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Anonymous
Hey, /fit/

Chest/tri's day coming up tomorrow. My plan is, in order:

1. Dumbbell bench, warmup and 3 x 8-10
2. Incline barbell 3 x 8-10
3. Dumbbell fly 3 x 10
4. Wide dips 3 x failure
5. Skullcrushers 3 x 10
6. Tricep cable pulldown 3 x failure (12-15)
7. Dumbbell overhead extension 2 x failure

Thoughts? Tweaks?
>> Trevor !!qsVpFXaydzm
>>158952
Exactly. So, for example, since squats pretty much activate every muscle in your body some way, you'd have to do THAT many isolation exercises to achieve he same effect. Right?
>> ?????
>>158943
YES
this is the basic principle behind Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe, except he suggests also doing the Press ("Overhead" Press) and the Power Clean

if I remember correctly, Overhead Press balances the Bench Press (otherwise you would get too much front shoulder development and not enough back shoulder)
>> ?????
>>158963
there should be a sticky telling everyone to read Starting Strength before posting in this forum
>> Anonymous
>>158955

Plus a little more on the side to account for the stabilizers that are omitted.

I imagine spending that much time in a gym (22 isolation sets as opposed to 5 compound ones) would have some sort of positive affect on hormone release as well. It would certainly stimulate a significant metabolic boost. Though I'm talking way out of my ass at this point. :)
>> Trevor !!qsVpFXaydzm
>>158963
Well, he suggests doing rows and the press as well, yes. I'm on this program now, trying it out... it's really great so far. I feel more tired and worked at the gym than I have before. I never knew compound exercises could be so good.