Quote Originally Posted by Ranger15 View Post
Yeah this sounds like a hell of a workout and actually something I might try tomorrow instead of Tuesday usually just being back and Wednesday being legs . Thanks for posting this up I love learning new things and different ideas because my way of thinking I would have incorporated the deadlifts at the very beginning just my train of old school style training!
Tbh man I was the same way. I’d always start with my main compound move first. Whether it was squats, deadlifts, presses, etc.

However I changed it up to doing those either in the middle or as the very last exercise for several reasons.

First being that by the time you get to that compound exercise, you’re already warmed up, muscles are firing fully and it significantly decreases the likelihood of injury.

The second reason is I believe you see how strong you are when you’re tired. It’s easy to be strong when you’re fresh and just starting out. But how strong are you when you’re 1 to 1.5 hours into a workout and have been grinding out sets prior to that exercise. I think a true measure of strength is how much you can lift when you’re tired and fatigued. It takes true mental grit and puts quite the exclamation mark on an already great workout.

Obviously you won’t be as strong as if it was your first set but it shouldn’t be too far tbh. I find if anything I’m possibly 2-4 reps less on an off day. And sometimes I’m hitting new numbers & PR’s which is an even better feeling because it’s after you’ve already annihilated some weights and you’re continually fucking them up until you leave the gym. Ultimate high


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