I find it hard to believe you'll be able to find an upper body complex that'll challenge your conditioning. Upper body just ain't tiring like that. At least for me. Lower body is another story.
1/30
Squat
405x3 belt-less PR (easy, I've just never done it)
+ belt
445x3
475x5 PR RPE 10 (could have put 5 more pounds on the bar, but no way was I good for another rep)
Pause Squat
365x4
365x4
Leg Extension
3x15
Leg Curl
3x15
Seated Calf Raises
2x20
Need to stop being dumb and get on...
For the reason you mentioned above, I prefer linear. Just too much nonsense to worry about when getting in there with a plan and executing on a consistent basis is what it's all about.
DUP will yield better results in the short to mid term. I have a hard time believing that in the long term there's any difference. Assuming both are programmed intelligently of course.
1/27
Deadlift
405x4
415x4
430x3
440x3
455x2
465x2
515x1+ (3, PR RPE 9)
Cable Row
12-10-8
Pull-Ups
3x10
Lat Pulldown
2x15
Straight Arm Pulldown
50 total
Face Pulls
50 total
Hammer Curl
2x10
Another deadlift PR. No film, unfortunately. Girlfriend wasn't there to record and I needed my...
I'm the strongest I've ever been because 1. I've trained intelligently without pushing for PRs too hard for about a year. What I'm doing now is just the result. and 2. I gained 10lbs around the holidays.
Right now, it's just by feel to be honest. My structure sucks. Need to change that.
And yeah, it's easy to ignore when you feel like you always have to be moving forward. But really proper reloading helps you move forward
1/25
Squat
365x4
405x4
445x3
465x3
480x1+ (2, RPE 9)
High Bar Pause Squat
315x5
355x3
355x3
Leg Curl
3x15
Not very strong today. Spent 5 hours in the car and didn't drink enough water. Need a deload too. Excuses, I know.
Stay strong AM.
Edit: forgot about the high bar pauses I did...added.
1/23
Incline Bench
225x8
225x8
225x8
225x8
Lateral Raises
3x15
superset
Face Pulls
3x15
Dumbbell Curl
3x10
Dumbbell Preacher Curl
2x15 each arm
Looks like nothing, but for some reason this was really difficult today. May be a sign I need to deload next week. See how the rest of week feels...
Tends to cause my biceps tendinitis to flare up (if I happen to be pushing my low bar squat at the time) and last time I did them I had pain in my sternum for about a week afterwards.
1/22
15 sets of triceps
5 sets of calves
Spontaneous workout. Had 45 minutes to kill while I was waiting for the girlfriend to get off work.
Stay strong AM.
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