Rest

[McFly]

Ok guys im doing a personal training course and my teacher thinks its a joke for people to workout 4 -5 times aweek... he isnt a big guy but verystrong and fit..
anyway i train monday to friday then rest on weekends and was wondering if this is bad? this is my routine

MON - CHEST/ABS
TUES - BACK
WENS - LEGS
THURS - SHOULDERS
FRI - BIC/TRIC

as you can see i like to train large muscle groups by them self.. so with a good diet and rest is this good for muscle growth? or is it beter to have a rest period in the middle?

[kaberle_15]

You will grow when you rest, you should allocate your rest days and training days so you give your muscle groups the longest possible time to rest. IMO after looking at your split your leg and back days should be further apart and maybe add a rest day mid week and not back to back on the weekend. I couldn't do 5 days on straight without feeling burnt out and I wouldn't be working 100%.

[Tatudlifter]

I would train shoulders on wed and legs on thurs. give your tris a chance to rest and that way the split seems to work better!

[Big]

You will grow when you rest, you should allocate your rest days and training days so you give your muscle groups the longest possible time to rest. IMO after looking at your split your leg and back days should be further apart and maybe add a rest day mid week and not back to back on the weekend. I couldn't do 5 days on straight without feeling burnt out and I wouldn't be working 100%.

Agreed^

[Gears]

I like to put my leg day on monday for two reasons:

1) everybody benches on monday.

2) It gives me a bigger time to split up back with legs.

[McFly]

ok guys starting next week this is my new split
MON – CHEST
TUES – BACK
WENS _REST
THURS- LEGS
FRI SHOULDERS
SAT – BIC/TRIC
SUN -REST

[xlxBigSexyxlx]

ok guys starting next week this is my new split
MON – CHEST
TUES – BACK
WENS _REST
THURS- LEGS
FRI SHOULDERS
SAT – BIC/TRIC
SUN -REST

Why not:

Monday: Chest/Triceps
Tuesday: Off
Wednesday: Back/Biceps
Thursday: Shoulders/Traps
Friday: Legs/Abs
Saturday: Off
Sunday: Off

???

[McFly]

i just feel i work alot harder if i target triceps and biceps together.. rather than chest/tric back/bic.. i can lift alot more and im not as fatigued.

[xlxBigSexyxlx]

i just feel i work alot harder if i target triceps and biceps together.. rather than chest/tric back/bic.. i can lift alot more and im not as fatigued.

What about

Mon: chest/shoulders
Wen. :bi's/tri's/forearms
Friday :legs/back


or

mon: chest/shoulders
wen: Back/traps
thursday: arms
fri: legs

[green22]

Just do what works for you. PS: I love the way 8-10 people do chest on monday. It makes me laugh. lol

[Ronnie Rowland]

It varies. Experiment with 3, 4 and 5 day a week training to see which works best for you and your recovery abilities!