Rich Ellis
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Totally with Clare here mate, if pasta sits well with you, and it’s palatable, feel able to include it in your diet!
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Legs today, and I think a little bit of progress with the knees
Keeping everything on the 20 reps and up range for the next few sessions, then, as they settle, hope to be able to work 12-20
Wednesday and Thursday off this week so going straight through with another upper/lower round tomorrow and Tuesday
Two meals to go this evening, then sleep time
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Hi mate
On your first question, I don’t see an issue, three sessions should be plenty.
On the second, it’s an issue if you are frequently missing movements you have planned to do, and therefore dropping programmed volume/stimulus for various bodyparts
Finally, agree with Benners, the two things are not the same. You also can’t compare upper/lower to FB if you’re not executing the FB sessions.
Either split will serve you really well. If FB is genuinely not feasible, but a true upper/lower is, make the switch.
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Today was upper which was decent. Pretty happy with all of it today
Legs tomorrow, keen to see if the ostinil has had any further impact
About to hit my last meal, then sleep for me
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Hi mate
Just here echoing Nath and Hilly – some great advice there.
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Rest day today. Nice meal out with the gang for lunch
Got some heavy water issues with my ankles, not ideal. Looking to get my bloods done at the first opportunity in the new year
About to get my last meal, then sleep
Upper day tomorrow
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Hi mate
What about
M FB
T rest
W FB
T rest
F U
S L
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Leg session tonight
I think I’m in a better spot post ostinil jabs
It’s a bit of an unknown at the moment as I very intentionally went a good bit lighter and higher rep to ease in
Rest day tomorrow, then 4 days on the bounce to account for the closure days over Christmas
About to get my last meal and then I’ll sleep
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Hi mate
Do you train them at the moment or are they the token bodypart that gets a bit of attention at the end of a session on the days you feel like it? (This is SO often the case)
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Push day today.
Got it done, mostly positive, bit of tightness across the bicep that I’m probably still being a bit over cautious with so I worked across a higher rep range today
Everything went pretty well
Legs tomorrow that I’m disproportionately excited about to hope the ostinil plus has had an immediate impact 🙌🏻
Last meal in the oven now
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Amazing information Rich, thank you.
My conditioning isn’t really too great but I am aiming to get it to a good standard, I think I’m at about 18% body fat so I want to bring that down to maybe 15% to be a bit more realistic for my current level. I do want to mainly focus on muscle growth so I’m happy to compromise days although I don’t want to after that response I will aim to do the full body plan as suggested by Jordan on his videos, I’ve basically watched all that are in the beginner stage as I want to take it seriously. I do like the high intensity approach !
I’ll stick with it for the year and discipline myself to have the rest days. I was spinning my wheels for a long time. I’ll be back in about a year then to update my progress in this thread ! Then move to the upper lower.
Thank you so much for your help you guys are awesome !
Great attitude mate, sounds like you’re well lined up and ready to roll.
Get after it mate, and enjoy the process!
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Good pull session tonight, but excitement of the day was getting my ostinil plus injections into my knees.
Not the most pleasant sensation, but an immediate improvement which I’m hoping is going to see me good for 6 months or so. I’ll be sensible, but I’m excited.
Push work tomorrow, one meal now tonight, and then sleep
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Hi mate
It depends what you want from your training.
If enjoyment is the main driver, then go ahead and get stuck in.
If you want to get some good return (assuming muscle growth as the main goal), training full body two days on the bounce isn’t the one.
I’ve no doubt you’re very well functionally conditioned, but the process here is creating a stimulus for hypertrophy, and then wrapping yourself up in the conditions that best support that, and one of those is allowing the muscles a period of rest.
If you like more frequent training sessions than every other day, upper/lower/rest will give you two days on, one day off. Or you could go push, pull, legs, rest, for three days on one day off.
There’s some really good videos in the education section, and on Jordan’s YouTube that will help explain the philosophies around building your sessions.
Once you’ve settled on a split and had a go at putting your sessions together, feel really welcome to bring them back here for review.
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Mondays are rest days. Very busy day but it flew by so all good
One meal left now tonight and then an early night. Knee injections tomorrow afternoon, let’s hope they do the job!
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If they feel good to you mate, get stuck in.
As long as you connect well and you can consistently progress, you’re in a good spot.