What kind of split are you on now?
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1)Bodypart splits e.g Mon chest and triceps, tuesday abs and legs kindda stuff
2)Upper/lower body splits.Mon lower body, wednesday upper body and so on.
3)Push/Pull splits(Somewhat similar to full body workout)Lifts that are of a pushing/pulling motion are trained in separate days.
4)Different days, Different lifts/splits.Mon pullups, tues squats etc etc
etc etc
I am currently on the 3). -
1) + 3) + 4) i guess... dunno which group to put in
1), 4) for sat -> chest + legs, sun -> back + a bit of shoulder. heavy workout sets can be done within an hour. Tues if got time going to do a little bit of weighted chin ups and parallel bar dips.
3) for full body workout on mon (light recreation swim), tues (light gymming in sch), wed (interval), fri (jog). -
You're on a bodypart split. Most people are, even though they shouldn't be.
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Bodypart split willl lead to undertraining->this is a more serious cause of not making progress than overtraining...Originally posted by galapogos:You're on a bodypart split. Most people are, even though they shouldn't be. -
Ok... want to take this opportunity to ask for a definition of making progress. Thanks.Originally posted by Marco_Simone:Bodypart split willl lead to undertraining->this is a more serious cause of not making progress than overtraining...
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hitting a muscle group e.g. biceps (somemore with some light intensity exercises on the machines)every 7 days is definitely undertraining...Originally posted by eagle:Ok... want to take this opportunity to ask for a definition of making progress. Thanks.
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Haven't been touching those machines for more than half a year already.Originally posted by Marco_Simone:hitting a muscle group e.g. biceps (somemore with some light intensity exercises on the machines)every 7 days is definitely undertraining...
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I hit all my major muscle groups every other day.
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light everyday considered? mix with heavy once a week?Originally posted by Marco_Simone:I hit all my major muscle groups every other day.
Or you do heavy every other day
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Well,I am still at the stage where I can still do heavy 3-4 times per weekOriginally posted by eagle:light everyday considered? mix with heavy once a week?
Or you do heavy every other day