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Originally Posted by gotpump
.. but i have a small rib cage, no side profile, no back, do i just need to keep working back until it comes along???
stats: 6'3 150lbs
bench - 225x2
squat - 245x8x3
deadlift - 225x10x4
tricep overhead dumbbell- 90x10x3 .
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Looking at your stats...your deadlift is small compared to the other big 2. And if I'm reading it right, you're doing 225lbs for 10 reps for 4 sets? Do a 5x5 or a 3x5 and jack that weight right up and your back will grow...I've never gotten success from doing high reps on deads.
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Originally Posted by gotpump
if i am only supposed to do say 5-6 sets on a small muscle group, and that 5-6 set does not fatigue, for example, i'll feel like i didn't work them enough the next day, am i still stimulating new growth at all?.
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If your intensity (% of 1RM used for your working sets) and your frequency is good then you will grow. That's a huge generalization because there are other factors such as diet, rest, etc that play a role in muscle growth as well. Anyway, how you "feel" the next day is not a good indicator of the effectiveness of your workout. You can use that muscle fatigue/pain feeling to kinda judge how you're adapting to a new routine, or judge how much volume you can handle without feeling like dying the next day...but thats just about all its good for.
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Originally Posted by gotpump
all i have atm, yes my chest is fubar'd. i suffer from one of the severest cases of pectus excavatum ever lol, so you try benching 225 with 1 pec.
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Bench is mainly tricep and shoulder power, surprisingly enough chest is almost worked as a secondary muscle. If you can handle doing dumbbell flyes I would suggest trying those out to fill your chest.
Great progress thus far!