just get a sense of if there’s some kit a little kinder to me, or if my knees are just done

[Rich Ellis]

Wholly agree with the feedback you’ve been given – everyone always in a rush to do something different, you’re very satisfied, things are working well, not the time to change it up.

[Rich Ellis]

Been a pretty good day today, slow morning, slow afternoon, nice upper session in the middle

Woke up at 142.4kg, so a kg up on last week with no changes, so none to come this week either.

Everything was up again in the session today, happy with how that’s going

Only one meal left tonight, a long sleep again to look forward to – rest day tomorrow

[Rich Ellis]

Hi mate,

“Overtraining” will be contingent on the volume that you use in the sessions.

I’d favour frequency over inflated volume per session (in most cases, we obviously have relatively little information about you)

So that might just mean slightly less volume per session off you run PPL Rest Repeat rather than PPL Rest Rest Repeat.

[Rich Ellis]

Legs today, which I was pleased with most of, but very disappointed with my pressing

Everything before indicated my knees were feeling much much smoother, but as soon as I was on the press, they were sad again.

Not sure what the options are at this stage to get some load through them, I feel like I’ve tried everything reasonable, so over to another gym next leg day to see if there’s any difference with some varied kit (not that the pieces in The Physique Club aren’t really decent, they just aren’t letting me work how I’d like)

About to have my last meal, then sleep for me, upper tomorrow