Posted by DrewS on November 28, 2005, 8:12 am, in reply to "Switch From Full Body To Split?" Mondays I go heavier on the legs and lighter on everything else. Wednesdays I put the emphasis on push exercises, and Friday I focus on pull exercises. Perhaps an integrated approach like this will help with a smooth transition, especially since you're not certain how your body will react to it. --Previous Message--
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I've been doing a full-body workout, MWF, for the past 3-4 months. I hadn't done any serious weightlifting or other exercises (aside from weekly pushups) prior to this. But because I'd like to eventually work up to a split routine, what I've done in the past month has been to keep my full-body routine but put more emphasis on certain body parts on different days.
: Thought I'd also post a question regarding my workout program.
: I've been doing a full body, 3 day workout (Mon/Wed/Fri) for the
: past two months. My current routine is...
:
: CHEST
: Cable (home gym) chest press or DB bench press
: DB incline bench press
: Cable flys
:
: BACK
: Seated (or DB) rows
: Lat pulldown
:
: LEGS
: Squats
: Leg curls
: Calf raises
:
: BICEPS
: Alternating DB curls
: Hammer curls
:
: TRICEPS
: Tricep extension
: Tricep pulldown
:
: ABS
: Decline crunches
: Swiss ball crunches
:
: SHOULDERS
: I'm dealing with a slight rotator cuff issue, so I'm devoting
: shoulder time to stretching and strengthening exercises. I'll
: work in shoulder presses and raises when it feels right.
:
: This is taking an hour or slightly longer to finish. In the
: interest of finishing in 45 minutes, and to keep things varied,
: I am thinking of switching to a 4 day 'push/pull' split. I would
: then do chest, triceps, and legs on Mon/Wed, and back, biceps
: and abs on Tue/Thu. Cardio on the off 3 days.
:
: Is it too early for me to make this change, or would I benefit
: from it? Any input would be appreciated.
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