Posted by magicdad on November 28, 2005, 1:51 pm, in reply to "Re: Switch From Full Body To Split?" --Previous Message--
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I agree that you shouldn't work out on 4 consecutive days. That was a mistype on my part. The schedule would indeed be Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri. Thanks for the advice, guys.
: Drew made a very good suggestion, and to me, personally, it's
: the way I would pick (and it's also pretty much what I do, the
: workouts are hardly ever the same, but they are full body with
: different emphasis's). However, that being said, you're 3-4
: months in, meaning you must be adapting, and the split you
: suggest sounds pretty solid. Just one suggestion though. Rather
: than sched A M,W, and sched B T,TH, I would suggest taking a
: break in betweem, say sched A M,Th, Sched B T,Fri leaving Wed
: free for cardio or rest. The reason is, well, yes, the various
: body parts are working on different days, but the body is still
: working, and 4 days straight, regardless of the split, may make
: too many inroads into your recoverability.
: Just my opinion.
: Tim
:
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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.
:
: 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.
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: --Previous Message--
: 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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