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**hackskii** · 24-03-2004, 10:47 PM

Hey Tony, you might want to consider doing shoulders 4 days after chest. Chest, shoulders and triceps are all tricep and shoulder exercises (directly and indirectly). This makes the shoulders take a back seat to your chest.
You wont be able to push the weight on your shoulders after you have worked your chest. So, If you could do shoulders with your legs and do them on Friday or even Saturday.
Just a thought.

Tony · 26-03-2004, 12:31 AM

I'll try the routine I've got but if my shoulders are too weak after cheast I'll try putting shoulders with back and bi's. I wont put them with legs cos I'm to f**ked after legs to do much else!

winger · 26-03-2004, 12:43 AM

I have tried this once. I was told that if you do squats first then do bench your bench will be up and you will get stronger. Well it was ok but my legs were so fatigued that they were quivering. Try it if you want.

**hackskii** · 26-03-2004, 12:55 AM

Well Tony, I am glad that you want to work your legs. Alot of guys dont.
So If you want to do shoulders with back and biceps then try it out. You will need to keep the shoulders like 3-4 days from your chest/triceps tho for strength and recouperation.
Hey, give it a try and let me know if the next time you do shoulders you dont push more weight

GoldenArrow · 02-04-2004, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Tony

Lots of good ideas guys. Heres the split I will try from tuesday,

Warm up - 5 mins on treadmill before each workout.
Tuesday - Chest,Shoulders and Tri's
Thursday - Legs
Sunday - Back and Biceps.

I'll do 2 warm up sets per exercise and 2 heavy sets to failure at 8 - 10 reps for the first exercise of each muscle then 2 more to failure on a second exercise (with maybe a forst rep or two on my last set), for example
Chest - incline bench - 2 warm up the 2 heavy
Flat bench - 2 heavy with a forced rep on the last set.
I do vary the exercise I do for each body part depending on how I feel when I get to the gym.

Good start, what I would change is do 3 working sets of 4 to 6 reps with the same weight, when you can get the reps up the weight next week. Don't train to failure and don't do forced reps.

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26-03-2004, 12:31 AM	#17 (permalink)
Tony Newbie Trainer Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: bedfordshire Posts: 16	I'll try the routine I've got but if my shoulders are too weak after cheast I'll try putting shoulders with back and bi's. I wont put them with legs cos I'm to f**ked after legs to do much else!