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Was team Push Pull Legs for 2 years. Just switched to Upper Lower and here's why
I ran PPL six days a week from March 2022 to January 2024. Volume was fine but my shoulders started feeling wrecked from pressing every other session. I switched to Upper Lower four days a week last month and after 8 weeks my deadlift jumped 25 pounds. Recovery is just better when you have 48 hours between upper sessions. Anyone else find PPL works until you hit a certain age or is it just me?
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oscarmurphy3mo ago
Yeah I ran PPL for like 18 months straight and my joints started complaining too. Switched to upper lower 4x a week and my bench actually went up because I wasn't hitting chest three times a week. The extra rest makes a big difference when you're not 22 anymore. What helped me was splitting my upper days into one more vertical push focused and one horizontal so my shoulders get a break.
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patricia423mo ago
Is it just me or does getting older mean learning to do everything smarter not harder?
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