Group: General Fitness & Exercise

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lowerbody burn out? but lower ok?

bigandrew
bigandrew
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2004/06/25, 07:03 PM
Due to my obsession with squats and deadlifts, since they are my favorite. SInce the challange has switched my lifting over to more "powerlifting style" I think my lower body has burned out because of the heavy weights that shot up from no where. Before I never went no where near 405 for reps on squats, now i can do it 4 or 5 times. that being said, My lower body needs a rest. However my uper body sems fine.......Uper back, traps, shoulders, chest tris and bis sem ok...... i'm still making discent gains with them....So think I could still train these body parts during the week, maybe on a 3 days split.......or should i just completly take a break.......I mean I need to get my bench up a lil bit so you guys don't beat me in the Challange :angry:

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asimmer
asimmer
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2004/06/26, 12:23 PM
Do legs once a week, and work in the heavy stuff every other week.

Continue with upper body work, if you feel you are still making gains.

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bigandrew
bigandrew
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2004/06/26, 04:44 PM
sorry I meant to type uper ok! not lower again........................I do do leg onces a week, except on back day I do deadlifts, I concider that more a back move. I do nothing more than once a wekk except for abbs.

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.......adversity causes some to break, but others to break records!
......minds are not vessles to be filled, but fires to be enlightened
......Confucious once said ,DO NOT play leap frog with a unicorn