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    TheRuffian is offline New Member
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    The 5-day rotating split... Feedback?

    For me I have always found 5-day splits to work best for me. For some reason spending an entire session crushing a single muscle group nets my best results. Traditionally my routine looks like this:

    M: Legs
    T: Chest
    W: Back
    T: Shoulders
    F: Arms
    S/S: Off

    But this week I thought back to something I read about before on another board like a year ago which was a variation on the 5-day split. Well, actually it was a 4-day split with the first day repeated on the fifth, then rotated the following week. So something like this:

    == WEEK 1 ==
    M: Legs
    T: Chest / Triceps
    W: Back / Biceps
    T: Shoulders
    F: Legs
    S/S: Off

    == WEEK 2 ==
    M: Chest / Triceps
    T: Back / Biceps
    W: Shoulders
    T: Legs
    F: Chest / Triceps
    S/S: Off

    == WEEK 3 ==
    M: Back / Biceps
    T: Shoulders
    W: Legs
    T: Chest / Triceps
    F: Back / Biceps
    S/S: Off

    Etc... Etc...

    I don't remember what this is called, or if it even has a particular name, but it looks like something I might give a try when I start my next cycle. The reason I like it is because you get to hit a group twice per week, but not on a regular occurrence, at least not a weekly occurrence. However, on the downside I don't really like how the days are always switching up... but then again that could be a bonus.

    What do you think of this? Ever tried it or something similar?

    Cheers!

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    Dbnation is offline New Member
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    It's a good split but try bi's on your chest day and move legs between chest and back

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    Noles12 is offline Knowledgeable Member
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    I've never tried it but i dont see anything wrong with it.

    Assuming you are rested enough, a second day will not hurt you

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