I think Push Pull Legs is silly because if you want to hit each body part with a frequency with twice a week, then you'd have to modify push pull legs to 6 days a week or Push Pull Legs Full body (4 days a week) or Push Pull Legs Upper Lower (5 days a week). If you're limited with equipment or a compound lift enjoyer, you really have to make sure your volume, frequency, and intensity are carefully managed when training more than 5-6 days a week or you'll run into recovery problems (either from session to session or your nervous system.) I've always stuck to upper lower (4 days a week)
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I have never felt that I could not recover, or maybe I am too much of a beginner to understand signs. What could be the signs of poor recovery?
Poor or disrupted sleep quality, feeling tired all the time, decreased appetite, joint pain. Training hard is like digging a hole, every stimulus you incur digs a bit deeper and recovery helps you refill the hole.
Of course, the best split is the one you enjoy and allows you to be consistent. :)
I have never felt sleep disturbances. I have felt tired but I think it is because of caloric deficit. I have felt that joints are strained at times.
Breaking up leg routines across three days, with one focused on recovery loads and mobility. Can scale to 4 days if needed. The bad habit I see is not including legs every session, which will lead to injury or burnout.
Can you give an example?