Rich Ellis
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I’m confused Jack, why/how were you training chest two days later on a PPLR set up?
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Push session tonight. Very happy. Everything moved, but the important bit, nothing felt vulnerable.
Need to not rush of course, but genuinely excited to move things.
Food all prepped for tomorrow, last meal in the oven – feed and sleep 🙌🏻
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Hi mate
Until you have your MRI, I would be guided by discomfort as to what you can and cannot do. That is true for exercise selection, and for loading.
You need to balance getting blood to the area (without aggravating the tear) and letting the tear recover.
Not a time to be macho and try to push through pain, equally, trying to find movements that allow stimulation will help recovery.
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Very happy with this evening’s pull session.
I feel like I’ve found a safe way to train pull that isn’t putting a huge amount of risk on my bicep. With that said, I’m progressing very patiently, and it needs to stay that way.
Last meal in the oven, then sleep. Push day tomorrow that will go just as well!
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Yes , or exercise selection causes recovery issue
Let’s say for chest
Am I better off doing 3 sets flies then 3 sets incline dumbbell instead of 2 sets flies 2 sets DB and 2 sets incline smith [/quote]
Jack,“Better” is completely context dependent, and that context can change over time.
Which allows you to progress session on session?
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Rest day today. I don’t like rest days until I get to the end of the day, and then I appreciate that I needed it!
Just about to get my last meal, then I’m
Sleeping.Pull session tomorrow, very much wanting to build on last week’s now.
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Fully agree with Hilly mate in that you don’t need to look for cleverly ways to modify this.
Please follow it as it’s intended initially, and see what you learn about yourself.
Let us know mate, get after it.
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Brilliant lower session this afternoon.
Knees have been improving and improving over the last few months and are now in a spot where I can keep moving forward.
Abductor machine
Adductor machine
Prone curl
Leg ext
45deg leg press
Machine preacher bicepMeal prep done for tomorrow, just waiting for my last meal and it’s time for sleep
Rest tomorrow, pull on Tuesday
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Hi mate
The length of service Jord refers to can’t be changed overnight, that’s going to take consistent investment.
It is true that trainihg is harder for strong people than for people that aren’t strong.
What you can do immediately, particularly if you’re in a gym surrounded by people that live this, is see if you can get someone to take you through a session. Don’t expect it for free, be prepared to pay, but let’s find out if your version of failure is the same as theirs as an immediate start point.
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Mega upper session today
Calves
Pushdown
Overhead ext
Neutral pulldown
Chest supported row
Incline chest press
Machine laterals
Really pleased with all of the movements today, settled on implementing ascending sets for my back work to limit overall loading in an effort to protect the bicep whilst stimulating the back
Two meals left to sink, then bed. Finally a bit of chill time after a hell of a week
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I’m the same as Bish mate, any of my anti-inflammatory supps I have am on days that I train evening, or split morning and evening on days I train in the afternoon
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Fridays are rest days.
It’s been a week! Lots happening at work, but it’s good and I’ve enjoyed my gym sessions
Just about to cook my eggs and then I’m sleeping – upper day tomorrow
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In reality it doesn’t really matter provided you’re making a progression that keeps you within the range you’ve set for yourself
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Legs tonight , really good session.
Introduced some light knee wraps for the pressing which worked really nicely for taking away any discomfort thts creeping in.
Resting tomorrow now, and then upper/lower over the weekend.
One meal to go, then bed
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Hi mate
Do you think your gym will allow gympins?
If so, I’d probably carry on with the full body as it’s clearly working well for your progression. The gympins will allow you to continue that performance gain.