which muscle groups train well together?

[poloralphloren]

ITT the human body only has 6 muscles...

I like to pair types of motions together, rather than thinking about specific muscles - for example, pulls, pushes, upward/outward rotations, etc.. Think outside the box!

[marciog87]

Let me drop some knowlege on you. There is no magic combo. I know you know that, I just thought I would clarify for anyone listening. If you are going to focus on to muscle groups a day, just pick two and do that for a month, then switch to a different combo. The body is an amazing thing and it can basically guess what you are going to do when after a while and will compensate. Treat your body like a spy, you have to keep it guessing. This is the best way to grow.

Agree 100%.. i have been doing chest & triceps.... back & biceps... shoulders & traps... leg's & abs

the growing started slowing down after 1.5 months

so next week going to start:

chest & biceps.... back & triceps..... legs & traps... shoulders

[Conster]

If you're just starting to weight lift you NEED to do starting strength.

[heinstein]

If you're just starting to weight lift you NEED to do starting strength.

Lol @ need being all caps/stated at all.

Opposing movements go best together

Pull push
Curl extend
Rotate in rotate out

[Hola Bola]

There is no best split.

Wise words right here.

[ColmRS7]

Call me crazy but...


Biceps / Triceps / Abs
Chest / Shoulders / Traps
Back / Triceps / Abs
Biceps / Shoulders / Quads
Chest / Back / Traps
Quads / Hams / Calves

[7stringtheory]

I usually do:
Chest, Tris and shoulders (Muscles that push away from you)
Back and Bis (Muscles that pull toward you)
Legs and Abs (Muscles that kick)
I train 6 days a week so each of those groupings get 2 days a week. The reason I do it this way is because of how they all work together.

[foamy28]

For these splits, what days do you guys rest? Is it like mon-lift, tues-rest, wed-lift, thur-rest, fri-lift, etc.

Is it possible for these splits do 6-days a week without damaging your body?

[TheShadowMan]

I like to focus on one muscle group a day, so I can give more attention to it. I find that this gives me more flexibility with weight and volume, really lets me work it harder vs trying to fit two muscles into one day and maybe giving each a sub-maximal effort in order to keep total workout time down(making room for your schedule). I suppose if I was combining though, I like the idea of sticking chest with triceps and back with biceps because they have common exercises. What combines best per workout is usually a question of what two muscle groups use similar muscles to perform their movements, and what won't interfere with following workout days.

Back and biceps have a few common things you could use like close grip bent rows, chin ups. On the other hand, Back and legs also go together because of deadlifts, good mornings, and hyperextensions. So it can be confusing at times trying to schedule everything just right so you're fully able to use what you need each day. Tough call, in the end it depends on the person - how they want to run it to fit into their life. And what they'll actually stick to, consistently.

[foamy28]

I like to focus on one muscle group a day, so I can give more attention to it. I find that this gives me more flexibility with weight and volume, really lets me work it harder vs trying to fit two muscles into one day and maybe giving each a sub-maximal effort in order to keep total workout time down(making room for your schedule). I suppose if I was combining though, I like the idea of sticking chest with triceps and back with biceps because they have common exercises. What combines best per workout is usually a question of what two muscle groups use similar muscles to perform their movements, and what won't interfere with following workout days.

Back and biceps have a few common things you could use like close grip bent rows, chin ups. On the other hand, Back and legs also go together because of deadlifts, good mornings, and hyperextensions. So it can be confusing at times trying to schedule everything just right so you're fully able to use what you need each day. Tough call, in the end it depends on the person - how they want to run it to fit into their life. And what they'll actually stick to, consistently.

I've only been lifting for about 9 months and that is what I did when I first started, only one muscle group a day. Now I'm going to change it up, do two a day and see how it goes. I do agree with you man, that I might do sub-optimal reps since I am adding more to my workout now, but I will see how it goes.

For doing 2 body parts a day, is it possible do to 6 days a week, will my body be sufficient on one day of rest?

[TheShadowMan]

When I was combining 2 a day, what I would do is get 3 days of splits done, rest a day, then repeat that cycle again. I thought it was pretty manageable, but I wasn't getting any insane pumps cause I crammed so much stuff together. Now I pretty much always take the muscle to it's limits, even if I don't get to hit the whole body twice a week. For me it was a double edged sword type deal. More frequency, or more focus.

[TAWS6]

Wow. I was in college when this thread was created lol