Workout Split

Chest/ Triceps/ Shoulders/ Abs
Back/ Arms/ Abs
Legs/ Abs

Repeat

Hour and a half (minimum) workouts

Seems like a PPL split. I like it

PPL, 1 rest day, for years. Switched to PLP about 8 months ago to give upper body a break. Happily legs have benefited the most, probably because they were taxed a little on pull days. When in a calorie surplus and recovery is on point, I’ll typically work in extra biceps on push days and triceps on pull days.

I’ve been watching a lot of the RP guys YouTube videos. Love em. I don’t think anyone is against getting a program and no one said they knew more than any of those guys. All Carr said was you criticized some of his stuff which he seems to have hit the nail on the head there lol. You may think he has “extra fluff” in his workout but if he likes his routine and it allows him to be consistent who cares?

You strike me as the kind of guy who likes to have a PDF to follow that allows you to turn your brain off and follow a routine. Nothing wrong with that. Everyone is different

I’ve been doing PPL but been debating on switching to Upper/Lower

Love watching that guys videos! He’s got a lot of great free stuff to plan a solid workout

I mixed In some partials today when I couldn’t complete full ROM anymore, my back and bi’s were cooked.

Pullup variation(slow reps) x AMAP,
Dips(slow reps) x AMAP
Walk 5 minutes

repeat 2-3 times
every day except weekend

Legs 1-2 x per week unless cooked from long tennis matches

That link goes to a “page not found.” I would like to read that article though!

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read this and you will kind of understand

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I will preface for those that aren't on this board frequently that LSU777 is a great contributor and has great knowledge. I am not denying that in the least. I have learned things from his posting and have no personal agenda against. I simply disagree with some things that are a broader part of the culture of how the world works in this space.

The problem with health and fitness culture in general is that there are many pathways to the end goal. Some are beneficial. Some are not beneficial. Some are more optimal. Some are less optimal. Those measures of "beneficial" and "optimal" are, and will always be to some degree by their nature, subjective. I don't have issue with pointing people towards a better "direction". But when there's a constant "I don't do it this way, so you're wrong" presentation....it's simply not helpful to the purpose of the community at large. I have read through the Greyskull primer that is legendary around the internet. I read the "frickarounditis" webpage. By the very nature of both of those posts...there is nothing that disqualifies the split I posted as "suffering"

- Both days are centered around multiple "Big 5" compound lifts (Day A - Squats, Rows, Bench | Day B - Overhead Press, Deadlift), which constitute around 70-80% of the work being done in a given days workout.
- Those lifts are given precedence and done in the beginning of the workout to devote the most energy to
- Squats and Deadlifts are not avoided, and are in fact, prioritized
- By spirit of Greyskull, it's being able to lift without sacrificing being able to do other things
- There's not a drop of "ab work" to be found
- All lifts, whether primary or secondary, follow some form of a linear progression structure
- All of the secondary work was chosen from listening to guys like Nippard, Isratel, etc to find the best "bang for the buck" options with the equipment I have available
- All work is measurable
- All muscle groups are hit in the 16-20 sets per week range


I want to be strong. Absolutely. But I do not care about being the strongest version of myself. I have no desire to deadlift 700 lbs or Squat 500 lbs. My modality of choice leans towards hypertrophy. My "program" is designed to encourage hypertrophy over strength, while still maintaining a good (again, subjective) level of strength. I don't want to look like Mark Rippetoe.


So I say all that to say, again....it's just different paths. I don't have a problem being told I'm wrong. I don't have a problem learning and evolving my strategy as I gain knowledge. Is my program the most super amazing optimal program in the world? Who cares. It checks off all the primary accepted boxes of what a good program should do. But let's just stop acting like there's only one way to skin a cat.