About this episode
The episode discusses how to effectively build a training day, covering various aspects such as exercise selection, order, and volume management.
Jeff, Brian, and Brad go through how to build a training session (exercise selection, exercise order, number of sets, rep ranges, tempo, etc.) and clarify how much flexibility there is when it comes to how you structure your sessions. In what situations can it be beneficial to do isolation exercises before compound exercises? What are the coaches’ thoughts on active recovery days? What are Jeff’s thoughts on the strategy of having newer lifters do extra volume to make up for a lack of skill? How can you manage your total volume if you like doing a lot of different exercises? What have the coaches observed is the sweet spot when it comes to number of sets per exercise? If the coaches were to build a *perfect* training day for a robot, what would it look like? The answers to these questions and many more are covered in this episode. Timestamps 0:00- Introduction 1:03- Situations where it can be beneficial to do isolation exercises before compound exercises 19:45- Structuring your split based on how many days you can train per week 23:53- How the coaches build a microcycle of training for themselves and their athletes 40:07- How to manage your total volume if you like doing a lot of…
People in this episode
Hosts: Jeff, Brian, Brad
Topics covered
- training session structure
- exercise selection
- volume management
- recovery strategies
- exercise order
Keywords
- exercise selection
- exercise order
- sets and reps
- tempo
- isolation exercises
- compound exercises
- active recovery
- total volume
- rep quality
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