Upper body regressing

[Scott Stevenson]

Hi everyone new on the forum but been doing FR a little while now.

So my question is my upper body seems to be regressing has been for some time now, lower is still strong & always seems to progress weight wise at least, but upper has definitely not improved but gotten worse.
In my mind I must be missing a trick here somehow. Currently on Turbo Tier 2 & the leg sessions are brutal & awesome.
Couple of things i struggle ALOT with shoulder pain on the pump rounds with this stopping me before the muscle/pump does. Shoulder also limit me to so degree strength wise in general. Also feel like (in my head) I'm not hitting arms enough, these are a particular weak point for me.
Any suggestion on improving the above very much appreciated, hit a low point this weekend so really need to start progressing again.

Hey Aaron,

This comes down to auto regulation, essentially.

Whenever possible - ESPECIALLY for PUMP sets - don't use and exercise that causes joint pain. The joint issue needs to be fixed, first and foremost. (DIET!, supplements, avoiding those exercises - entirely - that cause pain, etc.)

While many people can fight their way through Turbo Tier III, it's simply too much volume for many folks.

Long ago whenever you started regressing, which I presume manifested in your training loads (Loading sets and MRs especially) regressing, too, you should have been moving into intensive cruises.

Once your loads have regressed, you could be technically be considered "over training" (f you goal is to be gaining weight and muscle mass, i.e., your'e not dieting down).

The other half of that issue si recovery, esp. food and sleep. I think you'r win the UK, so theres supplementation to consider, too. I think you're burning the candle on both ends so, training and progressing with Tier III Turbo, esp. if you are literally are not gaining weight, is simply not going to work (as you've seen).

The difference in legs vs. upper body may have to do with your individual recovery abilities, as well as the fact that the smaller muscle mass of the upper body is easier to fully decimate in training.

As far as your arms, those will only grow when the rest of your body is growing. If your'e gaining weight, progressing with your big lifts (presses, deadlifts, BO rows) and progressing with the arm MR's, and kicking the shit out your arms with the PUMP sets and STRETCHES, then your arms would be in a position to start growing.

-S