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    Quote Originally Posted by Lloyd90 View Post
    Lat pulldown - 3x8-10
    Seated Row - 3x8-10

    Only started last week.
    Those are the only exercises you do on day 2? What exercises are "pushes"?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jordan Feigenbaum View Post
    Those are the only exercises you do on day 2? What exercises are "pushes"?
    Barbell flat Bench - 3x6-8
    Incline DB bench - 2x8-10
    Tricep pushdown - 2x8-10

    I'm surprised someone with your experience and knowledge isn't familiar ?

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    I'm guessing this is easier because besides benching and squatting, you're just doing a bunch of assistance lifts. Madcow has 3 heavy compound lifts a session, I would imagine that to be about 1000x harder.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lloyd90 View Post
    Barbell flat Bench - 3x6-8
    Incline DB bench - 2x8-10
    Tricep pushdown - 2x8-10

    I'm surprised someone with your experience and knowledge isn't familiar ?
    Well there are no "pushing" muscles, as all muscles pull. I was being facetious after you told me what the acronym stood for. But, I am not sure this program you're following is any good.

    Quote Originally Posted by Bolson32 View Post
    I'm guessing this is easier because besides benching and squatting, you're just doing a bunch of assistance lifts. Madcow has 3 heavy compound lifts a session, I would imagine that to be about 1000x harder.
    Agree and less useful.

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    Do you feel it would be more beneficial to go back to the Madcows and try to keep adding weight at a weekly increase, whilst following a stricter calorie controlled diet and steadying reducing body weight?

    As a side note, would you expect someone's strength to go down if say dropping from 245-200lb, as I think this is a realistic goal for me

    Sorry if I'm a bit crap, I'm very pressured with placement ATM (basically a full time social work job working for free) whilst also spending 2+ hours a night on academic work!

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    1) More beneficial than what?

    2) Depends on how strong/well trained they are at 245.

    3) Trust me man, I understand! One day at a time!

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    1) more beneficial than say a PPL 2 x a week involving 6 days a week at the gym.

    3) Thanks man, hope your med school is going good. Had some recall days recently was actually a huge relief to hear how everyone else is also swamped, you think it's just you!

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    If you're recovery is really compromised, I don't think training 6x/wk is a good idea under any circumstance. Madcow might work fine, possibly.

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