workout crew v. daily routines?
05-12-2007, 02:23 PM
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workout crew v. daily routines?
i know some people do different muscle groups, some people do push exercises on day 1 and on pull exercises on day 2. some people do it all today and take tomorrow off, repeat the day after....
i used to do everything today, take tomorrow off, and repeat the day after but was wondering if anybody had seen better results from one than the others....
i used to do everything today, take tomorrow off, and repeat the day after but was wondering if anybody had seen better results from one than the others....
05-12-2007, 02:31 PM
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Day 1 - Abs, Legs
Day 2 - Chest, Triceps
Day 3 - rest
Day 4 - Abs, Back, Traps, Shoulders
Day 5 - rest
Day 6 - Abs, Biceps, Triceps
IMO, doing a full body workout isn't the best way to build muscle. If you are going to lift weights two days in a row, make sure that you do different muscle groups, including secondary muscles that are worked. For example, chest exercises also hit the triceps, so don't do chest one day and triceps the next. Same goes for back and biceps. Most people tend to group those together on the same day...back and bi's one day, chest and tri's another day. I chose to structure mine differently so that I have an extra tricep day.
Day 2 - Chest, Triceps
Day 3 - rest
Day 4 - Abs, Back, Traps, Shoulders
Day 5 - rest
Day 6 - Abs, Biceps, Triceps
IMO, doing a full body workout isn't the best way to build muscle. If you are going to lift weights two days in a row, make sure that you do different muscle groups, including secondary muscles that are worked. For example, chest exercises also hit the triceps, so don't do chest one day and triceps the next. Same goes for back and biceps. Most people tend to group those together on the same day...back and bi's one day, chest and tri's another day. I chose to structure mine differently so that I have an extra tricep day.
05-12-2007, 02:36 PM
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yesterday i did bi's tri's and shoulders but that was my first day getting back at it....
im running ~1.5 - 2 miles daily and want to get into a lifting routine....
i planned to do bi's tri's shoulders and forearms on odd days and chest, abs on even days. i dont really have any exercises to work my back from home so
throw me some ideas on that....
im running ~1.5 - 2 miles daily and want to get into a lifting routine....
i planned to do bi's tri's shoulders and forearms on odd days and chest, abs on even days. i dont really have any exercises to work my back from home so
throw me some ideas on that....
05-12-2007, 02:40 PM
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yesterday i did bi's tri's and shoulders but that was my first day getting back at it....
im running ~1.5 - 2 miles daily and want to get into a lifting routine....
i planned to do bi's tri's shoulders and forearms on odd days and chest, abs on even days. i dont really have any exercises to work my back from home so throw me some ideas on that....
im running ~1.5 - 2 miles daily and want to get into a lifting routine....
i planned to do bi's tri's shoulders and forearms on odd days and chest, abs on even days. i dont really have any exercises to work my back from home so
throw me some ideas on that....I would break it up even more than that, you're still combining too much to do each day, and chest and triceps on consecutive days.
You could structure it like mine, and run on your off days...or run every day in the morning, and lift at night. But doing bi's/tri's/shoulders/forearms on the same day is way too much. I would structure it so that you do each muscle group once a week.
05-12-2007, 02:46 PM
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i have a standard bench with incline and a leg press that i double for rowing.... also have a preacher curl and curling bar, dumbells... pretty basic stuff
pretty much just like this but without the weird dude sitting on it
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pretty much just like this but without the weird dude sitting on it
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05-12-2007, 03:03 PM
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With the curl or straight bar, you can do upright and bent over rows. With dumbbells, you can do one hand bent over rows. Upright rows are great for the traps, and the bent over rows are good for the lats.
05-12-2007, 03:27 PM
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no off days for running h:
i actually increase my distance + pace each time i run. the only off days are rainy days...
so if i were to do 2 different lifting routines, should i just group bi's/backs and chest/tris? where should i mix in my forearms, shoulders, and upright rows? i dont really do any leg lifting, i let my various running programs/routes give my legs the workout...
h:i actually increase my distance + pace each time i run. the only off days are rainy days...
so if i were to do 2 different lifting routines, should i just group bi's/backs and chest/tris? where should i mix in my forearms, shoulders, and upright rows? i dont really do any leg lifting, i let my various running programs/routes give my legs the workout...
