Thanks for that Robert, it was quite helpful, I just need to suck it up and get in some more sets throughout the week I think, the method you mention is a good idea.
Hey James, I'm probably not the best person to ask about progressing chins. I'm an apprentice at on of the SS gyms so I do have some idea.
I had heard Rip say something to the effect of "Chins are part of the program so you have to do them, but they are an assistance exercise so do them however you want to as long as you do them". I'm pretty focused on driving up the other lifts, personally I feel like whenever I try to chin too heavy too often, I just end up beating up my elbows and the main lifts suffer.
Might not be the best way, but I just do bodyweight sets of 5 on my upper body days, and I do them in between my volume presses/benches. I'll set a 5-6 min timer between sets on the bench for example, and do a set of 5 chins at about the halfway mark. If I leave them to after my workout I'm likely to skip them.
Hopefully this is good advice. Good luck with your training!
Thanks for that Robert, it was quite helpful, I just need to suck it up and get in some more sets throughout the week I think, the method you mention is a good idea.
14Jan2025
Bench Press: 285x2, 260x3x2
Volume Press: 155x5x5
Chins: 5x5
16Jan2025
Squat: 365x5, 325x5, 325x4 (lost my balance)
Pin Press: 227.5x1x5
Deadlift: 405x5
18Jan2025
missed my Press day
21Jan2025
Bench Press: 265x5
Light Squat: 300x5
Volume Press: 157.5x5x5
Chins: 3x5
23Jan2025
Squat: 370x5
Pin Press: 230x1x5
Deadlift: 420x5 (dropped my hips on at least the last two, gotta cut it out)
25Jan2025
Press: 175x3x3
Light Squat: 300x5
Volume Bench: 225x5x5
Last edited by Robert D; 01-26-2025 at 11:48 AM.
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28Jan2025
Bench Press: 267.5x5
Light Squat: 300x5
Volume Press: 160x5x5
30Jan2025
Squat: 405x1, 345x3x2
Press: 177.5x3x5
Light Deadlift: 365x5x2
04Feb2025
Pin Press: 235x1x5 (going to make 5 lbs jumps for a while, now that I remember how to do these its too light)
Light Bench: 230x5x3
Chins: BWx5x3
06Feb2025
Deadlift: 500x1, 425x3x2 (still dropped my hips a tiny bit)
Press: 180x3x5
Light Squat: 275x5x3
11Feb2025
Bench Press: 270x5
Volume Press: 162.5x5x5
Last edited by Robert D; 02-11-2025 at 08:53 PM.