Bodybuilding Template Questions

Training Q&A [Moderated]
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Hi docs,

Just bought the bodybuilding template and just had a few questions:

  1. If I’m on week 4 of block 1 and I stop making progress on two or more slots, should I just move onto block 2?

  2. Let’s say I decide to run a strength block after doing block 1. After this strength block I decide to jump back into bodybuilding. Would I do block 2 or start from block 1 again?

  3. I have chosen bent-over rows and pendlay rows as my 2 horizontal pulls. Is it ok to do one of these exercises again for my vertical pulling slot?

  4. Because of large machine weight increments I find it hard to hit the prescribed reps sometimes. Does it really matter if I do 17 reps @ RPE 8 instead of 10 reps @ RPE 8?

Sorry for the abundance of questions but I would really appreciate any feedback. Thank you!

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Insignia,

  1. You can, but if it were me I’d probably wait for 2-3 weeks of no progress in one of the first lifts I was doing in a day.
  2. Either would be fine.
  3. I would recommend a vertical pull like upright row, lat pull downs, chins, etc.
  4. It could. If you can do 17 reps @ 8, you probably have another 10-15% weight in you. That said, 12 vs 10 reps probably doesn’t matter because they’re pretty close.

-Jordan

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Thanks for the response Jordan. Would machine high rows (Machine high row exercise instructions and video | Weight Training Guide) count as a vertical pull?

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Not really, as the line of pull is mostly horizontal.

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