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Ralph · 27-09-2006, 01:59 AM

Hi there, recently started at the gym and was wondering what are the best muscles to work in each workout, a few people have told me triceps and biceps in one day, back and shoulders in another day and legs and chest on the 3rd day. just wondering what people on here do and what is most effective

Cheers

**hackskii** · 27-09-2006, 02:21 AM

Basic compound exercises are best.
Isolation exercises are for the more advanced lifters.

Sorry for the vague responce, but the truth.
Build on the compound exercises and you will never go wrong.

Tatyana · 27-09-2006, 04:54 AM

If you are starting out, I would recommend that you do an all over body work out three times a week or alternate upper and lower body if you train more than this.

DO NOT train more than 5 days a week, and to gain the most muscle, REST is required.

If you want some really good routines, do a bit of a search through the site or click on BIG's profile and look for posts by him. He has posted some fab beginners workouts in the last two weeks.

T

Tatyana · 27-09-2006, 04:57 AM

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Originally Posted by Ralph

Hi there, recently started at the gym and was wondering what are the best muscles to work in each workout, a few people have told me triceps and biceps in one day, back and shoulders in another day and legs and chest on the 3rd day. just wondering what people on here do and what is most effective

Cheers

Splitting your body parts into separate days is a great way to train when you have more experience.

I have trained for AGES but new to bodybuilding, and I still go back to full body workouts.

Nigel · 28-09-2006, 12:44 AM

ive been doing the gym now for about a year, and do triceps and chest one day, biceps and back another and legs and shoulders on the 3rd day, would you say this is ok?

**hackskii** · 28-09-2006, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Nigel

ive been doing the gym now for about a year, and do triceps and chest one day, biceps and back another and legs and shoulders on the 3rd day, would you say this is ok?

Yah, thats cool.
But what will spoil things is lack of intensity.
And with that comes a price with over training.

Push pull routines would incourperate common muscle groups.
Like, chest, shoulders and triceps for the push.
Back and biceps for the pull
Legs
But I like the idea of using legs to split the push pull.

With some intensity you will need rest.

You can't hammer day in and day out without rest. This is where overtraining lies.
So, it would be actually better to undertrain rather than overtrain.
Pick basic compound lifts and you will never go wrong for developing strength and size.

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27-09-2006, 04:54 AM	#3 (permalink)
Tatyana My name is EARL Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: On my bloody bike doing cardio Posts: 3,463	If you are starting out, I would recommend that you do an all over body work out three times a week or alternate upper and lower body if you train more than this. DO NOT train more than 5 days a week, and to gain the most muscle, REST is required. If you want some really good routines, do a bit of a search through the site or click on BIG's profile and look for posts by him. He has posted some fab beginners workouts in the last two weeks. T

28-09-2006, 12:44 AM	#5 (permalink)
Nigel Newbie Trainer Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Solihull Posts: 11	ive been doing the gym now for about a year, and do triceps and chest one day, biceps and back another and legs and shoulders on the 3rd day, would you say this is ok?