Louis Schuler
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Hi Travis.
You seem to be doing things correctly. And that makes sense, by beating your first set which is a heavier more taxing set, it takes out a lot. If that’s the case, if you keep progressing your first set, you’ll eventually up the weight on that one and keep the second set weight the same until you progress it, no problem. Don’t be afraid to lower the weight more on the second set to get a very different rep range from the first set. 9 and 10 is very similar. But I’m guilty of this too, it’s not necessarily a bad thing but it is best to get two different rep ranges.
Louis
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So just an update. I am still not doing cardio. I upped my neat and I get anywhere from 10 000 to 15 000 steps per day. My training intensity has also gone up. I feel like I’m able to break a mental barrier that I couldn’t a few weeks/months ago. I upped my food and have carbs before and after training and carbs at night too. I am dropping weight like crazy by eating more which is great. I’m dropping fast but my gym performance isn’t suffering to be honest. So all good. I’m at the point where I’m adding food because I’m dropping too fast. Thanks for the advice
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Good luck Sas. You have recently inspired me on many levels, physique wise and also your mental approach. It has been a pleasure to follow your journey to the cali pro. Best of luck
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These aren’t his exact words however I have a brief idea of what he recommends. Without going into details.
For a beginner, he advocates full body training every other day I believe. So this would be a low volume, high frequency approach. As you get better, he recommends an upper lower split. U/L rest U/L rest repeat. Something along those lines. Intermediate/Advanced he advises a push pull leg split, 3 on 1 off or 2 on 1 off. It’s safe to say he is an advocate of lower volume and higher frequency. Large muscle groups like back and chest would generally be hit twice a week. Smaller body part like arms and calves can be hit 3 times a weak, even up to 4. You can even crank up the frequency to 3 times a week for legs like he is currently doing, if legs are a weak point and if you can handle it.
This is a general guideline. Depending on your experience level, you can play around with this and up or lower the frequency depending on your weak points. The best split is the split that works for you. -
Okay thanks. Deep down I know that I should diet 2/3 more weeks like you say. Just eager to eat and grow. Patience
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Sure. So I’ve been on a mini cut for 8 weeks after my first ever bulk. I got to 184 pounds quite fluffy but some good muscle gain. I didn’t stay long at all at this weight, I cleaned up the diet and instantly came down to high 170’s. I’m now around 164 and feeling good. I am still getting pb’s in the gym although some movements seem to be getting a bit weaker. I feel good, abs are showing and veins starting to pop. I did a bod pod test today and it came out at 13% which is far from lean. I must hold fat in the chest and love handle areas. I’m thinking it’s best to diet another couple of weeks before gradually increasing food again?
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I’m pretty sure we all have an idea of what exercise he is describing… No need for the scientific name of the exercise
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Do you feel a stretch in the eccentric part of the movement?
It could be that your hamstrings are simply not developed enough to feel the muscle stretching and contracting. This can also happen on back movements where you don’t really have enough meat to feel the muscle stretching and contracting.
I would stick to one variation, lighten the load and really concentrate on feeling your hamstring lengthen. Pause for a couple of seconds in the stretch position. Also place it after doing various curls so that your hamstrings are firing and you’re feeling them.Hope this helps
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Doesn’t look that bad at all my friend. It’s one of those things where you’re far more conscious of it than anyone else is. The rest of your skin is clear as fuck!
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I feel you.. Cold rice is a bitch to eat! Tortilla wraps are a good option to eat cold! I cook my chicken, peppers, onions etc. whatever you want in there and wrap it tightly in a tortilla and eat it cold whenever you need it. It’s pretty tasty
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Well it depends how many meals you have planned during the day. Let’s say you have 6 meals to eat in a day. Let’s say you sleep 8 hours.. that gives you 16 hours to get 6 meals in. 16/6=2,66666….. so basically every 2-3 hours 🙂
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Do you do this workout twice a week?
I would make a couple of changes. I would abandon the 1 heavy/1 backoff set for the fly variation. I would use that exercice to squeeze and stretch the chest as hard as possible + add drops. Then on your pressing movements, I would maybe take a step back in weight and focus on feeling the intended muscle working. When pressing focus on bringing your humerus across the mid line, in other words bringing your elbow across the body. What sort of weights are you pressing, in terms of numbers? -
Hey! The first thing to look at when you have a weak body part is the way that you train it. Of course weak body parts can be genetic but a lot of the time I think it’s a bad way of training the muscle. How do you structure your chest workout? Do you feel it stretching and squeezing on every rep? What is your mind to muscle connection like? Let us know about your typical chest workout
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Thanks for those two responses Stephen and Corinne, incredible info from both of you. My reasoning for the big drop in food is because Stephen (Evalution coaching) actually recommended to be agressive on a mini cut. I will re evaluate with all the info and possibly add in cardio. My training intensity is probably higher from learning so much on this site and I’m still hitting pb’s with the same good form. I don’t use supplements nor drugs.
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Thank for your answer Sas, makes sense.
Stephen, I do drop weight, I’m just concerned since I need low food to drop. However I have been doing refeeds. But since watching Jordan’s video on refeeds I’ve decided to put them aside. Thank you for sharing and for your help