[Rich Ellis]

Hi mate

It seems a little too generic to blanket everyone with the same training methodology once they hit a certain age.

Is your body relatively well functioning? What’s your training age? What motivates you?

Hi there

I’m 37, training around 14 years. Only recently began doing progressive overload and I’m making good gains but feel beat up all the time and the fear of injury holds me back – fully ruptured a bicep a few years ago doing heavy dead’s.

Maybe my split needs work… I can only manage every 2nd day so I do a full body push then a full body pull. Low volume. Maybe I’m doing too much. Also I’ve not been for a sports massage in years so that will be a major factor.

Thanks for the insight. [/quote]

Hi Patrick

I think you’ve answered a lot of your own queries. You know if you train too frequently you will break down, and actually, if you’re training an anterior/posterior split, then training any more frequently would probably be detrimental to progress.

Be intelligent with your movement selection, be on top of your recovery strategy, be honest with yourself about what’s well placed on the risk/reward continuum.

[Rich Ellis]

Start with your pressing set up mate.

Shoulder blades back and down. Sebastian Oreb uses the cue of “put your shoulder blades in your back pockets”

This won’t fix an underlying weakness, but all too often with DB pressing we see an uneven press, one arm/shoulder deviating from the line.

Nail your set up and see if the problem still exists. If it does, explore interventions to address the weakness, if not, you’re good to go!

Hope that helps

[Rich Ellis]

Push variation 2 today

Straight sets for delts, clusters for pecs and tris.

Have a good day team

[Rich Ellis]

I was legs forever until about 3wks ago and now it’s in my pull session

[Rich Ellis]

Hi mate

It seems a little too generic to blanket everyone with the same training methodology once they hit a certain age.

Is your body relatively well functioning? What’s your training age? What motivates you?

[Rich Ellis]

I’m poor with genre knowledge but Yelawolf Get the Fuck Up and MGK ft Kid Rock Bad Motherfucker are both favourites of mine

[Rich Ellis]

You may decide to not train legs to allow for greater recovery. Whether i agree with it or not haha. Your legs are not judged. And in a sport where all of your progression is facilitated by recovery. Why train your legs and hinder that recovery? In terms of the actual principles of training. No! Hypertrophy comes about the same way regardless of category
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You mean the “booty building” bikini girl routines that they sell as ebooks aren’t the best way to grow glutes? You mean hypertrophy mechanics don’t change based on class? I feel scammed ????

[Rich Ellis]

Some updates

1) I’ve been poor, but I’ll now be on here daily

2) Looks like teammate Haider and myself will be hooking up for a training session soon, he’s sourced a videographer so now we just need to know what to train…. suggestions?

3) ….and this should really have been #1, the first supp MPS Max is LIVE.

4) Training has been going well but life has been very busy. Bodyweight at 300lbs, not a total disgrace with it.

5) Much needed rest day today, very much looking forward to a good push session tomorrow

[Rich Ellis]

It’s been a very busy week for me (hence my brief hiatus) but it’s been a good week in the gym.

Points of note….

1) Shoulders still allowing me to press

2) Followed Jord’s lead and moved barbell RDL to back work instead of ham work

3) Put a few kgs on my lifts

4) Put a couple of kgs on my frame

5) Tike to crank it

[Rich Ellis]

For whatever reason I am still unable to access this journal via my laptop, so am unable to upload the blank template

As a result the best I can do is a screenshot for now so there is at least a visual

[Rich Ellis]

I didn’t think I would be, but I’m impressed with the SBD sleeves.

Important that you get them tight enough though, although that applies to all sleeves

[Rich Ellis]

Hey Jeff, thanks for chipping in matey, Rich is super busy but he will defo fire it up my man ????
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Jord, sorry for the poor representation, like you said, it’s been particularly busy, but Jeff has a point.

I’ll get on top of it.

[Rich Ellis]

right guys I got 3 questions for you

What’s your favourite exercises ?

Which exercise do you find most challenging ?

If you could only do 3 movements what would they be ?

@jordan223 I think can guess yours haha
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Assuming my body worked….

Favourite movement – Bench

Most challenging – Squat (I’d be fixated on a big set of squats weeks in advance)

3 movements – Squat, Bench, BB Row

[Rich Ellis]

so a steak sandwich would be ideal really

I like to keep up with the important questions… ????
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You’d think so, but I like my steak rare so it can make the bread too soggy. That makes me feel sad ????

[Rich Ellis]

rich – what is your go to cheat meal when you need / want to have one?
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Now now Corinne, do I look like I warrant cheat meals?!

Jokes aside, I’m much more savoury and easily pleased.

Steak, salmon, sandwiches/rolls etc would normally do. On a rare occasion I might go pizza, but thin base.