Push ,pull, leg days
capgordon7741
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Who else uses this method
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I’m not sure what you mean by method. It’s just a way of splitting up your training days over the week, right? It’s not a method as such. I have done a 3 day ppl training set up before when I could only commit to 3 days a week in the gym. I’m currently splitting my training up over 4 sessions so upper lower upper lower.2
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Sounds good0
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I do push/pull with associated leg isolations in each: push - calf raises, leg extension; pull - leg curls. I'd add cable pull throughs to pulls but I don't have a cable machine.1
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I used to do PPL, but I couldn't reliably maintain the schedule while hitting each group more than once per week, and once per week just isn't enough volume unless you're really pushing it. I find it easier to do an upper/lower split, some times with an extra day of arms/shoulders, so I can hit most areas twice a week.1
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I was doing a 3day PPL, but people on here told me it’s not optimal to only work muscles once a week. I am trying to move to upper lower 3day. However, I’m thinking about a 3day full body if I can find a good program…0
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I’ve been doing PPL followed by an active recovery day, then repeat. I use an alternate set of exercises for the repeat block to avoid monotony.0
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I've done PPL in the past but am currently doing an upper/lower split0
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allother94 wrote: »I was doing a 3day PPL, but people on here told me it’s not optimal to only work muscles once a week. I am trying to move to upper lower 3day. However, I’m thinking about a 3day full body if I can find a good program…
If you only have 3 days, use a full body.
I do Lower, Upper, Conditioning split.2 -
I do Pull-Push-Legs the first three days of the week, rest on Thursday, then do Upper-Lower for Friday Saturday, rest again on Sunday.2
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allother94 wrote: »I was doing a 3day PPL, but people on here told me it’s not optimal to only work muscles once a week. I am trying to move to upper lower 3day. However, I’m thinking about a 3day full body if I can find a good program…
You ideally want to hit each muscle group at minimum 2x per week...3x is even better. So if you only have 3 days for the gym a full body program would be the way to go. When I've done push/pull I've always done at least 4x per week and included legs with each session, not just a standalone session for legs...so push days would include things like squats, leg press, etc...pull days would include things like deadlifts and deadlift variations good mornings, things like that.0 -
I se so many people doing "push pull" and honestly Its not enough volume for me. As a competitive BB, this type of routine doesn't allow me to isolate body parts to the degree as I am on my current routine. Its an Ok routine for those trying to "stay in shape" or general fitness
In case your wondering, my routing is as followed
Day 1 Chest/Tris
Day 2 legs
Day 3 Back/Bis
Day 4 Shoulder/arms
Day 5 Rest ( every other week otherwise I start over at day 1, no rest day)
Day 6 Start over at day 1
Calves/Abs are every day usually evening.
For me this allows heavy volume on each workout day and allows me to hit every body part at least twice a week. In 30 years of BB, Ive tried it all and then I created this. It works for me
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So I do a push pull program. I don’t do it for BB, I do it to better my ability within CrossFit (weightlifting, gymnastics, fitness, endurance etc), all round strength and of course to look good naked.
I have done a combination of the Extended Russian Power Routine (Monday, Wednesday and Saturday), which isolates legs & chest Monday & Saturday through squats and bench press, legs & back (Wednesday) through deadlift and hyper back extensions.
So push on squat days and pull on the deadlift day.
I then supplement it with push shoulder movements on Tuesday and pull shoulder movements on Thursdays.
I also do a push/pull ab routine on Monday’s & Wednesday’s.
I have been on it now for 5 weeks and I can feel and see the difference within the various disciplines that define CrossFit.
I am of the opinion by weeks end my entire body has been targeted, maybe not my calves but I wasn’t blessed with those and no amount of calve work will get me a set of those.0 -
Depends on your goals. If you're serious about muscle growth and either bodybuilding or powerlifting, then a PPL routine is likely not enough for you.
But I'm a 45yo father of four who simply wants to maintain fitness, blow off some steam by tossing heavy metal around, and stave off Father Time a bit. For me, a PPL routine fits easily into my work/life schedule, makes sure the whole body is hit at least once, and gets me in/out of the gym in 45 minutes (plus shower time).
I've recently started experimenting keeping the PPL but lifting 4x per week, with one segment being repeated twice in a week, rotating each week. For example:
Mon - Push
Tues - Pull
Wed - Cardio
Thu - Legs
Fri - Push
Weekend - Off
The next week I do Pull on Monday/Friday, week 3 I hit legs twice, and so on.1 -
Depends on the goal. If you are Bodybuilding or Powerlifting, then not the best. Volume is hard to meet, specially on upper body, since they categorize either Push or pull. Cant get the volume like other BB workouts. If your goal is to just stay active, then its fine. Ive just yet to see anyone get great results. What I mean by great results, is looking like you actually workout... lol
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Agree with jlhflex. For me I tried Push Pull for about six months and could not make it work, so went to back to Shoulders/Forearms, Chest/Bicep, Back/Triceps, Legs/Abs, Cardio, Rest, Rest! Boom more size, better shape and less niggling injurys.0
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PHUL will get you working as required.
Check out "which lifting program is best for me" thread.0 -
I've found upper\lower splits better however to each his own. Nothing wrong with ppl
Monday legs
Tues Upper
Wed off
Thurs Legs
Friday Upper
Sat Lagging parts
Sun Off
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I've heard the saying, the best workout split is the one that works for you and your lifestyle.
For me, that's upper/lower with a rest day in between, though I'm typically on the stationary bike those days. That gets me both upper and lower done twice every eight days. At my age, early 50's, I've found I can't recover well enough to keep doing weights on consecutive days consistently.
On my legs days I add about 15 minutes at the end for myo-reps for lateral raises and some arms. I don't do specific arm isolation work on the upper days.0 -
Here's a good explanation I've found for the differences, advantages, and intended users of three similar but different lifting styles: PPL, PHUL, and PHAT.0
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