Today was the last day of a triple split routine that I’ve been on for the past month. It was a taper workout that targeted the chest, back, and shoulders. I’ll show you what I did, but I want you to pay particular attention to the warm-up. The workout was divided into three pairs of…

In strength training, it’s wise to work up to a peak load over a number of workouts, and then drop down a bit at the end before starting a new program. Although it’s useful to deload at the end of a routine to prepare (or more appropriately, “repair”) the body for the next program to…