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2004/04/05, 02:23 PM
I've been training hard for about 7 months now (yes, I have taken a week off here and there). My diet is really clean, and I have tweaked the supplements. I have noticed solid gains in some areas (back, lats, tri's) but have seen very little gains in chest and bi's. Just genetics, or am I doing something wrong?
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If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.--- Desiderata, Max Ehrmann, 1927
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2004/04/05, 02:28 PM
Try training the chest only once a week, that gives more time to develop, before being worked again. Have you tried targeting differently? Also depending on the BF, it's like the abs, if there is more around, the muscle will push out the fat more.
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"A will finds a way, failure is not an option"
Ivan
carivan@freetrainers.com
Montreal Canada
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2004/04/05, 02:53 PM
i've actually been considering just that lately (the once a week thing), BF is pretty low, hovering around 10%. I target differently almost every chest day, using flat bench as a base. I mix it up with incline/flat DB's, cable X-overs, Pec-Deck etc... 4 exercises x 4 sets (1 warm-up, 3 working). Working sets are 8-6-failure with no more than 45 secs inbetween.
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2004/04/10, 07:14 PM
Anybody else have any ideas?
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2004/04/10, 07:40 PM
what is your work outs and splits now?
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.......adversity causes some to break, but others to break records!
......minds are not vessles to be filled, but fires to be enlightened
......Confucious once said ,DO NOT play leap frog with a unicorn
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2004/04/10, 08:05 PM
Mon - Chest/Bi's
Tues - Back/Tri's
Wed - Off
Thurs - Legs/Shoul.
Fri - Chest/Bi's
Sat - Back Tri's
Sun - Off
I alternate pull/push muscles week to week, i.e: the week after I would do Chest/Tri's and Back/Bi's. 4 exercises per body part, 1 warm-up set, followed by 3 working sets, 8-6-failure.
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2004/04/11, 06:06 PM
You back lats and tri come into play in all the excercises your doing at oen time or another, you work tris on chest, shoulders, and yoru tri day........you lats/back get worked on ..shoulder, back( as stablizers) as wel as on back day...............try a 4 day spilt once a week
mon chest, tris
tue legs
wed off
thur back/ bis
fri shoulders
or a 3 day split
mon chest /back
wed legs, tris
fri shoulders, bis
alsp try changing your reps, some body part require different reps to get them to change. My legs can be worked with reps in the 10-6 range, however for my triceps to be worked well they need to be around 15-10, expierement.
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.......adversity causes some to break, but others to break records!
......minds are not vessles to be filled, but fires to be enlightened
......Confucious once said ,DO NOT play leap frog with a unicorn
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