Working out your whole body

[johnnii]

Hey all

In new to this site and just got a quick question, is it bad to work your whole body when you do a workout at the gym as ive been training on my legs, then chest,shoulders, abs and arms.
Is this too much or should i break it up and do some on seperate days.

thanks

[Bostongeorge617]

1. How many days a week do you train and which days?

2. No back exercises?

[johnnii]

i go monday, wednesday and friday and sorry i forgot to mention my back exercises as i do barbell rows.
i also included deadlifts but i havent done them in a while so should i get back into them

[400Lb Gorilla]

can you give a normal weeks workout.. such as:

monday- chest
bench press-3 sets of 8
dumbell flyes- 3sets of 10

etc. etc.???

[johnnii]

this is my workout im currently doing atm

Squats 1x20, 1x15
Bench Press 3 sets of 8
Incline Dumbell Press 3 sets of 10
Dumbell Flyes 3 sets of 10 - Only on Mondays
Barbell Rows 3 sets of 10
Military Press 3 sets of 10
Shrugs 5 sets of 10
Dumbell Curls 3 sets of 10
Dips 3 sets til failrure


Ive been training for about 7 months now so should i still continue doing all these in 1 day or break it up a bit

[broomandabucket]

this is my workout im currently doing atm

Squats 1x20, 1x15
Bench Press 3 sets of 8
Incline Dumbell Press 3 sets of 10
Dumbell Flyes 3 sets of 10 - Only on Mondays
Barbell Rows 3 sets of 10
Military Press 3 sets of 10
Shrugs 5 sets of 10
Dumbell Curls 3 sets of 10
Dips 3 sets til failrure


Ive been training for about 7 months now so should i still continue doing all these in 1 day or break it up a bit

you did this for 7 months...did you see any gains or what. you should cut up each muscle for a day for example i do this

back/bis
chest/tris
HIIT/abs
legs/shoulders
HIIT/abs
2 days off
repeat

the cardio is up to you but its just what i do but it depends on how much time you have for the gym.

you also want about 15 sets for each day so about 4-5 excerzizes.

hope this helped

[Onisac]

this is my workout im currently doing atm

Squats 1x20, 1x15
Bench Press 3 sets of 8
Incline Dumbell Press 3 sets of 10
Dumbell Flyes 3 sets of 10 - Only on Mondays
Barbell Rows 3 sets of 10
Military Press 3 sets of 10
Shrugs 5 sets of 10
Dumbell Curls 3 sets of 10
Dips 3 sets til failrure


Ive been training for about 7 months now so should i still continue doing all these in 1 day or break it up a bit

Well if you did this for 7 months, you should know if it's working. Do you see gains? Anyways, I personally think you'd get better results with a good split. Full-body workouts are good when you start or when you haven't worked out in a while. Personal opinion.

[MotherSuperior]

Hey all

In new to this site and just got a quick question, is it bad to work your whole body when you do a workout at the gym as ive been training on my legs, then chest,shoulders, abs and arms.
Is this too much or should i break it up and do some on seperate days.

thanks

You are obviously new to lifting so first I recommend you do rippetoes starting strength.

What you are doing is pretty much crap no matter your goals.

If you are doing hypertrophy,which involves working muscle groups to failure, then once a week per group is best(depending on your "supplements")

If you are not working to failure, which is what I would recommend that beginners do for there first year of lifting, then yes you can work muscle groups more than once a week.

You are new to lifting and at this point know nothing of programing and just basic lifting in general. Do Starting Strength. There is no better advice I could give to you.

[johnnii]

the 1st couple months i was doing isolation exercises to gain some strength then i started to follow what im doing now and its been around 3-4 months and yes, i have seem some gains so far and im happy with it.

Now im wondering if i should continue it or break it up into seperate days and focus on certain muscles.

[Nskrd]

the 1st couple months i was doing isolation exercises to gain some strength then i started to follow what im doing now and its been around 3-4 months and yes, i have seem some gains so far and im happy with it.

Now im wondering if i should continue it or break it up into seperate days and focus on certain muscles.

You can do a lower/upper body split. You could throw deadlifts into your lower body day.

[Swampassjr]

you aren't going to get very far doing it this way. that sounds like just a "general" workout to me

[Rockchalk0420]

Go with a split routine...thats to much volume for your body.

[johnnii]

Go with a split routine...thats to much volume for your body.

could you help me out in choosing a split routine please as i tend to train over 3 days, monday, wednesday and friday

[brianhorne3]

Maybe 1.Chest/tri, 2.Back/Bi, 3.shoulders/abs/legs

[mrbaker3]

check the stickies in the Workout Programs forum. Plenty of split or full body options.

The one I'm on is this:

Monday- Legs, Back, Bis
Tuesday- Chest, Shoulders, Tris
Wednesday- Rest
Thursday- Legs, Back, Bis
Friday- Chest, Shoulders, Tris
Saturday- Rest
Sunday- Rest

[wtr1]

Full body routines are great for beginners to start adding that initial mass but as you become more experienced and your body adapts you'll find that It's more beneficial to perform a 3 or 4 day split allowing for more focus on each muscle group and a great recovery time.

[TheEnlightenedOne]

I do a M/W/F full body workout and I really like it. I'm not sure if this would be too much volume for you though... But this is what I do and I've gotten some great results, especially in strength:

M
Squats 5x5
SLDL
3x8
Bench
5x5
BB Row
5x7

W
Split Leg Squat 5x7
RDL 5x5
Pullups ss Dips 4x8
DB Press 4x6
Acessory Work (arms, calves)

F
Similar to Monday, maybe switch Power Clean with something

And I end each workout with abs and core.