• FreeTrainers.com Forums
• Beginners to Exercise
• my plan -- bis/tris twice a week?

Group: Beginners to Exercise

my plan -- bis/tris twice a week?

EricG301 Posts: 5 Joined: 2005/06/09	2005/06/20, 11:34 AM Hey everyone, I'm new to FT but have been working out regulary for about a year now. I needed to change up my routine and step up the intensity. FT seems to be just what I'm looking for. I'm curious why my fitness plan has me doing triceps/biceps twice a week. I'm on the "Weight Loss & Definition Training" program four days a week. I'm by no means a fitness expert, but it would seem like if I were to work a body part group twice a week, it should be part of the core, like back or shoulders. I actually haven't worked out my biceps in a long time because they got pretty big pretty fast and left me with a lovely case of stretch marks. Thanks! -------------- -EFG \"If you\'re not failing every now and again, it\'s a sign you\'re not doing anything very innovative.\" - Woody Allen
dvelswk Posts: 192 Joined: 2005/05/07	2005/06/20, 04:56 PM Bic's and Tri's are smaller muscles and they recover much quicker then other muscles. Your bic's and tri's will almost be recovered after 3-4 days of training them, so that makes you need to exercise them twice a week sometimes. Your core parts you would want to exercise once a week because back, chest, and especially legs take much more time to heal then the smaller muscles of the body. I personally exercise every muscle once a week on a 4 day split, a lot of people do arms twice though and it helps. Try it for a while, see if it works, if it doesn't change it up.
gangstershoes Posts: 641 Joined: 2005/05/27	2005/06/21, 11:24 AM You are on the "Weight Loss & Definition Training" program, so therefore it's not a "Mass gaining" program that would require a more lengthy rest interval.
bigandrew Posts: 5,146 Joined: 2002/10/21	2005/06/21, 05:58 PM how many excercises? I do arm 2times a week.....but only one excercise a day ........if it had you doing 4 sets of bis.....then 3 days later 4 more set of bis....then no......more than likley your doing 2 excercises......each day for each.....which is fine....