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First of all pick a high frequency split, as hitting a muscle 1 time 3 times per week is more effective than 2 sets twice as a week as muscles go into atrophy every 48 hours. preferably full body (every other day) or upper lower. anything that rotates between 3x frequency or 3-4x. the number of sets listed correlate with the split choice as full body doing more than 1 set per muscle group (unless it’s a weakpoint) is redundant.

exercise selection

if your doing full body you want to hit a muscle 1-2RIR (reps in reserve) with one set and maybe an extra if you can recover or if it’s a weak point. you especially will want to use RIR if it’s a weak point as this will help with progressive overload.

you also want to pick stable exercises and exercises that bias the actual muscle/single joint movements, for example you only need 2 sets of leg extensions to grow a set of quads, or you only need 2 sets of preacher curls to grow your bicep, picking more stable exercises on cables/ machines will result in more motor unit recruitment and this will lead to more overall growth.

avoiding redundancy.

back- frontal plane pull/ saggital plane pull/any upper back row or kelso shrug where the scapula retracts.

chest- low to high fly/pec dec or any flat press where the arms hit 90 degrees which biases the mid pec. instead of a low to high fly you can do an incline press as long as the elbows stay tucked to help bias the upper pec

legs- 2 sets of leg extensions, 2 sets hamstring curls or 1 set and 1 set of stiff leg deadlifts or a rdl variation this will also hit spinal erectors.

biceps, 2 sets of preachers, reverse curl and or hammer curl. if doing 2 movements only do one set each

abs- anything with spinal flexion

triceps- jm press/overhead extension (1 set) and a pushdown preferably uni lateral as this will increase motor unit recruitment.

calf’s- any toe press variation where it stretches at the bottom as this is where the calf has the best leverage. (1 set)

shoulders- 1 set front raise, 0-20 degrees where the front delts have best leverage. 1 set lat raise. ONLY hit rear delts if you aren’t doing an upper back row and are doing a kelso shrug as they are hit noticeably during an upper back row.

forearms- wrist flexors and wrist extension. (1 set each)

this is probably useless to most people but i just thought id put it out there as it’s the most effective way to build muscle. “just do the heavy stuff bro” 🤓🤓🤓
 
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First of all pick a high frequency split, as hitting a muscle 1 time 3 times per week is more effective than 2 sets twice as a week as muscles go into atrophy every 48 hours. preferably full body (every other day) or upper lower. anything that rotates between 3x frequency or 3-4x. the number of sets listed correlate with the split choice as full body doing more than 1 set per muscle group (unless it’s a weakpoint) is redundant.

exercise selection

if your doing full body you want to hit a muscle 1-2RIR (reps in reserve) with one set and maybe an extra if you can recover or if it’s a weak point. you especially will want to use RIR if it’s a weak point as this will help with progressive overload.

you also want to pick stable exercises and exercises that bias the actual muscle/single joint movements, for example you only need 2 sets of leg extensions to grow a set of quads, or you only need 2 sets of preacher curls to grow your bicep, picking more stable exercises on cables/ machines will result in more motor unit recruitment and this will lead to more overall growth.

avoiding redundancy.

back- frontal plane pull/ saggital plane pull/any upper back row or kelso shrug where the scapula retracts.

chest- low to high fly/pec dec or any flat press where the arms hit 90 degrees which biases the mid pec. instead of a low to high fly you can do an incline press as long as the elbows stay tucked to help bias the upper pec

legs- 2 sets of leg extensions, 2 sets hamstring curls or 1 set and 1 set of stiff leg deadlifts or a rdl variation this will also hit spinal erectors.

biceps, 2 sets of preachers, reverse curl and or hammer curl. if doing 2 movements only do one set each

abs- anything with spinal flexion

triceps- jm press/overhead extension (1 set) and a pushdown preferably uni lateral as this will increase motor unit recruitment.

calf’s- any toe press variation where it stretches at the bottom as this is where the calf has the best leverage. (1 set)

shoulders- 1 set front raise, 0-20 degrees where the front delts have best leverage. 1 set lat raise. ONLY hit rear delts if you aren’t doing an upper back row and are doing a kelso shrug as they are hit noticeably during an upper back row.

forearms- wrist flexors and wrist extension. (1 set each)

this is probably useless to most people but i just thought id put it out there as it’s the most effective way to build muscle. “just do the heavy stuff bro” 🤓🤓🤓
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