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Dont know what to do!!!!!

xxmisterbugyixx Posts: 127 Joined: 2006/03/29	2006/04/04, 01:22 AM Alright. I want to set up a good workout program but what im doing is spliting up my muscles and working half of them one day and the other half the other. currently i have no rest days... should i? since i leave 24 hours to repair mucsle? this site shows working 2 mucsles a day for 5 days. how does that possibly work. if your working your biceps only once a week how can they possibly develope. I work mine every other day. i can handle this easily but this site shows sumthing different... help.
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2006/04/04, 09:59 AM Try an upper/lower split. Train 4x a week, upper 2x, lower 2x. This leaves 3 days recovery. -------------- Iron and chalk. Pain is only temporary, it is in your mind. If you can still walk, then you can still run.
jbennett Posts: 1,558 Joined: 2001/02/28	2006/04/04, 02:07 PM Either the upper/lower split or push/pull routines are good for beginners. As wrestler said, 4 days a week - no more than that. You need recuperation time. Please make sure your diet is high in protein, good carbs, and good fats. You asked the question: if your working your biceps only once a week how can they possibly develop? When you do pull-type movements with your upper body, you use your biceps indirectly. You're working them without specifically targeting them. Same thing happens with push-type movements and your triceps. -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2006/04/04, 11:32 PM I agree with jbennet, biceps are a small muscle group and are worked indirectly with other workouts like your back. If you do too much it will quickly lead to overtraining and you will be even unhappier with the results.
xxmisterbugyixx Posts: 127 Joined: 2006/03/29	2006/04/05, 02:35 AM ============ Quoting from wrestler125: Try an upper/lower split. Train 4x a week, upper 2x, lower 2x. This leaves 3 days recovery. =============
xxmisterbugyixx Posts: 127 Joined: 2006/03/29	2006/04/05, 02:36 AM what do u mean upper/lower split ============ Quoting from wrestler125: Try an upper/lower split. Train 4x a week, upper 2x, lower 2x. This leaves 3 days recovery. =============
ecle5c Posts: 1,312 Joined: 2003/07/10	2006/04/05, 09:40 PM Upper body for one workout, lower body the next workout.