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One muscle per day ?

revoman Posts: 117 Joined: 2008/01/26	2008/04/20, 06:34 PM I found an interesting routine, its 5 days a week , doing each muscle per day , Monday : chest Tuesday : biceps Wednesday : triceps Thursday :legs Friday : back, shoulders I'm going to try it and see how it works, its alot of compound movements and few machine exercises,i finished my routine here so its time to try something new.
asimmer Posts: 8,201 Joined: 2003/01/07	2008/04/21, 08:29 AM You probably don't need to seperate biceps and triceps to their own days, they aren't that big of muscles, don't stimulate that much growth hormone and don't require a ton of work. I would add tri's bi's and shoulders together and take a day off midweek.
revoman Posts: 117 Joined: 2008/01/26	2008/04/21, 04:42 PM Cool , so if i keep the rest to each a day , doing 5 to 6 exercises each at 8 reps , i should be good then. Thanks for the response ASIMMER
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2008/04/21, 08:49 PM This is in fact better than nothing, and I would not tell you not do it for fear of you saying he** with it then. My point is that this may in fact not be optimal to reach your goals. -------------- Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer
revoman Posts: 117 Joined: 2008/01/26	2008/04/21, 09:47 PM Don't worry , i am not the type of person to say ''well the he²² with that , i am just trying to find some new ways of achieving my goals , which is get stronger and build muscle. I finished my chest workouts today and it seemed very efficient as workout . So would you say that doing 2 or 3 muscles a day is better ? doing say 4 sets of 6 to 8 or 8 to 10 reps.I appreciate your responses. -Nicholas
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2008/04/21, 11:45 PM You must realize that large muscles, like chest and legs could well be done alone. However, it probably more optimal to do an antagonist type workout. Normally 4 days of rest with proper nutrition will suffice for recovery. Much more than that could simply be a few days of recovery, then the rest just a 'maintenance' period, so time wasted if you get what I mean. Working out is not a 'fun' thing to do anyway, and wasting time at it is time you can never get back. You would want the most production in the most optimal amount of time for best progress. Play with your rest times and workouts, and see what works best for you. -------------- Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer
revoman Posts: 117 Joined: 2008/01/26	2008/04/22, 05:41 PM Thanks BB , i will do some experimenting and see what works best for me , until then , i will train hard and wont give up till i get what i am looking for.
SFGiantsMVP Posts: 1,533 Joined: 2005/12/04	2008/04/22, 10:55 PM BB1 helped me make my last change and I have stuck with it ever since and it goes like this: Monday : Legs, Lower back and Abs(At times 20 minutes Cardio) Tuesday : Off and or Cardio Wednesday : Chest, Biceps (At times 20 minutes Cardio) Thursday : Cardio, Abs (Cardio 1st) Friday : Back(Lats and Mid), Shoulders(Traps)and Triceps (At times 20 minutes Cardio) Time from Time I would do this: Monday : Legs, Lower back and Abs(At times 20 minutes Cardio) Tuesday : Chest, Biceps (At times 20 minutes Cardio) Wednesday : Off and or Cardio Thursday : Back(Lats and Mid), Shoulders(Traps)and Triceps(At times 20 minutes Cardio) Friday : Legs, Lower back and Abs (At times 20 minutes Cardio) -------------- Knock-Um Down & Keep-Um Down!