Rich Ellis
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A lot of preference there mate.
As Chrizzly said, it doesn’t necessarily have to be one or the other if you run an exercise rotation.
I personally do not like seated ham curls very much, purely because I find it odd having so much pressure (bodyweight) on the working muscle. That doesn’t make it a bad movement, it just means I don’t like it much.
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Rest day today. Legs tomorrow then a full weekend rest whilst at bodypower with the teammmmm
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I think the majority of people will prefer the feel of a DB RDL because you can get the centre line of pull wherever you want it.
BB RDL is great, there’s just way too many people bastardising it now to put weight on the bar. That’s probably not as much of a disaster if you use it primarily as a back movement, but if you’re using it for hams, be honest with yourself and keep them tidy (obviously that’s no direct reflection of your execution as I’ve never seen you lift, just an observation of a general trend since everyone has decided they need to do 7 plates a side like Jord ????)
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Pull session today to complete my three new sessions
Same format as the others, loading set and down set for….
RDL
Barbell bench row
SA DB bench row
Underhand machine row
Upper back machine row
Pull down curl
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Really good push session for me today. Push is the bane of my existence. It was always my best set of movements, but my multitude of shoulder issues over the last decade has put pay to that.
Anyone that has sustained injuries will know that the most frustrating thing is not being able to work hard. Jord and I have managed to come up with a group of movements that I’m now confident I’ll be able to progressively edge forward week after week.
As with the leg session I posted, I’m starting with a simple loaded set and down set, and will look to progress the volume and addition of failure points/intensity techniques on the down set over time
Here’s how the session looked.
Narrow-ish grip shallow decline smith press
Machine flat press
High incline machine press
Cuff lateral raises
Tricep cable pushdowns
Tricep overhead rope extensions
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As some of the guys have highlighted, elbow sleeves aren’t going to fix your tendinitis.
To answer the question though, I’ve been thoroughly impressed with the SBD elbow and knee sleeves.
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What Clare said ????????????????????????
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Rest day today, which I was grateful for following yesterday’s leg session.
Hope everyone’s enjoying the bank holiday weekend. Nearly bodypower time!!
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Hi mate, instead of asking us what band tension you should use, you should probably ask the boss. He knows what he wants from you.
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Today I did the first session of my new rotation.
Jord suggested that for a time at least I just work with one session each for push, pull and legs, instead of having an exercise rotation.
Starting for the first 4-5 weeks with one loading set and one down set (or back off set if you prefer to call it that). After the first phase of 4-5 weeks, that back off set will have a second failure point added to it (call it a 2 part rest pause instead of a conventional 3 part). After another 4-5wks here, this down set will evolve further into a full pivotal rep set.
Let’s see!!
Off to a good start anyway. Session went….
Leg Ext
Leg press
Hack
Belt squat
Standing leg curl
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Following yesterday’s post, I used today to work out exactly which push movements I’ll have in my session.
Push is always a frustration these days, there are so few movements that I can just concentrate on working hard on without inhibition.
That said, think I have them set now, so excited to get cracking.
First session up will be Legs.
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Good pull session today, although I am more and more finding myself with elements of each of my sessions that are there just to make up the number of movements.
After a chat with Jord, he’s persuaded me that I don’t need an exercise rotation at the moment, so I’ll go back to one session for each Push/Pull/Legs and just try to get those on point
I’ll getvtge final session choices up over the next few days
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Definitely focus on executing the movements correctly for the outcome you are chasing.
As highlighted by the guys though, remember to bring the intensity. Don’t be one of these guys that hasn’t changed since they started lifting because they won’t progress beyond an empty bar without 10yrs of practice
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I won’t replicate the ones that the guys have already put out
Split stance leg press is a definite favourite of mine
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Good rest yesterday and started the week with a push session today
As us become the norm, loaded set followed by rest pause down set on….
Smith decline
Machine chest press
Machine high incline
Cuff laterals
Cable Pushdown
Rope overhead extension