[quote]paulieserafini wrote:
[quote]SSC wrote:
Well, yeah I’ve definitely heard of 5x5 but I never understood if that means 5 working sets of 5… 5 sets ramped up to a top set of 5. Just seems stupid to set parameters like that.
IDK man you obviously look like you lift which is good (and surprising a bit, lol.) Probably don’t need to diet down as long as you feel comfortable where you’re at.
The non-bodybuilding thing kind of throws me for a loop, though. Bodybuilders want to get as big and strong as possible too, lol.
But really, that being said, I think you should re-assess things based on your strengths/weaknesses. I broke up my shoulder day because everything but my rear delts were lagging and I needed to find a way to put more focus on them in different ways. I saw you were already doing a split routine, seems like it was working well for you.
Just do some tiny changes - less volume, more frequency. Alter rep ranges, do some new exercises.
I’m just saying, all things considered, you’re going to find more people on the BB boards advocating using splits above total body stuff. At least, the guys advocating splits probably have pictures posted.[/quote]
for a long time i thought ramping up weight sounded stupid and it still slightly does i just hear a lot of good results from people on bodybuilding.com about full body routines
not so much on this forum.
im just trying to come up with something new to boost my growth because my chest has always been lacking and i figured maybe working it a little 3 days a week may help over working it a lot one day a week. know what i mean?[/quote]
over training, under training, lack of focus on pectoral aspects, poor movements, secondary muscle involvements, form, etc etc. There can be many reasons for lagging body parts. If everything else is going fine, youre still growing and getting stronger in other areas and gaining weight, perhaps you might be better off posting your chest routine and seeking critique there.
Also as i said, form can be confining for growth. For example, If you Fly, perhaps you focus too much on touching your palms at the peak and not enough on your ROM on the distance back, The actual reason for the fly.