LogFAQs > #978330361

Well, fine, I'll talk about my aches and pains too!

Last few days, my lower back has felt fatigued, especially in the morning. Not necessarily achy or sore, more like feeling it needs a bit more time off than I'd usually give it with squats and deads alternating ever 3-4 days.

I've also got this soreness in my front shoulder area. Both sides though maybe slightly worse on the right. Definitely impacts my lifting, both physically and mentally. I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong (lifting shoulders during bench, doing incline bench on a smith machine..., maybe overextending on rows/pulldowns) or just doing too much. But it's basically felt about this level for the last month or so.

Going to go lighter and less volume recovery next week to see if that makes a difference.

I do a 7 day cycle at the moment (Squats/Legs, OHP/Arms, Off, Deads & Rows, Off, Bench/Chest & Pulldowns). Honestly, I feel like I should be doing an 8 day cycle, with an added day off between Squats and OHP, to give my body a little more rest. But I'm having a hard time mentally getting around not doing "Saturday Squats" or whatever.

Probably a better plan would be to do a 3 day split (haven't done that in a loooong time) but I can't reconcile trying to do 2 of the big lifts on one day. I mean, Push/Pull/Legs is a tried and true.