long but worth it...hitting a bodypart 2X a wk vs. once a wk
Hey Guys:
Ever since I started lifting, I always trained a bodypart once a week...like I'm sure the majority of people here do now. You know the workout program I'm talking about...the typical chest on mon, legs on tues and so on. Although I always made slow steady gains training that way, I could never get everything to gel together. It was as if all my bodyparts were racing against one other to reach my goals instead of racing with eachother at the same speed. In other words, my chest per say was responding a lot faster to the isolated workouts then my legs.
But, up until recently I started working with a personal trainer who is also a very serious competitive bodybuilder. He put me on a workout program that hits every bodypart basically twice a week. At first, I was reluctant to try it (Its not easy changing something you been doing the same way for yrs) but I have made some real good solid gains on the program so far. With a clean diet of course, I put on a few lbs of muscle in the first month (w/o AS) while keeping the same bf.
In a nutshell, training a bodypart once a week gave me a good base to start off with, and now training a bodypart twice a week works best for focusing on symmetry. Tell me what you think about training a bp twice a week vs once a week???????? And I will be happy to post the program if enough ppl are interested...Usualsuspect
Re: long but worth it...hitting a bodypart 2X a wk vs. once a wk
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Originally posted by usualsuspect
Hey Guys:
Ever since I started lifting, I always trained a bodypart once a week...like I'm sure the majority of people here do now. You know the workout program I'm talking about...the typical chest on mon, legs on tues and so on. Although I always made slow steady gains training that way, I could never get everything to gel together. It was as if all my bodyparts were racing against one other to reach my goals instead of racing with eachother at the same speed. In other words, my chest per say was responding a lot faster to the isolated workouts then my legs.
But, up until recently I started working with a personal trainer who is also a very serious competitive bodybuilder. He put me on a workout program that hits every bodypart basically twice a week. At first, I was reluctant to try it (Its not easy changing something you been doing the same way for yrs) but I have made some real good solid gains on the program so far. With a clean diet of course, I put on a few lbs of muscle in the first month (w/o AS) while keeping the same bf.
In a nutshell, training a bodypart once a week gave me a good base to start off with, and now training a bodypart twice a week works best for focusing on symmetry. Tell me what you think about training a bp twice a week vs once a week???????? And I will be happy to post the program if enough ppl are interested...Usualsuspect
usualsuspect,
If I had to guess, I would give more credit to the fact that after YEARS of doing the same routine, you CHANGED your program. Your body can get used to doing the same routine and begin to grow less efficiently. I'm sure the program is good, but don't make the mistake of thinking that that is the main cause for your new growth. Your body is probably telling you as loudly as it can (without taking hostage your own vocal cords) that CHANGE is good. Your body will grow most efficiently when you surprise it--change up your routine.
Best of luck with the new routine (remember to change it up when things slow down).
Re: Re: long but worth it...hitting a bodypart 2X a wk vs. once a wk
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Originally posted by BASK8KACE
usualsuspect,
If I had to guess, I would give more credit to the fact that after YEARS of doing the same routine, you CHANGED your program. Your body can get used to doing the same routine and begin to grow less efficiently. I'm sure the program is good, but don't make the mistake of thinking that that is the main cause for your new growth. Your body is probably telling you as loudly as it can (without taking hostage your own vocal cords) that CHANGE is good. Your body will grow most efficiently when you surprise it--change up your routine.
Best of luck with the new routine (remember to change it up when things slow down).
I agree changing up my routine had more to do with me adding a few lbs. of lean muscle then did the program itself. After looking back at my original post, I realize my post comes off as if I was proclaiming the discovery of this new, amazing, never-seen-before workout program.
But I figured I would share my new workout routine with everyone and get some feedback on it. While i'm at it...Let's bump>>>>>>>CHANGE IS A GOOD THING! LAterrrrr...Usualsupect
