Lee Desoiza Coaching

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“I’ve tried everything.”

I hear that almost every week.

When we unpack it, what people usually mean is they’ve tried several things for short periods of time.

A diet for 3 weeks.
A gym routine for a month.
Calorie tracking until life got busy.
A fresh start every Monday.

The issue isn’t a lack of options.

It’s a lack of consistency with one option.

I’ve never had a client fail when they accurately tracked their food, trained regularly and stayed patient long enough for the process to work.

Not one.

Most people don’t need a new strategy.

They need more time applying the one they already know works.

If this hit home, save it for the next time you’re tempted to start over.

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If your goal is bigger shoulders, your legs don’t need to be helping.

I like this strict press variation because it removes a lot of the momentum people use without realising.

The weight usually comes down.

The shoulder stimulus usually goes up.

Your core has to work harder, your torso stays honest, and your delts end up doing what they’re supposed to do.

Leave your ego at the door, strip a little weight off the bar and see how different your shoulders feel after a few sets.

Try it on your next shoulder session and let me know what you think.

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I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve seen someone complain about small arms while spending half their workout doing curls.

Then you look at their training and they’ve got 20 sets of biceps and barely any meaningful tricep work.

The triceps make up most of your upper arm.

Yet they’re often treated like an afterthought.

If your arms haven’t grown in the last couple of years, ask yourself:

Are you actually progressing your lifts?

Are you training arms more than once a week?

Are you prioritising triceps?

Or are you just chasing a pump and hoping for the best?

Most people don’t need a new exercise.

They need a better plan.

Comment ARMS and I’ll send you the first thing I’d change.

Save this for your next upper body session.

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Pull session done and dusted.

- assisted chin up
- seated cable row
- panatta high row plates
- panatta T-bar row
- seated reverse fly pyramid
- single arm dumbbell preacher curls

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Summer training isn’t about setting PBs every session.

It’s about keeping the wheels turning when everyone else starts making excuses.

Adjust the session. Don’t cancel the habit.