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2006/02/17, 09:39 AM
Im trying to figure how this works. Is it best to do many types of excercises on the same muscle in the same workout or is that just to prevent boredom? For example, is it fine to just do lost of benchpress sets, or should you do inclines and declines the same time too? If so, do you do them one after the other, or let that area rest for a bit while you do legs and then return to it?
Im trying to figure out my shoulder routine. Seated laterals are most comfortable for me but I want to know if its enough. Doing 3 sets of 8-10.
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2006/02/17, 12:28 PM
It is normally best if trying to gain strength/muscle size to do one bodypart at a time. That is do your flat bench, follow with inclines and then declines for instance.
The other way you are proposing can work too, depending again on your goals. This would be a circuit type training regimine...would build more muscular endurance with some strength gain. You would rest little time between each exercise, complete the whole body, and start over. Do this for instance 3 times for 3 circuits. This would be ideal for example for fireman, etc.
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2006/02/18, 12:06 AM
Thanks for your response.
Im looking to gain size. So I should do multiple excercises on the same group in a row. Is the order important? I mean, does it matter if I start with inclines or flat bench? And how do you figure out what weight to lift for the next excercise? If I do declines second, my pecs are pretty tired and I cant lift that much.
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2006/02/18, 02:36 AM
ok i have a question
is it good to say you bench flat for 3 sets and then go and use free weights such as dumbells and lye flat and bench those?
what im tryin to say is im doing multiple excercises on 1 body part; my chest, but im not doing incline or decline
is that good or bad?
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2006/02/18, 03:14 PM
In response to kieas:
Maybe try lowering the number of set/reps but not the weight for each exercise.
In response to ashunboy:
Doing multiple exercises is fine on the same bodypart. Read bb1's first response to kieas post.
Flat bench press primarily works the middle chest. Flat bench DB "flyes" will work both middle, inner and outer. Try military for upper, and if you can do dips somewhere, they will help with lower chest.
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2006/02/19, 05:07 AM
My suggestion is to focus on 1 exercise per movement pattern(or bodypart)....say bench press...at 5x10, next workout try another exercise , say Incline Flyes, then maybe Dips...You can also try changing up the reps you're using say 5x10, 5x10, 7x7, etc....body gets used to reps/sets the fastest, and slowest to exercises...
For shoulder I would vary my workout around push/press, standing/sitting military presses, DB presses...you can add a few sets of lateral raises after doing the big compound exercise....
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2006/02/19, 05:11 AM
err 5x10, 10x5
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