11-20-2021, 06:48 AM
(11-20-2021, 01:36 AM)Scott Stevenson Wrote: Love the split, man! First thought might be that you'll have to be careful with Back right before legs, as to go easy on the low back. (E.g., a hip hinge for back followed by a squatting movement on the next day could run you up against some problems. That could largely depend on how you spend your weekends, too - resting or being more active / doing things around the house that could slow low back recovery.)
Of course, if you're still making good gains with FT, it might be worth considering sticking with it, but if this is to have that quality time with your son, I'm ALL for making that a top priority.
Sorry to hear about the chest issue. How much load did you have (assuming this was a weighted dip extreme stretch that caused the issue) hanging when you had the issue. Did you feel a pop / tear?... (Glad it sounds like it's minor, though!)
A thought on that is that if you are wanting / have tended to do chest more frequently, a thought to consider is that connective tissue (collagen-related) protein synthesis seems to lag behind (is of a lesser relative magnitude increase) than myofibrillar protein synthesis, suggesting a greater recovery need there and that pushing hard, into an overreaching scenario esp. when doing higher frequency work is most likely to make the connective tissue most susceptible to injury. Takeaway there would be that even higher frequency training (if looking to create an overload growth stimulus) might be something to hold back on for a muscle that's already recovering from an injury and could be generally (for you) more susceptible to injury.
-S
Hi Scott,
I hears that dreaded sound but i had no bruising.It was at the end of my upper loading on turbo tier 3 week 6.Something was telling me to forego the stretch but it was my fault for not listening to my body.I was really over reaching on that final week before the cruise.Being that my chest is a weak point i was really pushing it with great progress.I was basically hitting chest 4 times a week with turbo tier 3,only had a ten pound dbell hanging from my belt.This cycle i'm just doing the two loading sets with no weighted stretching for chest and one muscle round.
As far as overlapping i on the week i do a rack dead or bb row i will not do a hip hinge movement for hams.I RDL and leg press on the same day rotating ham curls and smith squats etc.So basically the frequency will still be high and the intensive cruise which is such a brilliant concept you came up with and the muscle rounds too!I have bad luck with chest,i remember i posted here 2019 i believe that i had a slight tear on my left pec.That one did bruise up but it healed with time.It has been a battle after that hospital stay but i'm pushing through.Trying to catch Dusty lol,amazing how fast he gained everything back
