I've been strengthening for about 3-4 months now and I want to take it to the next level. I'm a little confused to what I'm reading about back days and "doing 80% one day" and what not. My week breaks down like so:
Sunday: Arms and chest
Monday: back and shoulders
Tuesday: Legs
Wensday: Arms and chest
Thursday: back and shoulders
Friday: Legs
Saturday: off or cardio and hard abs
I also do 1-2 hours on either a stationary recumbant or stand up bike every day. I also work abs in some capacity every day.
Pretty much I do my stuff and will work everything to failure with 1-2 sets + catches and generally will superset with 1-2 other exercises of the same muscle group.
I'm trying to get a lean strong body type. I'm currently 6'5 200-205 lbs with 12-13% fat. I've had results with this routine, but have been plateauing as of late in terms of weight and strength.
Does what I'm doing sound like this best course for what I want (<9% fat; overall strength; defined core)? Anything I could do for better results?
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Thread: Need some help organizing!
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06-02-2010, 03:16 AM #1
Need some help organizing!
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06-02-2010, 03:24 AM #2
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Here are a few recos:
1) Split arm and chest into 2 separate days:
- Potential Split: Arms, Legs, Rest, Chest, Back & Shoulders, Rest (Repeat)
2) Decrease the duration of your cardio sessions and increase the intensity:
- Instead of steady-state cardio, use HIIT instead
OR
3) Decrease your rest periods between your strength-building sets to keep your heart rate elevated while you lift
The other key variable in terms of preventing a plateau and seeing gains is nutrition, is your current diet on point? Are there any potential optimizations you could make?#Mensan
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06-02-2010, 07:15 AM #3
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