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What is your best advice (based on current understanding) for a guy with BF around 25%, preparing (16-20 weeks) for a contest?

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Recommendations if possible on targeting the outer sweep. I have no problem feeling the vastus medialis when performing leg movements. Is it genetics, or does the outer sweep just take more time to develop? Is there a better foot position to activate them?

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just wanted to ask a specific question about intensity. Quick summary is I’ve had 2 shoulder repairs (labrum and rotator cuff both times) and I’m aware that I don’t push hard enough with anything related to the glenohumeral joint in fear of messing myself up. Any experience with clients in this situation and potential thought processes to alleviate this issue?

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I have limited external rotation of my left humerus; and because of that many times I am feeling mild pain (not intense) in my left shoulder during pressing exercises, Joe (cuff) lateral raise and reverse grip lat pulldown. I am maintaining proper setup for above exercises; however I am feeling pain in my left shoulder. Any suggestions to avaoid this? How can I improve external rotation capability of my left humerus, if possible? Thanks!

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Any specific advice for waist reduction other than diet control? Thanks Joe!

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In continuation of my previous question in contest prep, what is your recommendations for the cut and bulk cycling? How would you suggest for reaching shredded physique on the end date/competition day? Thanks

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Hey joe is this thing common somedays while working out tricep feels very great and somedays I cannot feel them working with the same exercise and load why is it so,any solid explanation?

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What is your opnion on weighted stretches? Some people love them for hypetrophy (mostly guys with a DC background), I’m not sure about the benefits of the stretches vs regular full ROM movements that put the muscle in a stretch position during every rep. Thanks !

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Hey joe i find that doing cardio that is running for 15 mins on rest days keeps my blood sugar levels normal as i’m a diabetic, when I don’t do it they are surging up, what do you suggest for it running during off season phase, does it causes muscle loss ?

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Hey Joe, What is the logic are you using in choosing exercises for Metabolic/Pump work at the end of workout?

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I just want to acknowledge that your work on Terrence and his efforts are mind-blowing. For me, his physique on the stage was 10/10.
Congratulations to both of you!

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been treating a bicep(s) injury for quite some time now, losing “feel” etc and it’s beginning to affect surrounding muscles, mainly deltoids and triceps. What would you recommend for aiding recovery/rebuilding the tissue? Thanks

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Is carbs post-workout necessary to elicit insulin response (which sucks nutrients in the muscle) if I am on fat loss phase? Is insulin response/spike mandatory for muscles to take nutrients in or it will happen without insulin? Thanks

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LEG PRESS

Hi Joe,

Can you please, share your thoughts on the difference between various degree of the incline leg press machine’s back support?

Generally, the angle should be less than parallel to the platform (45-15°) from the floor.

When do you use lower back pad set, when higher and why?

I noticed larger range of motion on the lowest set (15°) and many more things about it but I’m curious about your opinion, please.

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I appreciate your answer on finding a location to train clients. To follow that, any advice on selling yourself to potential clients? Things to do and things to avoid perhaps?

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for your services provided section, if someone were to purchase the hour consultation, is there quite a wait time for that?

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Curious as to your thoughts on SARMS. Lots of mixed reviews out there on quality/actuality of the products on the market, liquid/pills etc.

With the new SARMS control act wondering if you’d think it’d be worth investing in

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Quick question about squats. After watching you and a few other hypertrophy coaches, I realized my execution was shit. Today I decided to start from scratch and work on that with low low weights. Started with just the bar on back squats and a couple of weights stacked up on the floor bc I don’t have a wedge, concentrated on driving my knees forward on the negative, buried it until my hams were on my calves, held it for a 2-3 count, concentrated on squeezing my quads and raised for a set of 6. Slowly slowly added weight and concentrated just the same, making sure to keep my hips in and execute through the quads. Only went up to 155 on the 8th set. My left knee is extremely sore like it’s never been before, almost debilitating. What’s the cause of this and what do I need to do different?

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question on exercise rotation, if i am hitting a muscle group multiple times per week, would you suggest rotating main lifts or sticking to a certain lift/s and looking to progress that as much as possible (through execution, load etc) through a training block.

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Views on pre and post workout stretching?

Train in evening. Aim to hit the sack about 3 hours after I finish but cannot switch off for sleep. Any supplements you recommend to calm, relax, chill down?

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8+ hours sleep is the agreed amount for optimal recovery. Not through choice, but if I can only manage 5-6 hours overnight, then maybe 2-3 hours in the afternoon, is that adequate? Is it continuous deep sleep or REM sleep that facilitates muscle recovery / growth?

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Hi joe a question about redcon supplements, which all do you use or suggest for anyone

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Joe is cardio a good option on rest days when you’re doing 2 a day and your thoughts on running on treadmill, does it hinders the process of muscle gain? What if someone is running for 15 mins every alternate day after Hypertrophy session, does it change the muscle fibre type or any other implications

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Joe can you tell me the real truth about ashwagandha,curcumin,and other herbal supplements,what does your experience say about their use ?

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First, I’m somewhat knocked kneed and have recently had tendinitis in the knees. I think it’s due to years of wrong position, any ideas how to squat better to fix this. Second, we don’t have a hack squat so I used the cables and elevated the front of my feet will this work too? Thank you for your time and your educated answer!!

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In your “legs” video from Feb. 5, 2018 you mention improper squat form can lead to large abductors.

What causes this? And how can we determine we are not falling into this?

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When an individual has an imbalance in muscular strength and connection how do you tend to address it.

I find on the hammer strength lat row (the machine you love) my left has a worse connection in comparison to my right, and subsequently I get less reps too, whether they’re linked I don’t know.

For instance, my right lat the connection is great, the feel is fantastic; love it. Move over to my left, I cannot get comfortable with it, I hit a rep less (that’s why now I tend to start with left as I know full well it’ll drop out before my right does, don’t know if that correct protocol?) Just curious as to what you think is the best way to get around this issue.

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I just wanted to get your input on if you would recommend designing a program the same for someone with an injury history the same as you would for someone without? I’m following Hypertrophy Execution Masterclass and just small issues with certain movements.

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When you say “2 sets, first set 5-8 reps, 2nd back off set 10-12 reps, 2 minutes before and between top sets”

these 2 sets were the top sets?

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How do you go about progressing your metabolic focused portion of training? Do you have a set strategy you repeat and aim to progress on or do you just auto regulate and come up with something that gives you a good pump at the end of your sessions? I ask this because your loading work seems to be set in stone and consistent, whereas the metabolic work you post up seems to vary a lot

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Hey joe wanted to some know good nutrition platforms just to increase some knowledge about. Nutrition, and wanted to have it online as i’m from india
Thanks a lot

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I’m working around some achy elbows. What substitutions do you recommend for single preachers? They are a great exercise that gives me a huge pump, but some days my range of motion is limited due to my elbows hurting at the bottom. Thank you!!!

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Since your wife is currently pregnant and you have been through this process twice already. Is there anything major dos and don’t with her training? Is there anything you believe exercise wise she should avoid completely. Lots of physios say that pregnant women should not lift heavy, deadlift/squat heavy as they should avoid holding breath/bracing?

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Question about lat pulldowns, It seems like there is a trade off between alignment of the resistance, and plane of motion to hit the back. Now you can of course lean back if your biasing more upper back, but if your doing a pulldown with a more vertical, lat focused plane, it seems like the shorter your lats get, the more the alignment seems off – in the last bit of shoulder extension (extending to nuetral and beyond, eventually elbow flexion runs out) the forearm goes from being in line with the cable to being at an angle, and is increased the further you go, and my thought process is that would challenge less shoulder extension and more shoulder rotation.

In that case should you:

1-limit ROM to keep alignment of the resistance ideal

2-lean back more, letting the resistance line up, but changing the resistance that would bias the lat less(from my understanding)

3- let things be unaligned

4-something else I may be missing

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How do you go about fitting in metabolic work, within a workout or within a training split? How Much/When/Why?

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in your volume split video you mention if form is dreadful you’d not do any working sets on that body part, what is it exactly you’d be doing with that muscle group then? Besides just choosing a different exercise.

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when you only do 1-2 working sets sometimes for a given exercise, will you keep it just a straight set. I know Dorian Yates would only do 1 set but that was done with a copious amount of intensity techniques

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Just a random thought, do you incorporate recovery phases from training during prep as well? I was thinking this could coincide well with a diet break phase but I hadn’t seen you mention anything like that.
Do you just try blast through the whole prep period and take a rest after the comp?

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Hope you are doing great!
1. How are you determining the need for deload phase? How to determine duration of deload phase?
2. What is your strategy for adding Metabolic work within a workout? if focus is fat loss then how would you add Metabolic work within a workout?
3. My personal request for you to update exercise execution videos with your cues/guidance. Currently available videos are missing this part!
Thanks!

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regarding the 6 week challenge checklist, was the 2 exercises per body part referring to 2 exercises per day or 2 exercises across your split?

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What would you recommend for someone who is more on the skinny side with a touch of excess fat? This person would be 6’0 160lbs w/ a 29.8 inch waist. Lacking muscle but still has a touch of fat to lose, mainly in those stubborn areas. They have been dieting for a while & never really taken much time in a surplus to build muscle. They have maxed out their progression in terms of strength they can gain without excess calories & they diet on an daily average of 1500 cals (cyclic w/ some higher/lower days.)

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If you get to a point where you’re happy with your physique, what, in terms of exercise, would be required to maintain the muscle/body composition you have?

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What do you find the best app, program to use to track progress?

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If i do just one working set of stiff legged deadlift for my hamstrings i am sore from that for usually 5-6 days. Any other bodypart recovery is good. I need to fix that because hamstring soreness have negative influence for my quads training. Should i stretch more it is seems to me my hamstring are tight.

Please give my your advice hot to improve recovery in this case.

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Are the activations still beneficial if are done for example 15 minutes pre training? I have gym just couple minutes from home and i can workout within 15 minutes from i left the home. I wanna do activations at home and then go straight to the gym and workout. Can i have still benefit from activations done at home?

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Hi Joe hope I find you well!? question regarding frequency, I’m wanting to improve on my push as I feel this is my weakest and slowest to progress. Currently doing push pull legs but for more frequency would it be beneficial doing push pull rest push legs rest repeat or push pull push rest push legs push? I have a physically demanding job so I need to watch with recovery too?! thanks for your time.
Tommi

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hi Joe, kind of a 2 part question and unfortunately there kind of supplement/ nutrition based …. sorry lol
In some of your other videos you mention supplementing with Curcumin but you don’t say how much? How many mg would you take ED for things like its anti inflammatory & insulin sensitivity properties to be affective as i’ve seen different dosages being applied depending on what it’s application is? is it best to take it all at once or split it up so maybe half around breakfast and half around dinner?

Do you think it’s possible to Build lean tissue whilst in a calorie deficit if all other aspects of diet/nutrition/training/recovery are on point?
this isn’t something i’m trying to achieve as i know it’s not optimal for hypertrophy but it’s more
of an observation i’ve noticed on myself as my body composition is changing as my diet changes – is it just a visual illusion and shift of water / glycogen on the scales? or because my diet is now more nutrient dense and much more focussed can my muscles still grow (not just be maintained) or can hypertrophy only take place if your body has excess calories?

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Hey Joe – I was wondering if you have any advice for finding a really quality gym to train clients from? I remember in your personal training video you mentioned the good outweighing the bad, but any general advice to set yourself up from the get-go?

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Another question, like yourself I will be becoming a dad (first time) what kind of split/routine would you recommend as time/days will be cut? what about filming a “new dad/mum day” similar to nutsack day?

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Hi joe wanted to know about rest days what do you prefer when doing 2 a day training and every alternate day rest and what’s the nutrition strategy i mean for eg if i take 4000kcal on working days should the calories be same on rest days?

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Hey joe I’m having trouble with my leg days. First question about squatting I’m having a hard time getting my quads to feel like they’re working. For instance I know when my chest is working during chest but it’s not the same with my quads and squats. Is that normal? If not what are some good cues to get the quad more engaged? FYI I’ve been doing front squats because I’ve read they’re better for people with longer legs than torso. Also my outer calves, hamstrings and quads are really tight compared to the inner muscles what can I do to loosen them up?

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I’ve prioritized my chest over the past year and really brought up my lower pecs. The issue is now I have that droopy look to my pecs. I really need to bring up my upper chest as it poor. My active range for any incline work is much less than flat work. For example, I can bring the bar on flat barbell presses to my chest easily but I end up about 3-4 inches above my chest on incline barbells. Is this inhibiting my growth? I get that I’m not supposed to be forcing my body to go where it can’t but I also don’t want to be that guy at the gym doing half reps???

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May I know if it is really absolutely necessary for women to lift weights in order to build muscle? Or can they just stick to bodyweight exercises? Because I know that some women may not like strength training at all, and in order to be a good personal trainer, is it true that we have to pander to their preferences in this case?

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Wanted to know your thoughts on dieting and training during the holy month of Ramadan for muslim meatheads? It’s basically no food or water intake from sun rise to sunset but you can consume anything after sunset! This lasts for 30 days straight and you can still go about your training/daily work during the day/night. Would love to know your take on it and also want to say your content is awesome. Thank you

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Curious on your thoughts about the following in an attempt to minimize time at the gym (days when a person is pressed for time for example). Say we’re doing a pull day, back/bi’s. Doing something like

1 working set 1-arm rows
catch breath
1 working set 1-arm DB preacher curl

So basically trying to alternate between the 2 exercises for both the activation, warm up sets and then finally working sets.

I realize the answer will be “that’s not ideal for max hypertrophy”, but I’m more interested in the thoughts as to how un-ideal that is. Are we talking 50% as effective, or 95% as effective, just some thoughts on the idea would be appreciated.

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First time asking . it has to do with pronation of the foot when doing squats, to what extend pronating your foot at the bottom of the squat might be considered safe or normal. my left foot does not excessively over pronates, but it does more than my right foot. Been squatting barefoot for a while and even though I try to focus on spreading my toes and control this pronation it is happens what could be an ideal setup. It also happens if im doing something like calf raise on the leg press, I can feel my foot going in as my calf contracts. Any advice will be highly appreciated.

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What are your thoughts on doing seated cable rows one arm at a time vs two arms. I’ve noticed a much deeper contraction when doing each side individually, I can never match the same feeling/contraction/squeeze (not sure what the right word is) doing seated cable rows with both arms, even when using a neutral grip shoulder grip handle. Is it because the one arm cable row allows for greater range of motion? Or maybe I’m doing the two arm wrong and should have a smiliar feeling. Thanks and keep it up with the great content!

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I was wondering if you have any suggestions for someone that gets A.C. joint pain with chest pressing? Its fine until the load gets remotely tough. I get dry needling done every so often so I was hoping it would help with it. If it helps, I get the same sensation when doing overhead triceps work.

Maybe not setting the scap enough?

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Hi Joe, what are your thoughts on using a belt when training for hypertrophy?

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I’m a new member and I am trying to embrace the low volume style training. I feel very fatigued after my working sets with the muscle targeted , however at the end of the work out I’m still eager to throw in a few more movements. (I have a lot of gas in the tank yet)

Any advice on how I can steer myself away from the weights at the end of the workout?

Currently lifting for 9 years and not in a caloric deficit.

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so my question is about rom. I’ve had several trainers and let’s say I’m doing leg ext it’s always been to full extension, but I feel it more when it’s a shorter length. Shouldn’t you go by what or how your body is built and not because it’s an across the board thing.

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can you talk about/show some exercises that help with rotator cuff injuries. Trying to self heal before looking into surgery. Maybe some preventative stretching

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I know you like 8day+ splits and setting them up in a way that prioritises & de prioritises weak/strong body parts, but with someone who’s goal is overall/foundational mass, would a 2 on 1 off upper lower split be a good choice? Perhaps something like 1 loading exercises & 1 metabolic focused exercise per body part per day ? I think I’m this stage it’s too early for me to specialise and just need a base of muscle mass to work with first
Thanks!

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Massive fan, your app is awesome and your advice for execution has changed my training and helped my knowledge for my future business. I want to do what you do! Anyhow to my question, what are your thoughts on close grip bench press and straight bar push-downs for tricep development and rope hammer curls for bicep development?

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I am new to this forum, but I have been following you for a couple months now. Love the attention to detail, activation and execution.

Context: I workout of my garage (semi-power lifting set up: squat cage/hack squat/barbells/DB’s/bumpers/1 pulley system).

Question: Outside the advice to simply get a “formal” gym membership, do you think it possible to create/build a competitive body without access to the typical equipment of a standard gym? Have you seen/heard of it being done?

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I got 2 different problems with training atm:

When i’m doing regular barbell back squats to full depth, i get pain in my left hip flexor, but when i’m doing heels elevated squats i don’t

When i’m doing barbell bench presses i get pain around my scapula and upper trap , i don’t feel this pain with dumbbell presses or other movements. ( i do have weak low traps that i’m strengthening at the moment )

-Any advice or suggestions what may causing this?

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I need to know you opinion between two ways how to create a split for someone like me.

I have time to workout pretty much every day and my job is very low energy consuming so i can potentially recover very good if i hit my sleep and nutrition very well. I lifting for 9 years…

I planned total volume for one week. Just for example do 6 working sets for every bodypart through a one week but it can be something else it is just for example.

What i wanna ask is: Is it better to spread total volume for the whole week on every day and go 7 times to to gym or still put there some off day.

Let say 6-7 days working out VS 3-5 day working out but the total volume will be same.

I wont have any off day but on the other hand i wont be fatigue after every workout so much and i can leave the gym sooner what i ques is better to get the job done in 40 minutes compere to 90 minutes. But some day like hit biceps + abs + calves for 3 working sets for each i feel it is not enough for same kind of stimulus on the other hand if i put bicep after some big bodypart always it is not same like when i have opportunity hit it as a first think. So i think i dont need to diprioritized these smaller bodyparts when i can go to the gym every day.

Thanks and let me know if something is opaquely. Sorry for my english.

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I’m a little taller at 6’4″ … so i lose almost all torque at mid range of a conventional DB preacher curl. You saved me from asking about an alternative by switching to the incline preacher.

Question:

Do you have any experience and/or observations using spider curls as a high curl option?

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Hi Joe. I wanted to ask if you could differentiate the arm position and alignment that separates lifts targeting lats vs targeting upper back/traps

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Hey Joe, can you break down back training to upper back and lats? Which movement patterns are best to train lats and which to train the upper part of back?

You see, I keep asking questions regarding back, however is not a weak point of mine, but I find it pretty interesting and complicated to program.

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I’ve got a question about formulating splits and what you think or research shows is best for the most optimal growth. Been training for a little over two years with nothing but muscle group specific splits, like back on one day, then Chest, Legs, delts, etc. and have seen really good development and growth in my physique, but always feel it can be better.
You and Jordan Peters, who I’ve been following for as long as I’ve followed you, both implement and seem to advocate for push/pull style splits like the one you posted a few weeks ago.
For someone in my spot who’s still trying to “get there” with his physique, are push/pull/nutsack day splits still great for someone who’s physique isn’t as developed as you and josh and JP, or should I stick to muscle group specific splits?

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Just started with this and after my first chest session my whole back is sore because of protracting en keeping them down. Is this normal or am i doing something wrong. Chest felt amazing tho!

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you’ve said highest carb meals for you are post workout and before bed. lets say you want to hit 175 carbs postworkout from food only sources (no carb shakes). I’ve heard you state faster digesting carbs would work best post workout. lets say 10 oz of jasmine rice is already on the menu (about 90 -100 carbs) how would you recommend getting the remaining 75-85 carbs? gummy bears? just double up on the rice and eat 18oz jasmine rice in one meal? would love to hear your opinion on this. Thanks for all you do here and thanks for answering my previous question about deloads.

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Could you please expand on your reasoning why you want to keep volume as low as possible while gaining weight / “massing” , and does this apply fr naturals too? For example, if your food intake is at 3000 kcal and you’re cutting on 2000, it doesn’t make much sense to do more volume when cutting and you can recover from. I can see a reason if someone is matching this with their drug protocol or they have issues gaining weight already.

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just been for some biomechanics testing and I have incredibly flat feet, no arch at all. I have been given some prescription orthotics (insoles) to wear and it’s been suggest I squat, deadlift wearing them. I was wondering if you had any experience with this and had any tips around accessory work I could do to assist me in essentially training muscles that have been quite dormant when training legs and deadlifting? My legs shake uncontrollably at the moment while doing RDL’s. Any help would be much appreciated.

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I’ve watched your supplement video twice and I have a few questions. I’m going to ditch the post protein shake and switch to Thorne’s Amino Complex.

1. Would it be alright to add taurine, glycine, l glutamine, creatine, and electrolytes all in the same post workout drink (with the amino complex)?
2. Do you cycle on and off creatine or is that a myth?
3. What are you views on beta-alanine as a raw pre workout supplement?

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in regards to triceps training in your last training split, is there any specific reason of not varying arm placement? you mostly perform cable cross Tri X which has good alignment, strength profile, bracing and etc. I understand that. However, dont we have to train with different arm placement as well? such as overhead extensions? Do we miss some sort of hypertrophy if not training from different angles or it is me paying too much emphasis to the details?

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what do you think about prep (power rack eccentric potentiation) protocol training ? (overloading the eccentric) and just focusing on that… I was think of doing that style of training but in cluster sets…
https://youtu.be/0__jU-ib1O8 check this link out… this style of training but in cluster sets… what are the pros and cons you think?

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would be interested to hear your views on how you would structure an upper lower split. Being an advocate of lower volume training it would be great to get your opinions on how you would structure workouts within this split. Obviously chosen exercises must adhere to the basics of good alignment, profiles and bracing but eager to understand the order and number of exercises you would place within these sessions?

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Thoughts on Halo from Redcon1? Is it worth taking/buying? Does it work?

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Understood that increasing frequency for lagging body parts is beneficial (to the point you can recover from it, accounting for overall volume etc).
Is there still a benefit to maintaining this increased frequency during a calorie-deficit period (e.g continuing to train calves every other day, or hitting hamstrings every 3/4 days during an 8 – 16 week cut/diet phase). Thanks, Jon

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In several videos you mention, in reference to frequency, that you should train a lagging body part as often as you can recover from it. How do you determine that a body part has fully recovered from the last training session? I spent a lot of years doing a push/pull/legs/off/repeat routine with very high volume and I would hit whatever the scheduled body part was regardless of how I felt just because it was what was scheduled for that day. I’m trying to get out of that mindset but how do you know when you need to pull back and give yourself another day or two to recover vs just needing to stop being a bitch and push through?

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Can you touch on force production? It’s been briefly mentioned that a muscle doesn’t produce enough force fully shortened, but wouldn’t it be weak lengthened as well? How does that effect/impact strength profiles or does that depend on the resistance profile?

Secondly, is the resistance profile of an exercise based on moment arm length during an exercise, since it’s continually changes?

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hey coach, wondering what you recommend for a young adult who has undergone significant weight/fat loss (235-155), physique looks decent but as for extra skin left over would it be beneficial to stay at a lower body weight and let the skin reform?? (if so approx time this takes and anything that could help this process) or reverse diet and gain muscle with the new body composition in order to fill out?? Thanks!

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Being 6’2″ with long femurs and not knowing how to use my quads until maybe four years ago, I’m pretty much what you would call an ass and adductor guy (so my hips sit more externally rotated), I want my Quads (specifically my right, all the joints in my left leg move fine for Quads) to do some f**kn work, my right ankle moves terribly and my hips are uneven, and whenever I squat with both feet the same setup(both flat or both elevated) I feel very unstable side to side and tend to slightly load that left quad more, unless I elevate just that right heel and let my hips naturally slightly rotate to put more tension in that right quad. Without elevating just that right heel, that right hip gets more externally rotated as I squat, the ankle runs out and the glute just completely dominates that side. SO, Would you recommend I continue elevating just one heel during squatting, if it allows me to actually work that weak quad? Or will this just set me up for future problems?

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In regards to working sets, I’m having trouble finding the balance of intensity & execution. Should someone perhaps focus on rest-pause/drop sets to really make the working sets count or just focus on partials (for example)?

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When it comes to my overall physique I feel like my pecs particularly upper are lagging. I feel like my front and mid delts take over during presses and I’m having a difficult time finding a position and range of motion that will focus predominantly on my pecs. I’m looking for a serious pec pump like I achieve in my arms. Thanks in advance!

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You often discuss the elbow pit alignment to avoid or alleviate elbow damage. Do you have a protocol for previously injured wrists?

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Got 2 more for you. I’ve seen you do/talk about joint mobility (like the prone trap raise sort of stuff). Could you please touch on improving mobility/drills/etc.?

Secondly, any personal/professional book recommendations? Thanks for your time!

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my man joe, for young lifters (20 yo) how important is staying lean during growth/mass phases, looking to some day compete but in bodybuilding (screw classic and physique) obviously this class takes the most size and now i’m apt to grow the most, let me know your recommendations!!

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New member and so stoked to have found you. How often do you train calves during this 8 day split?

Thanks for all you do and the energy you bring to it.

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What do you do for forearms and should all sets be done till failure? Thanks, much appreciated

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– what’s your thoughts on implementing intensity techniques when you train on your own? At the moment my sets are like that : complete failure + partials keeping the tension. Was thinking about rest pause to mimic the forced reps when you’ve a spotter

– what’s your thoughts on the push/pull split for an intermediate lifter? I’ve seen your front and back of the body workout and that’s all the parameters of the “start here” video
But how many rotations of each workout would you recommend? Jp is talking about 3-4, but for lagging body parts I think that’s too much movements pattern to focus and be perfect on, what’s your thoughts?

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Another one Joe, it is about the big discussion about HIIT vs LISS. Given the fact HIIT uses glycogen as fuel, why should anyone seek that way of fat loss compared to LISS which uses fat oxidation as energy source? In my mind, HIIT is superior only for time management, I cannot see any other benefit. Can you discuss?

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In many of your training videos you are mentioning you prefer to do the least amount of work to yield results. Why? Isn’t better to work around your maximum recoverable volume to see greater results in a given time period?

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I’ve seen you’re an advocate, predominantly, for lower volume training when the focus is execution, effort (intensity), along with progressive overload which I’m working stupidly hard to focus on, which in turn, has made my loads decrease because I’m not bouncing around like a fool! But wow, great stuff, really hitting the spot (and the fact you say not many people can take it there makes try so hard to take it there, getting spotters in on leg days left right and centre just so I can ‘Get it’)

Oh yeah, the question lol…..
When periodising my training split, how frequently would you programme a volume session on legs as I have seen you say, both lower volume and higher volume on legs is beneficial. So, how frequently should you hit higher volume leg sessions? Basically how frequently should you put that type of stimulus on the legs?

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Christian Thibaudeau talks about training based on your neurotype (similar to Charles Poliquin’s article about the 5 elements on T-nation). Is there any merit to modifying the way you train to match your neurotype dominance?