Rich Ellis
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Where did you settle on this Kian?
What plan did you opt to go with? Has it started?
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Pull day today and some good ground made with loads shifted. Bags of confidence coming back with some of the movements, still some work to do with others, but it’s moving!
Just about to sort last meal, then sleep
It’s rest day for me tomorrow and then into upper/lower over the weekend
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Hi mate,
If it’s stalled for a while, I’d either rotate it out, or strip back some of the load and work in higher rep ranges for a while
I’m sure you won’t enjoy this bit of feedback, but my personal view is that PPL 6 days on the bounce is too much to sustainably recover from if you’re working really hard.
Hi Rich,
Thank you I’ll strip back to lighter loads. Will heed your advice on the rest day as well, I guess that way I’ll be able to do 1-2 sets extra volume too 🙂[/quote]
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Decent push session tonight on the whole. Bit disappointed that I tried incline smith press and it just isn’t an option with the amount of strain it puts on the bicep
Sorted food prep for tomorrow and Friday, about to cook my salmon and then it’s time for sleep
Pull tomorrow and then rest on Friday
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Hi mate,
If it’s stalled for a while, I’d either rotate it out, or strip back some of the load and work in higher rep ranges for a while
I’m sure you won’t enjoy this bit of feedback, but my personal view is that PPL 6 days on the bounce is too much to sustainably recover from if you’re working really hard.
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Good day today. Nice leg session this evening, but before that had a really good experience (in contrast to the last time!) giving my blood let.
In for push tomorrow evening, just sorted meals for tomorrow, about to cook this evening’s last meal, then head down
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Hi mate
For me it depends what your lifestyle allows. What does the 80 minutes out of your day stop you doing?
If the answer is nothing, great. I personally like having time away from everyone before I train, and the drive would work well for me in that respect.
All down to what your life allows mate – sounds a great facility though!
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Rest day today. Long one at work but decent and I’m ahead of schedule for getting to bed early.
Just about to put my last meal in and then sleep time
Blood let tomorrow which I’m hoping is far more straight forward than the last effort!
Legs in the evening, but plenty of time to rehydrate and feed in between
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Hi mate
Good that you’re getting your bloods done.
It would be good to understand if your sleep quality changes when you’re trining and not?
Do you train in the evening and have a stimulant based pre workout?
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Good upper session today. Significant jump forward in loading which has given me a good bit of confidence
Rest day tomorrow, then attempt 2 at blood let on Tuesday. Hoping not to get butchered this time around!
One more week and then starting to grow.
Salmon meal about to go on, then sleeping.
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Hi mate
As you move into the effective/stimulating reps (considered to be c5 reps pre concentric failure) you will recruit the motor units that don’t normally get challenged.
Whether this is a 5RM or the last 5 reps of a 20 rep set, the recruitment is the same.
That has to assume someone is going to true concentric failure.
Some other considerations…
Can you nicely control a 5RM on an isolation movement like a lateral raise? Or are you going to start recruiting a tonne of trap to support the loading?
Mechanical tension does matter to a point. Sets of 50 aren’t going to have the same effect as sets of 10.
Hope that helps.
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Leg session today, with a bit of an additional shift toward hams
Knees felt really good today, I’m definitely encouraged by the trend
Upper tomorrow, looking forward to pushing a little harder there
One meal left for tonight , then sleep for me
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Eval have done some content on the differences / strengths of blood draw over finger prick.
Worth checking out.
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Rest day Friday for me today.
I’ve just sorted fort couple of meals for tomorrow, and I’m about to cook my last meal for tonight, then I’ll be sleeping
Leg session tomorrow afternoon, but Saturday mornings are always busy, so that to navigate first!
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Hi mate
Out of interest, is the tear in the belly of the muscle, or at the origin/insertion?