Filmed the full body workout I did all summer YDAY. Will have it up ASAP. I'll be switching into a new split for the winter. Post on this soon. I will take you through my workout from today via text and add my thought pattern/reasoning for how and why I did it how I did. GOAL - to hit each muscle effectively with just ONE total working set. First things first, CALVES. Get these done first and get them out of the way or they will be skipped at the end... I would typically always opt for a standing calf raise as the calves are most stretched when the legs and hips are straight/erect. When the gym doesn't have a good standing calf machine option, seated calf raises do the job pretty well.... Extremely slow and controlled, pausing at the bottom, milking the stretch. These also serve as a great ankle mobiliser which will help with hack squats shortly after. Like every set and exercise, if you slow these down and really FOCUS, making sure you control every inch of eccentric and concentric contraction (NO MOMENTUM), 1 set can be as effective as FOUR typical sets... Now onto ABS. Been hitting abs every workout this year. Something I typically do when I'm lean enough to see them. Decline sit ups are my go to because they're one of the only ab exercises available to me that effectively load the abs in their stretched/lengthened ROM. These also hit the hip flexors hard and I recently found hitting these DRASTICALLY decreased knee discomfort on the hack squat afterwards.. Makes sense as tight hip flexors are on of the biggest contributors to knee pain. Couch stretch and train your hip flexors !! Did roughly 15 reps with an extremely slow tempo and banged out a few more stretch partial reps at the end in the lengthened ROM. No weight needed. For QUADS, I ALWAYS opt for the hack squat. IMO this is the best exercise you can do for them. It is a squat movement pattern at an angle that completely BIASES the quads over the glutes. If done correctly, with feet very low on the platform, you can acheive a complete knee bend, taking the quads through their entire ROM.

My goal for 2024 was to drop a lot of fat and even downsize some.. I did exactly that. I played around with doing the least I could do to hold on to my muscle and wasn't too fussed if I lost some. It turned out, it was well enough to keep it. FULL BODY WORKOUT 1-2x PER WEEK 👇 In no particular order (dependant on how I feel & what's available) Seated Calf Raises 2x 8-12 reps Lying Leg Curls 2x 8-12 reps Leg Press Pre Exhaust 2x 8-12 reps (Superset with👇) Full Knee Bend Hack Squat 2x 8-12 reps Seated Incline DB Curls 2x 8-12 reps Overhead EZ Bar Tricep Extension 2x 8-12 reps Semi-Close Grip Barbell Bench Press 2x 8-12 reps Shoulder Width (or closer) Lat Pulldowns 2x 8-12 reps Cable Rear Delt Row 2x 8-12 reps (each side) Weighted Decline Sit Ups 2x 8-12 reps Towards the end of the summer, I was only doing ONE set per muscle! I chose the best exercise I could get access to in my gym and went to town. With good technique, execution, slow + controlled tempo, full deep ROM, this was well enough. I've constantly tested how little I can get away with and I'm continually shocked.. The 2 hour workout days, daily, minimal rest days are GONE

What’s the best exercise to do for chest with a bit of a dodgy shoulder? Do you think you can build a good chest using a lighter weight with really good form?