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Old 05-07-2004, 10:24 PM   #1 (permalink)
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I'm working out at home again now that it's summer. I don't have a squat rack at home so I do dumbell squats, db lunges, and SLDL with dumbells. I have a few questions.
1) Is there any way to limit the amount of stress placed on my upperback and delts during dumbell squats? I use heavy dumbells so holding them in each arm works my back and delts.
2) Doing squats with dumbells has caused my upperbody workouts to suffer slightly. My bench and barbell row lifts have gone down a little. I think it's because I'm working my back and delts on my leg day with db squats. I want to continue to do squats because they are the best leg exersize by far...but I don't want my upperbody workouts to suffer. Any suggestions?
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Old 05-07-2004, 11:25 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Mon
Upper

Wed
lower

Fri
Upper

Next week switch

Mon
Lower

Wed
Upper

Fri
Lower

This is the split I'm on too, forgot to post it. Around 10 sets per workout, only compounds, not taken to failure, alternating rep ranges.
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Old 05-08-2004, 01:11 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Old 05-10-2004, 12:29 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I'll take a stab: Why not cut out extra back work until you are able to recover?
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