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Delvis · 26 Apr 2012 at 15:07

MoNkeE said:
Huh? Have I missed something? What d'ya mean "As I said"?

Oh nothing

I just asked earlier why he was doing Squats and Chest on the same day that was all

If he's doing a 2-day split then fair enough. theres bound to be some overlap

MoNkeE · 26 Apr 2012 at 15:15

Of course it matters. You must have a set of exercises you do on your A day and B day then? List them up.

Oh, and the exercise you're talking about is Leg Extensions

GarethSouthgate · 26 Apr 2012 at 15:25

Delvis said:
<3

Don't want to **** you off too much, you'll probably stamp on me or snap me with your giantness

/hides

No set exercises

this week I did:

A
Neg chins
Deadlifts
BOR
Shoulder press

B
Squat
Chest press
Leg extension
Chest flys
Rope pull downs

Delvis · 26 Apr 2012 at 15:39

sigma said:
Don't want to **** you off too much, you'll probably stamp on me or snap me with your giantness /hides

No set exercises this week I did:

A
Neg chins
Deadlifts
BOR
Shoulder press

B
Squat
Chest press
Leg extension
Chest flys
Rope pull downs

Haha!!! I'm far from big chap!!!

It's the other bears you have to worry about!

Get yourself a proper A / B split mate, and stick to that for a bit

TommyV · 26 Apr 2012 at 15:51

Kaotik you must be a ****ing beast!! Gets some pics up brah!

6k cals 500g protein, holy ****! Ronnie coleman eats less than that!

GarethSouthgate · 26 Apr 2012 at 15:53

Delvis said:
Haha!!! I'm far from big chap!!! It's the other bears you have to worry about!

Get yourself a proper A / B split mate, and stick to that for a bit

I was under the impression that most A/B splits are 3 day a week routines so was going to wait until June when I will be able to do 3+ days a week.

FNGsam · 26 Apr 2012 at 15:54

sigma said:
I was under the impression that most A/B splits are 3 day a week routines so was going to wait until June when I will be able to do 3+ days a week.

Why can't you go 3+ times a day at the moment?

GarethSouthgate · 26 Apr 2012 at 15:58

FNGsam said:
Why can't you go 3+ times a day at the moment?

Exams bro.

Although 3+ times a day would be pretty crazy with or without exams

Delvis · 26 Apr 2012 at 16:04

sigma said:
I was under the impression that most A/B splits are 3 day a week routines so was going to wait until June when I will be able to do 3+ days a week.

Would be no harm in doing so though?

If anything, it would be good so that you can track progress nicely. Get a small notepad, get your routine down, and note it all down.

Look back after a couple of months or so and see where you are sitting

GarethSouthgate · 26 Apr 2012 at 16:06

Do a 3 day split over 2 days? I didn't think that something like SL would work properly over 2 days a week.

FNGsam · 26 Apr 2012 at 16:07

sigma said:
Exams bro.

Although 3+ times a day would be pretty crazy with or without exams

whoops. Maybe record your notes and listen to them while at the gym!!

If you really wanted to go you would find a way, if not then you will find an excuse

icecold · 26 Apr 2012 at 16:08

No, do an A/B split. What that consists of is up to you... Both full body, upper/lower, push/pull...

GarethSouthgate · 26 Apr 2012 at 16:10

icecold said:
No, do an A/B split. What that consists of is up to you... Both full body, upper/lower, push/pull...

Any suggestions?

Something similar to SL would be nice.

icecold · 26 Apr 2012 at 16:16

Two full body days similar to what you're doing:

A:
Squat
Bench
BOR
Facepull
Core or isolation work

B:
Deadlift
Dips
Chins/pullups
OHP
Core or isolation work

GarethSouthgate · 26 Apr 2012 at 16:19

Thanks! Could I perhaps do backflys instead of facepulls if needed? The cable machines are usually busy as ****.

There is no assisted dip machine so I'd have to work out how to get around that.

Shall I stick with 3x8?

Delvis · 26 Apr 2012 at 16:21

sigma said:
Do a 3 day split over 2 days? I didn't think that something like SL would work properly over 2 days a week.

Nooooo, do a 2-day split but with set exercises

icecold said:
No, do an A/B split. What that consists of is up to you... Both full body, upper/lower, push/pull...

As he said

^^^^

Along with his new post

Delvis · 26 Apr 2012 at 16:21

Just do dips as you can, you'll soon get some reps out

MoNkeE · 26 Apr 2012 at 16:22

But also decide what rep range you want to work in. Are you going for hypertrophy? Aim for 8 - 10 reps. If you're benching 40kg for 3x10 on session A, the next time you hit bench, you want to be doing 42.5kg. Keep your loading progressive so that you're always making progress

icecold · 26 Apr 2012 at 16:23

Look up YTW if you can't get on a cable machine. Or just ask nicely

Just do neg dips and work up.

GarethSouthgate · 26 Apr 2012 at 16:25

FNGsam said:
whoops. Maybe record your notes and listen to them while at the gym!!

If you really wanted to go you would find a way, if not then you will find an excuse

For the sake of 4 weeks it's really not worth it. I've had this discussion on here before but it simply takes me ages to get to the gym and back. It basically took just over 3 hours out of my day today, if not more, including food, shower etc.

I can catch up with the gym any time, I can't do the same with my exams.

I am skipping, stretching and doing pressups & chinups at home on non-gym days so it's not like I'm being lazy.

Call it excuses, I really couldn't give a ****

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