[James]

Mag AM, Midday, PM but still have dream sleep if I’m feeling less tired before bed.

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[James]

Lat, tricep and shoulder strength is a big part of most selection courses. Don’t have to be big, just explosively strong in those areas.

TRT…yeah pinning will be an issue, but your biggest concern will be CDTs. I was RM and by week 8 we all had to have done a random test but at any point in the first 8 weeks you were picked. We were under Naval Command so unsure if the Army/RAF are as ‘on it’ with testing. I’d have thought be easier to run trt AFTER your pass out and you’re settled into your first draft. Still risky though, but if you’re caught after selection you won’t immediately get AGAI67, just an improvement notice.

Im serving army now, so thankfully a little too senior in ranks to be marched down to a CDT! Just the usual wait until the 200 have gone through testing for the CDT team to leave and then I’ll reappear! Christ if they popped for gear we would lose all of our support company in one go!

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Ah thought you meant you were off to be a nod. My bad! 😂

Yeah I can imagine there’d be nobody left, especially if they got strict with the odd recreational. 🤪

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[James]

Lat, tricep and shoulder strength is a big part of most selection courses. Don’t have to be big, just explosively strong in those areas.

TRT…yeah pinning will be an issue, but your biggest concern will be CDTs. I was RM and by week 8 we all had to have done a random test but at any point in the first 8 weeks you were picked. We were under Naval Command so unsure if the Army/RAF are as ‘on it’ with testing. I’d have thought be easier to run trt AFTER your pass out and you’re settled into your first draft. Still risky though, but if you’re caught after selection you won’t immediately get AGAI67, just an improvement notice.

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Are you going for UK selection?

If so, which branch?

How long before selection starts are you planning on coming off everything?

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So if it’s lasting a few days I think this is a load intolerance issue and you’re aggravating nerves and tissues that aren’t ready for that kind of load/force put through them. If you’d have said for an hour or two after the session I’d likely just say lessen the intensity and don’t go for grinder reps, but this is your body saying “chill out bud, I’m not ready for this yet!”

Likely the culprit is the box jumps. I’m in agreeance with Adam about switching some stuff to machines for now at least.

If this is something you’re not prepared to do then you’ll be better off adjusting your setup into 2 sessions, 1 with a hinge, 1 with a non-shock quad movement. Don’t have them together.

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Hi mate, when you say “flare up” what is that exactly? Back pain, numbness in legs etc? How long do they normally last after onset?

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Personally, I’d swap your days around. You’d then get 2 x rest days before your hack session.

I’d also move adductors to after your quad movements. Specific to me, but I think you’d benefit from it given that your knees ache of late.

Sessions look good, just give it a go and regulate it based on recovery.

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To answer your Q about PPL UL programming/volume, you’d need to show what you were doing before.

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2 variations is sufficient in my opinion, BUT to answer your question: the only case I’d have 3 x rotations is if there’s a specific lift in your programme that you’d normally perform and enjoy going toe-to-toe with, but you’d normally perform it every 8,9,10 days on a Push/Pull/Legs/Rest or Push/Pull/Rest/Legs/Rest split.

If you have a large selection of kit in your gym, maybe you could make it work. I’ve tried it, stuck it out for a while but soon moved back to 2 x.

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I don’t like it personally. It never felt good or made sense In my head.

Yes with volume

Yes if your prioritising them n executing perfectly

Would It be better to run A/P at 2x or 3x frequency? Also, do I need to have an A and B session or can I just do the same session on repeat?[/quote]

I’d do same session , 3 x if you are low volume and can recover 2 if higher volume and worse recovery

My question is

Why AP split ?

Can you give me a logical answer for thought process on running it [/quote]

My thought process for running A/P would be because my quads are already my most developed body part, so this would allow for me to do some quad work at the end of a session, rather than doing a lot for a whole session. Also, at the moment when I do my leg session(currently doing PPL) my erectors are already fatigued from my pull, that is effects my SLDL’s, and my hamstrings are what I am most focused on. I also just want to experiment and see what I enjoy doing, since I really disliked U/L when I tried that split.[/quote]
What about Pull, Push, Legs, Rest with A and B sessions? That way your pull work won’t affect your hinges.

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I’m assuming you didn’t do too well with this, hence the AI post?

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Super super well done. Work hard, win harder! ⭕️ 👏🏼

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Hi, John. If I remember rightly you train at home and you struggle with legs (injury)?

I also vaguely remember you were a little unsure of splits and ways to get your desired results due to chopping and changing (various posts on here changing direction)?

Or have I got the wrong John? I’d search your historic posts, but the feature doesn’t work anymore.

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Completely agree with Hilly. I’m the same age as yourself and the more I experiment with things like Mot-C et al, the more I steer away from Reta.

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Like the suggestions the lads have made. Also would be good if you could give us an idea of your journey and how long you’ve been training.

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