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Pros & Cons of the PPL Split | ETP#131


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Push Pull Legs, more commonly referred to as PPL is a popular training split that divides the body into thirds and is repeated twice per rotation. This particular training split has a lot of upsides, but it also has some downsides that present some interesting wrinkles when designing a PPL cycle. Bryan’s upcoming training cycle will be PPL based, so in today’s episode we present our PRO’s and CON’s of the PPL.

TIMESTAMPS
0:00 - Life/Episode Updates
22:23 - Frequency of stimulus per muscle group as potential pro and con
28:36 - What to do with muscle groups that recover faster 
30:22 - Acts as a “specialization” cycle for the muscles that match the recovery curve
37:14 - Secondary muscle groups may get deprioritized
47:37 - Training all of the lower body on a single day
50:42 - Discussion around the implementation of short/lengthened movements in the structure

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