Forum: Workout Programs

Hey, just found this 5 Week Hypertrophy Workout Routine from Mike Israetel that looks great but was just wondering what was the "style" of this program. I thought a program was either UL, PPL, Split. This one doesn't seem to be any of those.. (Is it still effective though?) "Mike Israetel 5 Week...

Hey everybody, this post is maybe a little long to read, I am really grateful to everybody who takes the time to read it and to help me! I've been working out at home for about a year now and since a couple of days I got myself a membership at the gym. I am gonna show you the workout routine...

I am plateaued just beneath five plates on my deadlift and I have a competition/log thread going, aiming to get above 500 in half a year. As a novice, simply going in, changing it up occasionally while making sure to challenge my limits and put in legitimate effort has been sufficient to get...

If you're not having any joint or tendon pain or long lasting soreness of any kind, what are other ways to tell if your weekly volume is too high? You can do too much volume to the point where you're clearly getting weaker every workout and every week, but is it possible to do just enough volume...

2018 we had a squat thread, goal 10,000,000. We got almost 4,500,000 that year if I remember right. This year, all free weight squats count: barbell, dumbbell, kettlebell, water bottles, bricks, backpack full of books, concrete plates, heavy pole, or anything you've got to squat. Just weigh it...

This guide assumes that you have already chosen a "split" and some core exercises at the least - plus the number of sets per exercise (start on the low end of the amount of volume you think you need). This is an autoregulated volume approach best suited for hypertrophy (credit: Menno Henselmans)...

Hey, How ya guys and gals doing? New to this site and I'm new to this whole fitness thing, though I've been pretty active all my life for the most part so I'm not completely foreign to fitness and what not. Anyways, my main goal right now is to just lose some weight and fit better into...

In the face of a stall, which do you find more effective: removing 10% or so from the bar or knocking reps back down to the lowest end of your range? Which method is better suited to allow for somewhat of a period of recovery? I say somewhat because we’re assuming that regular deloads are already...

Hello. I'm 37yo, 6ft, currently around 170lbs. I started working out about 6 years ago. I started at 130 (was around 120 in high school and hit 130 in college) and slowly worked my way up to around 180lbs (went through the whole journey of a trainer, bro-science, actual science, overeating massive...

Hi, So I have recently switched to an Arnold type split (chest/back,shoulders/arms,legs) from a PPL split. My reasoning is that I would like to be training both my bench and shoulder press heavy twice a week (with PPL I have had to alternate between the 2 lifts) However, I am worried about the...

This year marks 40 years of Natural strength and muscle building for me. I compete only with myself. Many of my PRs were set at age 48-50. I typically take some time off each fall due to Coaching football but here’s my current routine that has always been very good to me. I guess I’m sharing...

I have classes Tuesday and Thursday mornings, so I'm working out M, W, F on a full body. Since I don't know what I'm doing, I picked a program I found online by Jeremy Ethier. It's 7 exercises on an A/B full body workout. The problem is, I run out of steam after the 5th exercise. This...

Anyone else try this Yates 4 day split? I have done it before and really like it. I'm usually a PPL type of person but this setup is really awesome. Day 1: Chest / Biceps Day 2: Quads / Hamstrings / Calves Day 3: Off Day 4: Shoulders / Triceps Day 5: Back / Rear...

I've been lifting for about 2 years, bro splits have been my routine for the first year, i did 3 days a week ppl and after that i started doing Full body n UL and I've made incredible gains in both size and strength and have gained a lot, I am currently 165lbs 5ft11. Benching 180 Deadlifting 280...