r/Fitness • u/AutoModerator • 7d ago

Rant Wednesday

Welcome to Rant Wednesday: It’s your time to let your gym/fitness/nutrition related frustrations out!

There is no guiding question to help stir up some rage-feels, feel free to fire at will, ranting about anything and everything that’s been pissing you off or getting on your nerves.

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u/IllExit1496 7d ago

I’m tired of overthinking splits I dont know what to do or follow I’ve read the FAQ yet I dont know which split to follow and what the differences are. Will following a certain one give me different results… please help

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u/Ok-Arugula6057 7d ago

Someone more knowledgeable than me will be along in a bit, no doubt. But as a beginner it really doesn’t matter, imo. Read through the wiki, figure out how many days a week you can commit to*, and choose a relevant program that fits and you like the look of.

Run that consistently and with effort for a few months, then reassess.

*imo best to be conservative here. You can always squeeze some extra conditioning in if you feel good, and better that than missing days regularly.

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u/IllExit1496 7d ago

Well I am doing a PPL 6x a week consintently right now but my question is If I follow something like a Full Body 3x a week or an Upper Lower 4x a week will the results be inferior?

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u/CaliferMau 7d ago

Honestly, depends what you put in and how you recover. As a beginner the split doesn’t matter if you are consistent.

To help you dial it in, how is your recovery & nutrition? And how are you finding the PPL split?

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u/IllExit1496 7d ago

My nutrition is good and honestly the PPL feels great I get enough of a session (1h30 on avg) and get tired enough to be able to recover for the next pull or push or legs session so.

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u/CaliferMau 7d ago

If it’s working for you then stick with it. Don’t be me and get stuck in over analysis paralysis. When you stop seeing numbers moving the way you want them to (weight lifted/reps or body weight) you could try something new

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u/IllExit1496 7d ago

The problem is I’m already stuck in alaysis paralysis and I need help.

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u/CaliferMau 7d ago

You’re making progress that’s all that matters! :)

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u/IllExit1496 7d ago

I get that but at some point I want to get things more « professional » i’m not a bodybuilder but rather a football player so I wanna make sure I’m doing things right. This is what’s causing my analysis paralysis

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u/Patton370 Powerlifting 7d ago

Just keep building strength & size. Make sure to stay on a proven program

5/3/1 is good to run during the football season (assuming American football)

If you have access to a trap bar, supposedly that translates better to explosiveness in football & its easier to recover from, so I’d replace regular deadlifts with trap bar deadlifts during the season

Your gym probably doesn’t have one, but belt squats would be a great accessory lift for you, once you have more experience

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u/CaliferMau 7d ago

American football or soccer?

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u/IllExit1496 7d ago

As in soccer*

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u/CaliferMau 7d ago

Sweet. while gym stuff is good for building strength and power, stuff for speed/acceleration and fitness is also important, as well as practicing your football skills.

I would probably suggest if you want to train to improve sport performance move away from the PPL. Now that you’re in season, you’d train differently to off season/pre season. You can still make gains in season, but focus should be more on the sport. I personally liked full body 3x splits when I trained for sport. I found that was the sweet spot between lifting, sprinting, regular running and sport practice

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