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Specialisation Routine

Alright gang, time to vote on what you want the specialisation routine to be for. But first, I have a proposal.

The most effective specialisation routine I've made and followed was the chin-up protocol used to train for a one-arm chin-up. To this day, I've never surpassed the results conceived back then.

At my peak chin-up form, I was 82-84 kg, doing weighted chin-ups with +41 kg for 8 reps, holding a dumbbell between my thighs. This translates to a 154 kg 1RM.

These days, I'm 15 kg heavier and good for 5 reps with 40 kg (155 kg 1RM). Depressing to say, but this is merely 1 kg more than what I could do back then...

Worth mentioning that my biceps grew like weeds during this time period. A curious effect, seeing how I was stuck in a no man's land where I couldn't decide whether I was bulking or dieting. So I did what ended up being a diet regularly interrupted by cereal binges, these no doubt playing a role in growth of my arms. But I digress. 

I propose you vote for the chin-up routine or another poll. If chin-up routine wins, it'll be the chin-up routine. If "something else" wins, I'll make a new poll and have you vote for options presented there. (I'll dig in the archives and see what I have.)

P.S. If I were you, I'd vote chin-up, just saying'...



Comments

How about a shoulder specialization routine

Hi Martin. Great book! As a woman who has never been able to do a single chin up, how do I begin? BTW, I’m 62 yrs old but don’t view this as a deterrent.


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