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Which muscle groups go together?

RebeccaJ98 Posts: 1 Joined: 2007/01/27	2007/06/26, 03:00 PM I've been following the program designed for me (weight loss & definition, intermediate level, 3 days/week) and it has the following muscles grouped together: Chest/Shoulder/Triceps/Abs Back/Biceps/Forearms/Abs Legs/Calves A friend of mine suggested that opposing muscles should be trained together particularly chest/back together and biceps/triceps together. Any thoughts? Thanks!
oneeyedtrapper Posts: 6 Joined: 2007/06/26	2007/06/26, 03:18 PM need help to lose 20 lbs by January for a toughman competition.34 yrs old, 205...need to get to 184...semi-cut now...any ideas...thanks, Donnie
	2007/06/26, 04:23 PM Rebecca if you are lifting 3 days per week you may want to try a total body routine. -------------- Those who want tolerance must be tolerant to intolerance.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2007/06/26, 05:29 PM Try a circuit type program. Probably best for weight loss. Some strength and much stamina gained. -------------- Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer
wrestler125 Posts: 4,619 Joined: 2004/01/27	2007/06/28, 06:40 PM {Singing} The brachilis is connected to the... bicep... The bicep's connected to the... anterior deltoid... the anterior deltoid is connected to the... {/singing} That's the song we sung every morning in PT pre-school. I'm told there's another one with "leg bones, etc", but I don't see the point. Anyways, all your muscles work together. There is no right or wrong way to do it. Russian powerlifters dominate the circuit while training every muscle group twice a DAY, while Ronnie C has a different day for each muscle or part of a muscle, and he somehow manages to get EVEN bigger each year. I believe that for strength one shouldn't seperate further than upper/lower or total body. However, I think the type of split you do is minutely important. More important are the sets, reps, exercise selection, and most importantly, effort. For your goal of fat loss, I would recommend total body, especially if you are working out 3 days a week. I also like circuits for this. -------------- Mortal by birth. Strongman by the grace of god. Blood Guts Sweat Chalk