Is the Reddit PPL unironically a good routine?

Is the Reddit PPL unironically a good routine?

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  1. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    It’s probably the most working out a natty can do before diminishing returns.

    So if your a nattycuck yeah it’s okay.

  2. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >linear progression by 2.5/5kg
    I never understood that. Is it expected to make these increments every week?? I’m either doing something wrong but this sort of increase seems feasible maybe in the first 2-3 mos of lifting till the newb gains won’t deplete. I’m doing a PPL (coolcicada) and got stuck at the same weight for the 2.5 weeks. Maybe I’m not eating or sleeping enough idk

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >last sentence
      Yes.
      You can get linear progression, with occasional deload periods when tired, for years.

      t. lifting over a decade

      https://i.imgur.com/jKZ5GZn.png

      Is the Reddit PPL unironically a good routine?

      I have never heard of this but it doesn't look offensive. Any program, with consistency and proper diet and sleep will produce gains.
      6 days a week for a novice seems overboard and maybe a little unrealistic, only because the trivialities of life may get in the way.

      With no life obligations this looks like it should produce results.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        > You can get linear progression, with occasional deload periods when tired, for years.
        Calling bs.
        >52 weeks in a year
        >2.5kg weekly linear progression
        >52x2.5kg = 130kg yearly bench progression
        You probably see how ridiculous it is

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          >last sentence
          Yes.
          You can get linear progression, with occasional deload periods when tired, for years.

          t. lifting over a decade

          [...]
          I have never heard of this but it doesn't look offensive. Any program, with consistency and proper diet and sleep will produce gains.
          6 days a week for a novice seems overboard and maybe a little unrealistic, only because the trivialities of life may get in the way.

          With no life obligations this looks like it should produce results.

          You’d be benching over 1300kg if you’ve been lifting for over a decade at this rate. Assuming you’ve started from 0kg.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            Anon specifically mentioned deloads being necessary

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        >You can get linear progression, with occasional deload periods when tired, for years.
        unless you start with super low waits you cant
        stop lying

  3. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Personally prefer PPL/UL, 6 days a week in the gym is too much for me. Especially if you're in a commerical gym and have to suffer post 5pm rush.

    Never liked deadlift on a pull day either, most people move it to leg day. A lot of people who do PPL also bullshit about 2 leg days a week and often do only one or even zero lmao

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >A lot of people who do PPL also bullshit about 2 leg days a week and often do only one or even zero lmao
      I feel called out

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Yeah I only do one leg day a week

      Come at me nerds

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      I do ULULUxx.

      2x leg days are enough for me and I'm no longer at the point in my life where I am trying to increase strength consistently.
      Just maintain strength and increase endurance.

      >A lot of people who do PPL also bullshit about 2 leg days a week and often do only one or even zero lmao
      I feel called out

      stop being a b***h then

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        U/L is a more enjoyable routine to me personally. You do one "heavy" exercise per body part, one more focused on contraction, hit everything and leave the gym after like 90-100minutes. If you're not feeling it this week you can go ULU, which is only 3 days while still exercising a lot.

        With PPL you're out of the gym in like 50 minutes yet have to go every day. It feels like you missed something constantly

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          I do ULULUxx.

          2x leg days are enough for me and I'm no longer at the point in my life where I am trying to increase strength consistently.
          Just maintain strength and increase endurance.
          [...]
          stop being a b***h then

          Can you guys post some good UL routines? I want to exercise 5 day a week monday to friday. I'm not a beginner but I wouldn't say I'm advanced either. I am disciplined though. Previously I did fullbody workout 3 times a week, want to change things a little bit and grow more.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            PHUL is basically a staple of U/L routines. You can change it for yourself with exercise for the same muscle you enjoy more. The key is basically that you build each day around a couple of compound exercises that you do with higher weight and lower reps, the other compounds you replace with accessories for that muscle and do them with lower weight/higher reps and you switch them depending on each day.

            So, one day it's heavy ohp and dumbell bench press, the other day it's barbell bench press and lateral raises. And with lower it's even easier - one day is built around quads(heavy squat movement), other harmstring(heavy DL).

  4. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >not doing a brosplit and training muscle groups once a week

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      It’s not 2010

  5. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    It'll work until it doesn't
    Do that until you stall then do something else. I recommend DC training

  6. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >6 days a week
    >every workout takes like 2 hours
    Do I look like I'm made of free time?

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Some of us need that much of lifting just to constantly don’t feel like shit

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Doesn't take 2 hours at all?

      Let's take PULL day

      Deadlift/Row = this one might take like 30 minutes cause it's heavy
      Pullips 3x8=10minutes with 3 minute rest
      Cable Row 3x8=like 8 minutes? You shoudn't rest for longer than 2 minutes on those
      5x15 Face Pull=should be like a minute rest between each, so let's say 8 minutes again
      8 sets of curls = 15 minutes
      so 30+10+8+8+15=71 minutes, that was close to my average workout on PPL. If anything, short workouts is the reason i'm not a fan of routine, i'd rather go less often, but for longer.

  7. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >reddit
    >good

  8. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    If I go from PPL to UL will I regress?

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      How long have you been lifting? If you are beginner you’ll make more progress on UL.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Doesn't work like that. Both routines are fine, going to the gym more often doesn't equal more gains.

      With more rest days you might be able to recover better, sleep and rest more and push yourself in the gym harder, leading to better gains. You might just also enjoy it more, PPL as a routine requires a lot of dedication and people often burn out and stop going at all

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Doesn't work like that. Both routines are fine, going to the gym more often doesn't equal more gains.

      With more rest days you might be able to recover better, sleep and rest more and push yourself in the gym harder, leading to better gains. You might just also enjoy it more, PPL as a routine requires a lot of dedication and people often burn out and stop going at all

      How long have you been lifting? If you are beginner you’ll make more progress on UL.

      What about PHUL? Anyt thoughts on this one
      >setforset.com/blogs/news/phul-workout-program

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        PHUL is good and you can modify it a bit for your needs. Lower Hypertrophy day is absolutely brutal though - a ton of exercises for 4 sets, i stick to a much simpler formula with leg day - one squat movement, one hip hinge movement, single leg exercise, curls once a week, calves. Covers EVERYTHING and doesn't make you wanna have a nice day/skip it. Applies to PPL as well.

  9. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    imagine caring about legs lmao. just alternate the push workout with a day for curls, barbell rows and deadlift

  10. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Surely you can't hit the entire upper body hard enough in a single workout?

  11. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Way too much bench and overhead press, thats a ticket to impingment city.

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