Thanks for letting me know! Makes sense, but unfortunate - your general GF shoulder routine has been amazing, biggest difference I’ve noticed. Though I guess I can figure out most of these width ones from the description!
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Just a (hopefully helpful) bump that for those without any gym access or heavy weights GF workouts are a great option - have been doing it the last two weeks and only really need two 5lb dumbbells for many of the shoulder complexes.
What about the Super set 3? The title says Shoulder circle/Scott press/press, but the video shows Shoulder circle/Scott press/ Seated side lateral raise. Which on is the correct one?
Both would work. The principles of growth factor training is just to accumulate a lot of lactate and metabolites in the muscles by using 2-3 different exercises as a superset to have a veyr long duration of mechanical work.
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Thank you 
Hi CT,
It will be very nice of you, if you add some growth factor routines for the traps. Mines are pretty stubborn. Also, can I do this growth factor shoulder workout twice a week?
Also, for the future if I go for the full growth factor routine will that be okay? Like this 1st day of the week chest, then back on 2nd day, 3rd shoulder.
No it’s not. Growth factors are a secondary stimulus for hypertrophy. It is mostly effective when performed after a higher mechanical tension exercise, or exercises have been done.
By themselves they aren’t that great. Shoulders are the exception because pretty much all deltoid exercises (especially for the medial head) do not have a high tension when the muscle is lengthened, which is where the biggest benefit from higher mechanical load exercises is.
But for pretty much all other muscles, growth factors work is, at best, a secondary or tertiary approach.
It is also something that will cause A LOT more central fatigue which greatly decrease the amount of effective volume you can do in a set.
Not something that I would recommend 1) on a regular basis 2) for many muscles.
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Thank you, lots to absorb. Will try to incorporate as per your suggestion. A full workout for trap development from will be highly appreciated.
Not something I’m likely to write, sorry
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