one muscle a day + cardio routine.. !#@

[Godson]

I just got back into lifting, after taking roughly a year off because i was forced to basically ..

During my time off, i a friend who had seen great results told me his routine

simply 1 muscle during a 8 day period

example:

Monday - chest/forearms + 30-45 mins of cardio
Tuesday- Legs/abs + 30-45 mins of cardio
Wednesday- off
Thursday- bicept/forearms+ 30-45 mins of cardio
Friday- tricepts /abs + 30-45 mins of cardio
Saturday- off
Sunday-shoulders/forearms+ 30-45 mins of cardio
Monday- back /abs + 30-45 mins of cardio
next day - off
repeat

understand the routine? i've been doing it, and the reason i like it is because i want to do cardio with my workouts, i want to lose fat

and its pretty tough to do 2 muscles + cardio all in one session and no time to split , such as cardio in morning + muscles at night

is 1 muscle just fine ? am i almost under working my muscles, because obv i want improvement rapidly, i feel like its a great long term workout plan to have... can you guys compare yours to it ?? comments and criticisms welcomed but be objective

[DSM4Life]

I just got back into lifting, after taking roughly a year off because i was forced to basically ..

Rightttttttttttttttt
During my time off, i a friend who had seen great results told me his routine

simply 1 muscle during a 8 day period

example:

Monday - chest/forearms + 30-45 mins of cardio
Tuesday- Legs/abs + 30-45 mins of cardio
Wednesday- off
Thursday- bicept/forearms+ 30-45 mins of cardio
Friday- tricepts /abs + 30-45 mins of cardio
Saturday- off
Sunday-shoulders/forearms+ 30-45 mins of cardio
Monday- back /abs + 30-45 mins of cardio
next day - off
repeat

Going a little overboard with the forearms here ?
If you are doing heavy movements (dead lifts, m-press, rows, pull-ups)there is no need to his them more than once a week if at all.

understand the routine? i've been doing it, and the reason i like it is because i want to do cardio with my workouts, i want to lose fat

and its pretty tough to do 2 muscles + cardio all in one session and no time to split , such as cardio in morning + muscles at night

Its pretty touch because you and your buddy are gossiping to each other like a bunch of women. There is no reason why 2 muscle groups and cardio can't be done in a decent amount of time. Less talk, more work.

is 1 muscle just fine ? am i almost under working my muscles, because obv i want improvement rapidly, i feel like its a great long term workout plan to have... can you guys compare yours to it ?? comments and criticisms welcomed but be objective

I say get a better routine.

p.s

Don't forget the most important key, diet.

[Godson]

is there a reason you dont like 1 muscle a day ?
i need like some constructive criticisms for why not 1 muscle a day

[Godson]

it seems like a realistic long-term plan.. most people make plans that cant be kept and in turn quit eventually not to mention people always preach less is more in lifting

[DSM4Life]

I never said i didn't agree with one muscle a day. I disagreed with your statement about not being about to do 2 muscle groups and cardio in a decent amount of time.

I say if it works for you stick with it.I personally feel that your routine in general is a little off. I mean a day devoted to bicepts and one for tri's ? They take no time to train unless you are that guy that trains them for an hours (way too much).

[Godson]

well its basically 1 muscle a day over a 8 day span... but yea i agree 2 muscles a day is good also... but with the amount of cardio im doing it would be over kill for me...
so overall 1 muscle a day wouldnt necessarily be under working ??

[DSM4Life]

well its basically 1 muscle a day over a 8 day span... but yea i agree 2 muscles a day is good also... but with the amount of cardio im doing it would be over kill for me...
so overall 1 muscle a day wouldnt necessarily be under working ??

No, but most people who work such smalls muscles one day at a time (bi and or tri's) have a tendency to overtrain them. When i have arm day (both bi's and tri's ) i am in and out in no time. So to see a day devoted to just bi's gives me the impress that you are working them for an hr straight which could be doing more harm then good.


Again do what works for you. Your nothing going to know if this is a good routine until you try it. I am just giving my opinions.

[Ammar]

Because of work and school I can not do the split for cardio and weights so I do them back to back after work at night. Basically what I do is the following:

Chest then cardio for 30 minutes
Back then cardio for 30 minutes
Shoulders then cardio fro 30 minutes
Biceps/Triceps then cardio for 30 minutes
day off

Also, I mix in abs every other day and forearms I hit on the day I do biceps/triceps. It works for me I see good fat loss and my strength is still going strong. Btw, I do my cardio at 65% of max heart rate to minimize fat loss.

[Godson]

ohhh so i understand, i should do arms all together like biceps+triceps because they are small muscles ... alright i believe im actually going to take the advice, thanks alot guys appreciate it

[FallenWyvern]

I am on a less is more routine right now. It works for me.

I hit every body part once a week. Hard. 3-4 exercises. 3 sets of 10.

I can get it done in 4 days in about an hour each day.

I don't do cardio because I eat correctly/good genetics/lazy.

[green22]

I think its ok, similar to mine.
My split.
Legs
shoulders
off
back
chest
off
arms
legs
and so on....

[Ammar]

Good luck bro!! Just try out something for a few weeks, if you feel its working cool keep it for a while then switch it up. Best advice I can give is keep changing your routine...your body gets used to the same routine over and over!