Michael Schneider
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Sounds weird because i don’t agree with the others but i like to push the weight back over the head. It feels more like a natural movement to me. Just give it a try both ways and stick to what feels better for you.
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Today is legs on the menu. Feels great to be able to hit lefs again pedal to the medal. Lots of calories need to be burned from the Christmas parties the last week. ????
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I think it’s very hard to recover from. Most pros just it, sleep and train without a daily life job and hit a big bodypart like back in the morning and biceps e.g. in the evening. Also to say they are the genetic elite with extreme supperior abilities to recover. So never compare yourself to those guys.
For normal people when you train really really hard 4-5 workouts a week should be the limit
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I think Scott Stevenson described it perfectly. Nothing more to add
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Got an extra push session in today because I’m going to have a Christmas party this evening and i wanted to utilize the extra calories. Did get 8 reps with 120kg on the smith machine military press today which felt amazing.
Bent over laterals
Rear delt machine
Smith machine military press
Life fitness decline press
Rope extensions
Cable overhead extensions
Dumbell side laterals
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Really brilliant pull session today. Back to bb rowing 140×8 and 150×5. Haven’t been rowing that much weight in a very very long time and definitely not that strict.
Underhand grip lat pulldown
Barbell rows
Chest supported t bar rows
One arm cable rows
Rope pullovers
Incline bench dumbell curls
Kettle bell hammer curls
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I would take off some load but not increase the volume. Just try to get some blood moving and get a good pump. Leave a few reps in the tank.
Or take a few days off from the gym at all. That’s what i prefer.
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Up very early this morning today. Can’t wait for my pull session. This is definitely my favorite workout.
Already doing my cardio. I’m still doing between 30 and 45min every day depend how much time i have and what bodypart I’m going to train later. I hope this will helpnat least a little bit getting me trough the holidays in a good spot bodyfat wise for my next offseason ???? -
I would look what show dates fit best to your shedule. I personally like nabbs/wff for first timers.
When i would be you i would go and watch shows of different federations first and decide afterwards what fits the most for me
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Legs really killee me yesterday. So today is just a little bit of rest and cardio on the menu. Feeling not very good today.
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Sounds pretty solid. Depends a lot on your intensity and if you are progressing your lifts.
I would add a squat variation like smith, hacks or barbell squats in one of those routines.
A personally like to start out with calves with the dc set to get a better ankle mobility for the heavy compounds
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Had a very productive leg session today. First time back to free barbell squats since my prep. Felt great squatting again.
Seated calve raises
Seated hamstring curls
Barbell squats
Close stance leg press
Sissy squats
Adductors
Trx leg curls
Hammer strength biceps curls
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I think show day morning depending on when the show starts you should already be ready. You should be full and dry. Rest is pumping up backstage to pull the water into the muscle cells.
When you are still flat a big breakfast could help but i wouldn’t eat a, lot during the day because your fluid intake is restricted and the carbs will not go to your muscles anyway without fluid. They just sit in yiur stomach.
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Decided to do a 2nd pull session this week yesterday. Did just machines and iso stuff because my lower back was still sore but i really liked it. I think i’m going stick with this split for a while because i want to improve my back and biceps.
Mo: legs
We: pull heavy compound
Fr: push
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Oh yeah man i think everybody of us pushing the limits knows that.
Like the others said: give halcyon a try. On very hard days i take 6 post workout and 4 pre bed