I am currently doing one exercise per muscle, 3 sets of 6 reps as heavy as I can go...is one exercise enough? It's really all I have time for. I go to the gym earrrrly in the morning before school and then come home, eat, take a shower, and cook food for the rest of the day since I won't be home.
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Thread: one exercise per muscle?
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08-31-2009, 09:23 AM #1
one exercise per muscle?
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08-31-2009, 09:58 AM #2
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08-31-2009, 11:12 AM #3
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08-31-2009, 12:30 PM #4
Monday and Thursday is biceps, triceps, shoulders, and back and this is my routine
Barbell bicep curls; 3 sets of 6 reps as heavy as i can go
Incline dumbell curl; 1 set of 6 reps as heavy as i can go
Triceps extension; 3 sets of 6 reps as heavy as i can go
Lateral raise; 3 sets of 6 reps as heavy as i can go
Dumbell press; 1 set of 6 reps as heavy as i can go
Wide grip pull down; 3 sets of 6 reps as heavy as i can go
Then i do 3 sets of chin ups (as many as i can do) and the same for pull ups
I guess i do a little more than 1 exercise, but it doesn't feel like it's enough..Then i do HIIT cardio after (20 min)
I'm happy w/ my lower body and abs routine, it's just my upper body routine i'm concerned with...thanks! and my goal is hypertrophy
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08-31-2009, 04:29 PM #5
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I prefer at least 3 exercises per body part. If I were you I would use Monday (or Thursday; whichever you prefer) for Chest and arms and the other day for back and shoulders.
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09-01-2009, 08:39 AM #6
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09-01-2009, 01:25 PM #7
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How many days a week are you going to the gym? Do you do legs twice a week as well?
If you're going 3 days a week I would suggest something like this:
chest/arms
legs/abs
back/shoulders
If you want to train each body part twice a week, then you'll be in the gym 6 days a week. One exercise per body part isn't really going to get you very far.CONTROLLED LABS - Winning the WAR against GENETICS
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09-01-2009, 02:49 PM #8
Yes, I train legs 2x a week. I do 4 days of HIIT cardio, and 6 days of lifting. Each muscle is worked 2x a week, but with one or two exercises per muscle. I really do not have time to add any more exercises, UNLESS I train my upper body only 1x a week, and do biceps, triceps, and chest on one day, then shoulders and back on another day, and do 3 exercises per muscle...would that be good? It just doesn't seem like enough to train a muscle only 1x per week.
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09-01-2009, 03:04 PM #9
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