LouisMoylan
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Hey buddy, I pretty much keep my macron the same on rest days. I usually remove my post workout nutrition as obviously your not training but if I can I like to keep calories the same.
LouisMoylan
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Good morning guys! Had a good day yesterday! Worked until the afternoon then I managed to hit a good rehab session in the gym. Played tennis for an hour or so then went to the cinema in the evening! Up early today for work. More rehab work today, not sure if I’ll train!
LouisMoylan
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Hey buddy, I like to lay forward on an incline bench and do rear dumbell flies. I find this way I can pull the dumbells back at the right angle to avoid using my side Delt. Might be worth a try other than cables!
LouisMoylan
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Hey guys! Had a good day yesterday! I didn’t train but I played tennis in the evening and was playing well. I was pretty tired when I got home then I got called to work so I ate pretty late. Up early today for a fasted walk! Gonna train this afternoon.
LouisMoylan
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Hey buddy, I don’t really see anything wrong with the split. I don’t personally prioritise leg workouts so upper lower workouts don’t suit my needs. If you are looking to prioritise your leg training more then maybe think about what Oscar has suggested, however if your not then stick with what your doing. What sort of volume are you doing within these workouts?
LouisMoylan
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Good morning guys sorry I missed yesterdays log I had a lot on! So Monday was a great day. I went out to work in the morning then had my first singles tennis match in the league which I won 6-0,6-3. It was very hot out in the sun so I was pretty tired after! I then went back to work and then hit a late chest workout at kings Crawley as I had to go there to change a lock! I was up early yesterday for a fasted back workout which actually was good. Then chilled for a few hours before playing a doubles league match which we lost. It was raining and windy and not a great day. A very close game but we lost in a tie break. Frustrating. I was pretty exhausted after so I went to bed pretty early. Working today, not sure if I will train.
LouisMoylan
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Hi Ryan,
I usually do around 6 exercises per muscle group, 3 sets per exercises. My rep ranges are 6-12 reps on most exercises. Compound movements 6-10 reps and isolation 8-12+. If I only get 6 on my first set I will reduce weight and push for 6-8 on the next set. I will reduce again on the next set if I feel I need to.
How are you structuring yours?
Nice, I imagined it would be something like that. Whats your warmup protocol like before the working sets?
I’m currently following JP’s eBook, so an Upper/Lower 3x per week, top set and back off set. Like yourself I have a busy work life as an Engineer so it takes a lot out of me, especially considering I do this not to build as much muscle as possible – only to look and feel good![/quote]
Have you been thinking about changing to a bodypart split?
On my first exercise I usually do 3-5 warm up/ feeler sets. Then after that I don’t often need them as I’m already warm and I know what weight roughly I’ll be using. Obviously first time doing a new movement or new plan I may need to do some feeler sets to choose a weight but over time I’ll know what I’ll be lifting so won’t need to waste time I can do into each working set straight away. Saves a lot of time, I don’t often train for longer than 40-60 mins max now. [/quote]
Yeah I’ve been considering it bud, just always cautious over the once a week frequency etc! Not sure its that big a deal considering health is my number one factor, not muscle mass.
Sounds like you’ve found a great way to keep your look and fitness ticking over whilst enjoying other things in life too! Love reading about it![/quote]
Hey mate! If muscle mass is not your main priority then I would just do whatever split you feel most motivated to do! Also thanks, I’ve been getting in the gym more the past few weeks and managing to play tennis along side it which has been fun! Obviously I enjoy food a lot more now than when I was prepping all my meals and eating super strict!LouisMoylan
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Thanks guys all the replies were spot on, done my first early session today and the hardest thing about it was getting out of bed 😂😂
That’s always the hardest part! I always found getting into the first working sets were hard. However once I was through the first exercise the rest just rolled on nicely. It definitely takes some getting used to but once your in your groove it will be fine! Feels good to get it done out the way also!
LouisMoylan
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Morning guys! Feeling really tired this morning. I was annoyed at waking up so early to eat and play tennis and it being cancelled. It really fucked with my sleep. I got back in bed after to chill but because I had eaten and showered I wasn’t able to sleep. I went to work in afternoon then rested in the evening. My stomach wasn’t happy with something I ate so was in discomfort most of the evening. I ate some rye bread which I don’t think I agreed with. Had a rough night sleep again. Got another league match today so going to try and rest a little before. Will hit the gym later this evening!
LouisMoylan
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Hi Ryan,
I usually do around 6 exercises per muscle group, 3 sets per exercises. My rep ranges are 6-12 reps on most exercises. Compound movements 6-10 reps and isolation 8-12+. If I only get 6 on my first set I will reduce weight and push for 6-8 on the next set. I will reduce again on the next set if I feel I need to.
How are you structuring yours?
Nice, I imagined it would be something like that. Whats your warmup protocol like before the working sets?
I’m currently following JP’s eBook, so an Upper/Lower 3x per week, top set and back off set. Like yourself I have a busy work life as an Engineer so it takes a lot out of me, especially considering I do this not to build as much muscle as possible – only to look and feel good![/quote]
Have you been thinking about changing to a bodypart split?On my first exercise I usually do 3-5 warm up/ feeler sets. Then after that I don’t often need them as I’m already warm and I know what weight roughly I’ll be using. Obviously first time doing a new movement or new plan I may need to do some feeler sets to choose a weight but over time I’ll know what I’ll be lifting so won’t need to waste time I can do into each working set straight away. Saves a lot of time, I don’t often train for longer than 40-60 mins max now.
LouisMoylan
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Morning guys! Had a great arm workout yesterday morning then played tennis for 3 hours in the afternoon. Went to work then came home and chilled. Got called out again in the evening then went to bed! Was up super early today to get a meal in before a tennis league match however it got cancelled due to rain which was annoying!
LouisMoylan
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Hi Ryan,
I usually do around 6 exercises per muscle group, 3 sets per exercises. My rep ranges are 6-12 reps on most exercises. Compound movements 6-10 reps and isolation 8-12+. If I only get 6 on my first set I will reduce weight and push for 6-8 on the next set. I will reduce again on the next set if I feel I need to.
How are you structuring yours?
LouisMoylan
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Hi Damien, have you got any experience with either drug before? What dosages have you used previously? I like both and I have dieted on test/Deca and test/mast drugs and used the same cycles in the offseason and had great results so I would go with whatever your body responds best to! If you don’t have any aromatise issues maybe go with test and Deca/NPP but if you have had gyno problems in the past maybe stick with test and mast.
LouisMoylan
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Good morning mate! I have the exact same problem. The most I can get away with is around 25g of TBJP performance fuel intra workout. Post workout I tend to have solid sweets for carbs to bump up calories.
LouisMoylan
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Hey buddy! I do like them but I don’t often use them. They’re nice to add in from time to time for me but I personally don’t like to use them week in week out. For me it would probably be a smith machine press with dead stops and I would put them a little later in the workout.
LouisMoylan