Is training one bodypart per day enough

[TRYER]

ive always trained one bodypart a day and wonder is this enough to get serious strength and size gains im not really after the full bodybuilding look more the atheletic but built look

i train mon to fri

monday chest
tuesday back
wednesday arms
thursday shoulders
friday legs

[peteroy01]

go back to the original page and go to the fitness forum. this is the wrong place for workout questions

[TRYER]

haha im getting it now friend sorry for the 1st,2nd,3rd haha you catch my drift bro

[peteroy01]

yeah got'cha. you're just a motivated newb. nothing wrong with that. just need to learn where to go for you answers and i think you are.

[Big]

I'm using my lunch break to follow you around moving threads lol...

[peteroy01]

you must not be hungry BIG

[Matt]

Yes lol its ok to do one body part per day lol..

I would do it a little different though..

My workout looks more like this...

Mon= chest
Tue= back
Wed= legs
Thu= shoulders
Fri= arms

[TRYER]

ive just found the different forums now i SHOULD NOT make the same mistake again and sorry again BIG man i dont wanna stop you from gettin your lunch 2 cows 3 sheep and a pig i bet lol

[TRYER]

matt if i do legs in middle of the week i struggle to get round the gym the next few day thats why i do it fridays so i have weekend to recover

[Matt]

Well if you do arms in the middle of the week how can you be doing your shoulders correctly?? My arms hurt for days..

You could do it like this

Mon= Chest/biceps
Tue= shoulders
Wed= Back/ triceps
Thur= Legs

[TRYER]

true maybe i dont get my arms properly they never really hurt that much the next day they never have

[eatrainrest]

Well if you do arms in the middle of the week how can you be doing your shoulders correctly?? My arms hurt for days..

You could do it like this

Mon= Chest/biceps
Tue= shoulders
Wed= Back/ triceps
Thur= Legs

or

mon-chest, core
tues-Back
wed-off
thurs-shoulders, tris, bis
friday-legs

thats how i run my split for now

[Matt]

or

mon-chest, core
tues-Back
wed-off
thurs-shoulders, delts, bis
friday-legs

thats how i run my split for now

Yeah looks good lol, another good option..

[TRYER]

if you do chest you hit triceps then next day shoulders you can target your triceps too and then arms obviously again is this still ok or overtraining tri's

[eatrainrest]

Yeah looks good lol, another good option..

woops i mean delts, bicceps, triceps for thursday.lol

[eatrainrest]

if you do chest you hit triceps then next day shoulders you can target your triceps too and then arms obviously again is this still ok or overtraining tri's

explain what delt movements utilize triceps... if anything you should be concerned about overtraining your anterior delt from being worked out in your chest workout (any pushing motions).

[TRYER]

i think maybe i might do arms at end of week too like you said as that might make them hurt a little more

[TRYER]

any pressing movement will invole tri's

[eatrainrest]

any pressing movement will invole tri's

not as a primary.. and so what if it does? if my delt day falls after chest i simple focus on medial/posterior delts which include no pushing motions and hit the parts of the delt that i want

[eatrainrest]

i think maybe i might do arms at end of week too like you said as that might make them hurt a little more

soreness/pain is a poor indicator to use to see if youve had a good workout. you should post up your current routine/diet and i could have more input on what your problem is.

[TRYER]

i will just tell you my arm w/o as the other w/o's are not important.
biceps i always start with db curls i feel this gets my biceps warm and i get a good pump it gets the blood flowing nicely too
2nd id do barbell curls trying to go heavy and make my bi's feel like ive lifted something
3rd is always concentrated to isolate the exercise and really sort of end any energy in that area
lastly id go some rope curls to failure not to heavy just enough to get about 12 to 15 reps out of
i always work at a 4 set my
tris are always cable pulldowns
then a heavy freeweight movement
3rd i isolate
and 4th is usually dips to failure

thanks for spending time to figure my problems out dude

[eatrainrest]

its cool, sounds to me like you do alot of sets. i do around 6 for both triceps and biceps. but its about switching up rep ranges and exercises to allow for more growth. i see that you "always do" some exercise. I'll soon have alot more input on slingshot training once i start but i think its the best routine to follow if done right.

[TRYER]

cool keep me informed friend could be interesting

[energizer bunny]

This is what im doing at the min

Mon-chest
Tue-back
Wed- shoulders
Thur-arms
Fri-Legs

I do cardio mon-thur thats why legs on friday...

[TRYER]

good point

[peteroy01]

as of now

mon- chest, abs
tue- back
wed- legs(gives arms a break from the chest and back)
thur- shoulders, abs(hardly any arm except a little bit of tris with military press)
fri- bi's, tri's, and forearms(now ive got 3days to rest my arms)
sat- off
sun- off

mon-thur i do 20-30min of cardio
fri- i do 10min of cardio(light, light, light)

[energizer bunny]

thats how id be doing it if i wasnt doing cardio... dont like cardio on leg days...and dont lik doing cardio after legs..reason for not doing on wenesday..

my next split will be this..
Mon-Chest
Tue-Back
Wed-rest
Thur-shoulders
Fri-Arms
Sat-legs
Sun-rest

Thsi means i can get an extra day of cardio..

[rockinred]

Here is one I do.

Mon - arms
Tue - legs
Wed - shoulders/abs
Thu - Back
Fri - Chest

Each group gets enough rest.

[c-Z]

I'm using my lunch break to follow you around moving threads lol...

ROFL......


Anyhow... I see a lot of different recommendations... None of what I really like..... But to be honest. Everyone's body is different. And will react differently.

Some say they can't do legs in the beginning of the week. Or do shoulders after bis and tris because they are too sore.... but After so long the soreness doesn't bother me........ And really legs you only use for legs.. So it really doesn't matter when your doing them.... You don't use them any where else....

You need to try and see what best works for you... Take a list of what people have recommended... Do two weeks of each and see how you like it.... If its not for you go to the next....

I have found that:
Monday-Chest
Tues-Back
Wed-Bis & Tris
Thur-Shoulders
Fri-legs

Worked good for me.... After reading some of your guys though I am thinking of making some changes.. When doing back you work bis as well a little... And chest, tris, shoulders. All of them you can be working a little of each as well... IDK...

Start see what you like though. Give it a try.

[redz]

I run mine like this ( might be an issue with not enough rest but oh well)

7 day split

1-Chest
2-Legs & Abs
3-Arms
4-Chest(this alternates with which area I feel needs most work)
5-Back
6-Shoulders & Abs
7-OFF

30 mins cardio every evening after workout(no cardio on off day)

I change the order if I change which area is getting the extra workout.

*I just started running this routine and so far so good

[FireGuy]

Does anyone find it ironic that all but one person in this thread does chest on Monday? How did chest become such a priority?? I purposely do back monday and chest tuesday just so I am not on schedule with 99% of everyone else in the gym. Makes it much easier to get the equipment you want without waiting or working in.

[Matt]

^^^ This is one reason why i do chest on monday, at my gym 99% of the people there do arms on a Monday. Thats their priority...

[energizer bunny]

Does anyone find it ironic that all but one person in this thread does chest on Monday? How did chest become such a priority?? I purposely do back monday and chest tuesday just so I am not on schedule with 99% of everyone else in the gym. Makes it much easier to get the equipment you want without waiting or working in.

I train at 1130 everyday...so never that many people in the gym..but if i was in the same position as you id change the days aswell.....nowt worse than not being able to do your workout smoothly..

[TRYER]

does anyone find it ironic that all but one person in this thread does chest on monday? How did chest become such a priority?? I purposely do back monday and chest tuesday just so i am not on schedule with 99% of everyone else in the gym. Makes it much easier to get the equipment you want without waiting or working in.

you got that right but i think its hard to change the order ive done things for so many years lol

[peteroy01]

that is weird bout chest mondays. i workout at 7am so there is about 15 people in golds at that time. in the past i would start my schedule on sunday on chest so i could get my preferred machines. chest isnt even my favorite. hmmmmm

[TRYER]

Chest used to be my fav but now its back i dont like chest much either

[anabolictonic]

ahh i love having all my equipment at home

[TRYER]

I cant focus if i train at home

[ted666]

go back to the original page and go to the fitness forum. this is the wrong place for workout questions

this is the workout question forum!

[Misery13]

matt if i do legs in middle of the week i struggle to get round the gym the next few day thats why i do it fridays so i have weekend to recover

try training your quads on one day and your hams on another...