[Michaela]

Experience is the best teacher.
What failure looks like now to me after 12 years of training is a lot different than what it looked like before. Every year I reach new levels of stimulus and connection.

Right now your intent is most important and going to your level of failure where you can’t move the weight, overtime you’ll adapt the ability to use the muscle even more and know what true muscular failure is

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[Michaela]

There’s no rules. Just based on the person, what they’re currently doing, and their individual response. You learn this by trial. Take your current amount and try increasing by 25% and see the response, if you see positives great, if you see nothing then you know it wasn’t enough and you add more, same goes for if you see negative then you know it was too much and next time you do less

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[Michaela]

If you’re in a surplus you’re in a surplus. If I eat pizza at 3 am or 3 pm I’m still gonna get fat from it lol

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[Michaela]

I can’t see any pics. You have to use the range of motion that fits your biomechanics. The comfortable depth that doesn’t see your low back rounding, and you’re still keeping quads engaged throughout. As you advance, you’ll be able to train yourself into better ranges of motion

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[Michaela]

Starting out I’d expect 2-4lbs per week, and if training is still going well then I’d just continue that trend on for as long as you can without negative return. If that starts to happen then 1-2 lbs per week would be good

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[Michaela]

I’m curious, What brings up your concern?

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[Michaela]

Bending over with weight

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[Michaela]

Sounds like a mental block more than anything
But I’d try progressing in different rep ranges instead of sticking to 8 for everything. So for those movements just adjust the weight accordingly aiming for maybe 12 upper end range of reps

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[Michaela]

Above has nailed it here!
Be honest with yourself in all aspects of your plan and do the necessary work to improve
No matter what split you choose, if you’ve only been training 2 years you just need improvement all over and not specified muscle imbalances. So pick a split you can adhere to, and get after it with intense effort and aim to progress week to week!

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[Michaela]

There’s no absolutes

For now, what looks most appealing and enjoyable to you? Pick that, and give it your best effort and aim to progress it!

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[Michaela]

What about on other movements?
Just try differnt movements and see what you can get the most from with the least pain.
Get assessed by a physio, and tb500 works great if it’s tendonitis

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[Michaela]

You could go ahead and go into your growth phase and just do so gradually and you’ll be able to maintain a solid condition by the holidays

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I 100% agree with Rich here as it was my own thoughts prior to reading his. Just start with this man and string together consistency not thinking too much ahead just taking one day at a time and seeing how you recover and slowly work the progress up, and then if you feel ready for a change in split then try it and do the same one day at a time!

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[Michaela]

How does your weight fluctuate at this difference? Are you seeing big drops, gain, or maintain after a rest day? How is your current recover and rate of progression in training?

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[Michaela]

For foods during travel just cook protein ahead of time and freeze it, pack dry carbs like rice cakes, and avoid veggies during travel just as they won’t be any good, you can also pack nuts for fats, and additional protein sources like whey and tuna packs.

Once you arrive you can pick up as normal from there with meals

For training I wouldn’t train on travel day or the day after, just pick up the following day and make sure you are hydrated

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