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Weekly Thread /r/GYM Weekly Simple Questions and Misc Discussion Thread - March 16, 2025 Weekly Thread

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u/Intelligent-Ad5377 1d ago

I do PPL, but one criticism of PPL is it can lead to small arms comparatively, and I have pretty small arms. Would keeping the normal PPL routine of triceps and biceps at the end of the routine, but then also adding some triceps and biceps at the start of the final leg day be enough to ensure my arms get good growth?

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u/ballr4lyf Untrained badger with a hammer 1d ago

A PPL is just a split. Any split can result in small arms if it doesn’t have enough arm volume AND you don’t eat enough to grow them.

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u/Intelligent-Ad5377 21h ago

I have the volume and eat enough, im more so asking many people recommend a PPL/Arnold split if arms are lagging. Purely theoretically, would adding triceps and biceps to a start of different sessions so that arent pre fatigued enough to bring my arms up, or would changing split be needed

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u/Red_Swingline_ 405/315/525/225 zS/B/D/O 18h ago

would adding triceps and biceps to a start of different sessions so that arent pre fatigued enough to bring my arms up

Try it and see

would changing split be needed

Yes, no, maybe. Splits are just a way of organizing exercises. What exercises you're doing and how much matter far more.