The goal of this shoulder circuit is hypertrophy – stimulating muscle growth. So use a lighter weight and shoot for higher reps, no rest between exercises. This is a great shoulder finisher to place at the end of your heavier lifts.
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When I look at all the questions that people send me, one of the more common themes I notice is confusion around the topic of putting together your weekly training cycle. So for my first edition of The Staley Strategies, I thought I'd elaborate on one of my all-time favorite strategies (this one being a tactic, technically speaking): the A-B split.
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