Working different muscle groups in workout???

[runninpony]

On days when you work two muscle groups,,ie chest and tri,,,,is it ok to do one set for chest then one set for tri,,or should you stay on the same muscle group until fully worked then move to exercises for next muscle group??

[ToTheBuckeT21]

I always switch up workouts.. bench then skull crushers, then inclines, then pull downs.. i like to let my muscles get some atp back in there

[sooners04]

I do chest first and my tris are usually smashed after a good chest workout so I just finish them off with a few more sets.

[Natty99]

I do chest first and my tris are usually smashed after a good chest workout so I just finish them off with a few more sets.

Same here!

[ascendant]

best bet is typically train one muscle group, then another. reasoning behind this is as you train a muscle group, the bloodflow increases to that muscle, helping flush the toxins out and get nutrients in, among numerous other chemical reactions going on in there.

what happens if you switch back and forth between training one muscle group and another is each time you switch muscles, the blood is trying to prioritize whatever muscle group just got hit, so you're making your body expend a lot of energy just shifting the bloodflow in your body around. this obviously leaves less energy for your workouts.

another issue is since both muscles will be trying to get pumped full of blood at the same time, neither will get as good of a pump as if they were being the primary focus.

i have yet to witness information showing benefit to rotating bodypart exercises during a workout as you suggested. my advice is train one muscle, take a 5-10min break, then train another.

[*Narkissos*]

On days when you work two muscle groups,,ie chest and tri,,,,is it ok to do one set for chest then one set for tri,,or should you stay on the same muscle group until fully worked then move to exercises for next muscle group??

What you're describing is a superset...

Sure you can do it.. but would it make sense?

I don' think so.

These sort of techniques are used to increase the intensity of a session.

Usually one superset opposing bodyparts.. or even two exercises for the same bodypart.

Not an area and the support musculature as you are suggesting.

imo it'd reduce the quality of your workout.

Why would u want to?

[runninpony]

I had been doing it where I would complete all exercises for one group then move to the next, but know several who always do it as described so I just wanted to make sure I was doing what was best. Also previously I was doing 6 or more sets per group and realized I was being a bit excessive and overtraining. Now I do roughly 2-3 sets for each group(not including warmup sets)until complete failure and seem to be getting faster results. Thanks for the advice guys!