How many exercises per muscle group is necessary for a beginner?

[ChrisCollins91]

How many exercises per muscle group is necessary for solid gains? Just always wondered about this. This would be for a beginner not an advanced lifter.

[Mdenatale]

There is no concrete answer to this. A good routine will be built around compound exercises the hit everything in a balanced manner with adequate volume, intensity and progression. As time goes by you learn what is needed to keep your body heading in the right direction.

[ChrisCollins91]

There is no concrete answer to this. A good routine will be built around compound exercises the hit everything in a balanced manner with adequate volume, intensity and progression. As time goes by you learn what is needed to keep your body heading in the right direction.

Ok thank you.

[daddyuk]

Ok thank you.

Pick a routine and stick with it for about 8 weeks and see if that works and adjust it from there.

[ChrisCollins91]

Pick a routine and stick with it for about 8 weeks and see if that works and adjust it from there.

Today was my first day of Shortcut to Size. (12 Weeks)

[Kenacillin]

Stick with something simple. 3 exercises per muscle group. 3 sets (I prefer 3-4). 8-12 reps (I stay within 10-12, no less). I say don't get confused with volume early on. Stay consistent and you will be fine.

[Orlando1234977]

How many exercises per muscle group is necessary for solid gains? Just always wondered about this. This would be for a beginner not an advanced lifter.

Why would you think a beginner needs more than one?

Quadruple your 3x10 work set(s) on your
Barbell Bench Press
Barbell Back Squat
Romanian Deadlift
Barbell Overhead Press
Barbell Row
Barbell Curl
CGBP
and report back.

[hanger1989]

I think a lot depends what muscle group your training. I never understand guys who'll do 3 different exercises for there biceps, and then do just 3 back exercises, or 3 leg exercises. Just seems really stupid to me.

As a beginner your best off following a specific beginners programme and doing it for a few months will help you learn the exercises and how your body recovers from them. So then you can design your own programme to suit yourself.

[daddyuk]

Today was my first day of Shortcut to Size. (12 Weeks)

What does this programme look like?

[gldneagles311]

look into this program. I've just started my second cycle and I really like it and there are many people that swear by it. Its program that been on the boards for years, so much that threads had to recreated over and over. It's similar to a description a previous poster stated...compound movements with increases/decreases in weight and reps through each cycle...check it out and good luck.

I can't post links yet, but it's under the work out program section called "all pro beginner."

[schoobs]

look into this program. I've just started my second cycle and I really like it and there are many people that swear by it. Its program that been on the boards for years, so much that threads had to recreated over and over. It's similar to a description a previous poster stated...compound movements with increases/decreases in weight and reps through each cycle...check it out and good luck.

I can't post links yet, but it's under the work out program section called "all pro beginner."

What this guy said. Theres no way a beginner would get as much out of shortcut to size as they would out of compound exercises.
Go give the allpro a read (http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...0947761&page=1) and try it, track your progress on Excel and do a few cycles of that. The first 2 weeks are painfully easy as I'm finding out, because you're working with 8 reps, but as time goes on you start to push yourself. The benefit of compound stuff, especially when starting out, is that I'm feeling soreness in places i haven't before...and yes i did the shortcut to size, i did the big man on campus..basically i just took pieces of routines i liked and did that...meh