[Rich Ellis]

It’s pretty broad George. I don’t think you can do much other than play with the angles until you find one that feels “right”

[Rich Ellis]

Rest day guys, I’m later in bed than I’d have liked but a busy day

Heavy pull session tomorrow so getting the sleep in now

Have a great weekend team

[Rich Ellis]

Push today and best session of return to gyms so far. Strength is climbing nicely, starting to feel a bit heavier too

Loaded sets
– Machine rear delt
– Machine chest press
– Machine OHP

Clusters
– DB L.Raise
– Tri Rope Overhead Ext
– Tri Pushdown

Feed now. Then hopefully a better sleep with the cooler evening

Rest tomorrow ahead of pull on Saturday

[Rich Ellis]

Hi mate

Consider that a 25g jump is only 100kcal, so I doubt you need to bother with a smaller increment

It seems a sensible move, but if you’d prefer to eat some more whole food carbohydrates in your pre/post, that’s ok as well.

For me, I’d probably opt for the jump you’ve proposed though

[Rich Ellis]

I’ll echo the guys here mate. Hit the top of your rep range before moving the load up

[Rich Ellis]

Resting today after yesterday’s leg session

Very much struggling with the heat as I’m sure everyone is. Feeling lethargic, no desire to feed etc…

Still, needs must, so cracking on

[Rich Ellis]

Agreed with all, up it for the second set, however you should then be sorted with your logbook to know where you’re at next time out so big misses are unlikely

[Rich Ellis]

Well this is miserable AF. I HATE this heat.

Whinging aside, legs dusted

Loaded Sets
– Adductor
– Seated Leg Curl
– RDL

Clusters
– Extensions
– Hack

Rest tomorrow, desperately hoping for some sleep!

[Rich Ellis]

It’s not a good place if you’ve got this much doubt over your coach.

I’m assuming you did some due diligence before selecting them, in which case, it was an informed decision. If that’s the case, give them the opportunity to explain their strategy. If it doesn’t sit well with you, respectfully part ways.

You cannot follow something you don’t trust, so you either need to see if you’re onboard when armed with a full understanding, or get out.

[Rich Ellis]

Switch it out mate. There’s no single movement you HAVE to do. Pick machine or smith, give it a run, when that stalls, pick the other.

Enjoy!

[Rich Ellis]

Rest today squad.

Back in for legs tomorrow and then that’s two run through of both session variations.

All in all strength gain has been decent, although I’ll need to see where we go to tomorrow to see if that’s across the board

[Rich Ellis]

I think it’s a personal choice. DBs are a nightmare, a higher injury risk, and a range limiter when you get strong, before then, do what is comfortable and do what works well

[Rich Ellis]

Hi gang

Another crap night’s sleep last night but today is significantly cooler so hoping to get a good one tonight.

That said, my session wasn’t compromised, everything was up, so I have STIM to thank for that!

Session looked like this….

Loaded sets
– Cable Curl
– DB Curl

Clusters
– Upper Back Row
– Neutral Grip Pulldown
– Calf Raise

I’ve found a good place with the volume, I think the training set up is working well, but I’ll learn more as strength returns.

Looking forward to catching up on the UFC card this evening, and then a rest day tomorrow before legs on Tuesday.

[Rich Ellis]

Hi mate

Did you add a lot of weight quickly?

How are you hitting legs and back four times a week on a PPL?

[Rich Ellis]

Totally with Claire. Don’t constrain yourself to a seven day period. Of course you can play with different ways of structuring a PPL, but if you’re really going at at, 3 on the bounce week in week out probably isn’t sustainable