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Agreed with the above.

There is a continuum scale to this question, not just yes or no. Your either less likely or more likely given a set of circumstances.

No one ever said it was optimal,...

"Off day" work is a very fine line. Have to ask yourself why are you doing it else you WILL cut some recovery. personally , I need light "feeler" sets in between official training days. Practicing...

Sounds like more of a fatigue problem then lack of strength. That takes time under the bar to develop. Regarding the OHP, this is probably the hardest lift to progress on. The jumps in weight are too...

Oh come on. Those machines aren't that bad, especially the unilateral ones. Sure free weight are better, but that does not mean you couldnt make stellar gains with that equipment provided you are...

You do not need to keep the same frequency, intensity and volume year round, just long enough to see if you respond to your setup. Milk your cycle dry then mix it up. And do not under estimate...

Why does most exercises need the same protocol? 5x5 is great, but for curls? You could definitely vary the intensity across exercises and across same bps. This will be especially needed if you opt...

Execution of the exercise > the actual exercise itself.

Unless your a pro, a well executed bench or dip should leave very little left for all these other fluff chest exercises.same goes for...

Thinking you need to train hard every session. Right, who needs a deload?

Blindly following the bodybuilding internet advice, you not eating enough bruh. Pffff. Oh really, my growing gut says...

# of sets is only part of the discussion. Whats your intensity? Balls to the wall every day? Lots of reps left in the tank? 1 top set or all 3 strait?

With a 6 day split, i would really turn down...

Dumbbells are hella hard for weight progression because each 5 lbs jump is a massive increase in intensity percentage wise. Ex 5 lbs of 70 is 7%! Then account the uni lateral aspect. That's a huge...

I've had good success with using both. Varying the stimulus weekly. You cant lift hard and heavy all week, especially in a deficit. Got to understand that 1x a week in a low rep range on a lift is...

I get crazy pec stimulation from presses just fine.

Slight pause at the bottom, tucked elbows, drive that badboy up hard, lockout and sqeeeeeeze you pecs in at the top

Honestly, I disagree with most sentiments in here.

In order to touch my chest, even with a big arch, my elbows have to go so far behind my body, I don't care how "strong" my rotators are.

I'm...

I've got a slightly different take.

A lot of folks can't add reps to pull ups, but they may find they can add weight. The reason for this is believe it or not, depending on the math, increasing...

If your getting stronger...FOR REPS, whatever rep range it may be, you will be seeing progress over time.

For me rep range has been secondary to progress.

I've been getting stronger (FOR REPS)...

Are you trolling man?

There is no fixing this. Look up any reputable push pull or A/B split on this site and just sub out legs until they're ready to go again. Stop trying to reinvent the wheel....

Why fixed amounts per week? What about rampin up volume, then cruising, repeat?

are you also counting sets of overlap? Triceps in presses, biceps in pulls, etc? Shoulders get indirectly hammered...

You don't need to feel winded to have an effective workout. Setting PRs, that's effective. Are you giving yourself enough recovery to progress in strength and muscle?

Your question is highly...

I prefer the term " pro splits".

The issue is most people are " normal" gainers, and need more rest than these splits allow. But if I'm a pro on gear, changes the recovery game.

Also just...

How about this novel idea. Instead of cramming more food in, how about you add in more rest days???

Adding scale weight at any means necessary is a highway to straight dreamer bulking. Been...