"Every other day" routine better than working out 3-4 days in a row ?
I've had a big dilemma lately in trying to figure out which routine would be best for me.
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[b]Old Routine[/b] (Every muscle, twice a week):
Mon - Back/Biceps/Forearms/Abs
Teus - Chest/Triceps
Wed - Shoulders/Traps/Legs/Abs
Thurs - Off
Fri -Back/Biceps/Forearms/Abs
Sat - Chest/Triceps
Sun - Shoulders/Traps/Legs/Abs
The problem with this schedule was my shoulders would constantly be sore to the point that when I finally got to the 3rd day of my 3-day-split for shoulders, my shoulders would be a wreck from doing chest and back.
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[b]Current Routine[/b] (Every other day, each muscle worked once a week):
Mon -Back/Biceps/Forearms/Abs
Teus - Off
Wed - Chest/Triceps/Abs
Thurs - Off
Fri -Shoulders/Traps/Legs/Abs
Sat - Off
Sun - Back/Biceps/Forearms/Abs, etc... the 3 day split begins again, every other day.
I love this schedule, I feel like I get sufficient rest, but I'm afraid that I might not be doing enough, even though I'm beating the hell out of my muscles for 2 hours each day I go to the gym.
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So which schedule should I go with, or should I tweak it ? If I can do each muscle twice a week, would that make my muscles grow twice as fast or would I be risking damaging my shoulders because they were getting killed when I did the first schedule I typed out here. I noticed in a lot of the schedules of the "featured amature bodybuilders" on this site only work each muscle once a week with like 5 day splits so I don't know if each muscle twice a week is too much.. help. Thanks.