10-27-2016, 11:20 PM
Before addressing any of the below, what are you goals and where do you stand in terms of them?... (E.g., weight, strength levels, %BF, etc.)
(FYI, this has been addressed a few times, e.g. Couple of questions ! )
You will likely stall very quickly if you try that. FT is a bodybuilding program, not a powerlifting / pure strength training program. You can, however, use variations of a given lift, and still retain some variety. E.g., incline pressing with bands, chains, BB alone, smith, etc.
I would do consider also DB ham curls (on different angled benches), Ham curls with a cable attachment (prone on the floor or on a decline bench, lying opposite of how you wold if using it for dresses).
You could also do somersault squats for quads if you've got the smith machine.
You're going to want to plan out your rotation b/c of these limitations and address it globally.
OR - simply take the stairs. Just be sure to START your rest interval when you've arrived at the respective machine and are actually resting. (This is a great example of why I programmed the rest intervals in such a way.)
Wide rev. grip smith would be a chest exercise, but a close grip press a triceps exercise (which aren't trained for loading sets)
It sounds like you've not even done a weeks worth of FT, so I'd encourage you to set up a plan and actually do the training for a Blast before you start manipulating things in the you're suggesting.
If you want more work for triceps, you can simply be sure to including pressing movements for your MRs and Pump sets and perhaps even use a bit of a narrower grip width to ensure overlap there.
Still, I think the key in producing triples growth will be EATING enough to get growth overall and making sure the you "destroy them" with the MR's and pump sets, as well as don't slack on your stretches.
Your questions are good ones and pretty common, too (which says they're not off base). I intentionally build in flexibility in FT so that you could use he finer points of training (exercise selection, Set type, etc.) to adapt the program to your needs vs. using a "blunt hammer" approach by simply doing more of what has not been working (training triceps in place of delts, so to speak). It's not that that isn't a viable option, but if you've been doing that for some time and not making the progress you'd like, then there's a hint in that...
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(10-27-2016, 10:55 PM)ilyan93 Wrote: 1-Is it ok to not use a A, B, C rotation if you want to get strong on a specific lift? In the book it says that you can use the same exercises for MR untill you stall but what about load sets?
(FYI, this has been addressed a few times, e.g. Couple of questions ! )
You will likely stall very quickly if you try that. FT is a bodybuilding program, not a powerlifting / pure strength training program. You can, however, use variations of a given lift, and still retain some variety. E.g., incline pressing with bands, chains, BB alone, smith, etc.
Quote:2-In lower load day, if i was going to do smith front squats for thigs, romanian deadlifts for hamstrings and sissy smith squats for quads would you still zig-zag or just do each exercise by itself? All the leg ext/curl machines of my gym are at the upper floor.
I would do consider also DB ham curls (on different angled benches), Ham curls with a cable attachment (prone on the floor or on a decline bench, lying opposite of how you wold if using it for dresses).
You could also do somersault squats for quads if you've got the smith machine.
You're going to want to plan out your rotation b/c of these limitations and address it globally.
OR - simply take the stairs. Just be sure to START your rest interval when you've arrived at the respective machine and are actually resting. (This is a great example of why I programmed the rest intervals in such a way.)
Quote:3-How should i incorporate the wide grip reverse smith press or the close grip bb/smith press into the program? Just use them as one of the load chest exercises or only on pump sets and muscle rounds? My triceps really suck (6,2 tall; high insertions) and i think they will suck even more without any pressing for them. My delts on the other hand respond very well to heavy db laterals-upright rows hybrids. Maybe i could do the tricep instead of shoulder press on upper load day?
Wide rev. grip smith would be a chest exercise, but a close grip press a triceps exercise (which aren't trained for loading sets)
It sounds like you've not even done a weeks worth of FT, so I'd encourage you to set up a plan and actually do the training for a Blast before you start manipulating things in the you're suggesting.
If you want more work for triceps, you can simply be sure to including pressing movements for your MRs and Pump sets and perhaps even use a bit of a narrower grip width to ensure overlap there.
Still, I think the key in producing triples growth will be EATING enough to get growth overall and making sure the you "destroy them" with the MR's and pump sets, as well as don't slack on your stretches.
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Your questions are good ones and pretty common, too (which says they're not off base). I intentionally build in flexibility in FT so that you could use he finer points of training (exercise selection, Set type, etc.) to adapt the program to your needs vs. using a "blunt hammer" approach by simply doing more of what has not been working (training triceps in place of delts, so to speak). It's not that that isn't a viable option, but if you've been doing that for some time and not making the progress you'd like, then there's a hint in that...
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