[Rich Ellis]

Arms tonight gang – transitioning into a “lockdown” split when gyms shut so just finishing this round off before it’s back to basics ??

[Rich Ellis]

Why are you doing a muscle round on your heavy back movements? I’d be looking to load barbell rows and pull-ups, they aren’t movements that lend themselves overly well to metabolic focussed work

[Rich Ellis]

Hi mate

Is that the split you’ve been running anyway?

How do you find it? Are you a fit and active person? Will you adjust intake accordingly?

[Rich Ellis]

I let sense provail – I rested

Feeding now, then rest, then at it for two more days …. then, like most, “we’ll see”

[Rich Ellis]

Legs today guys

Leg ext
Pivot leg press
Linear leg press
Leg curl
Calf raise

Doubling up on Join-In at the moment and it’s having a really marked effect on my knees.

Unsure what Thursday brings for me at the moment so will likely be going straight through until then

[Rich Ellis]

This looks a lot how @giantjohal has been set up

Check out his journal mate

[Rich Ellis]

Ok gang, pull today

Went well, although looks like things will be changing for a while, but sobeit

Went….

Close neutral Pulldown
Chest supported lat row
Chest supported upper back row
Overhand pivot Pulldown
Machine rear delt (pronated)
Cable curls

Legs tomorrow which works with no lower back loading or hinging today

Feeeeeeeeding now

[Rich Ellis]

I think Clare’s approach is the most pragmatic. There’s little point trying to guess what’s going to happen, I’m also not sure a “national lockdown” is the same as a regional tiering

Let’s see and react accordingly

[Rich Ellis]

Largely inclined to agree with AJ, although for me it could swing depending on other movement selections and training frequency

[Rich Ellis]

Rest today guys. Heavy weekend ahead with a pull and a leg session

Fed, watered, now sleeping

[Rich Ellis]

My personal opinion is that this is not the correct approach.

Unless you’ve caused an absolutely enormous amount of damage, I’d say it’s unlikely that your hamstring will stop you being able to so some quad and adductor work

I’d also be trying to get some active movement through the hamstring as soon as possible, obviously being incredibly careful and reacting to feedback

In short, completely omitting legs from your programme is almost certainly overkill

[Rich Ellis]

Push day!!

Resting tomorrow, but really happy with this

3 work sets of each

Rope ext
Machine OHP
Machine high inc
DB Lateral raise

Day off tomorrow, pull on Saturday – happy meathead

[Rich Ellis]

As usual, Clare has covered most of this, but to reinforce, it’s incredibly individual

The approach to your warm ups is the key, they are there to call imitate maximum performance of your work sets

Don’t rush them, don’t overlook them, use each set to be in a better physical and mental place to perform

I would rather do more warm up and acclimation sets, well spaced out, with not too many reps, than try to get set to go in fewer – but it’s a very personal approach

Again, the point is to facilitate optimal performance, so whatever achieves that for you

[Rich Ellis]

Legs today gang, really pleased my adductor is finally starting to let me add some more pressing in

Leg ext
Linear leg press
Pivot leg press
Abductor
Seated leg curl

Going again tomorrow with a push session, then resting on Friday before back to backs over the weekend

Really happy with my split, really happy with my sessions …. let’s get strong!

[Rich Ellis]

Does it matter if it’s the “real” one if you love it and you progress well?